Announcements and winners of the CarBlabber Blog Blast prizes below!

I may be a writer now, but I will always and forever be a science geek. And while I hope to encourage a love of words in my children, I also hope to encourage a love of science.

Thirty years ago, there wasn’t much children’s science programming on television. In fact, I’m not sure there was any. I watched Cosmos and Nova, with a little bit of Jacques Cousteau mixed in for variety.

Fortunately, the scope of children’s science programming is widening now, and PBS has launched a science-themed children’s show called The Zula Patrol. Led by a group of animated aliens, The Zula Patrol weaves astronomy, geology, and biology into engaging storylines. Episodes are developed by experts from NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and COSI Science Center, and the content is focused on national and state education standards.

Fifteen of our parent bloggers received a DVD copy of two episodes of The Zula Patrol to check out with their children. Check out their reviews, and check The Zula Patrol website to see if the show is airing on your local PBS affiliate. If it’s not, feel free to give your local affiliate a call to request it!

Tues 8/28 - mothergoosemouse
Thurs 8/30 - Island Review
Fri 8/31 - Slouching Mom
Tues 9/4 - Ebony Mommy
Fri 9/7 - Mom to the Screaming Masses
Tues 9/11 - Mayberry Mom
Thurs 9/13 - Karianna
Fri 9/14 - Radioactive Girl
Mon 9/17 - Buzz Review Blog
Tues 9/18 - Domestic Diva
Wed 9/19 - Ruth Dynamite
Thurs 9/20 - Three Kid Circus
Fri 9/21 - Bananas and Toddlers and Mid-Campaign Post on PBN
Mon 9/24 - Midwestern Mommy
Tues 9/25 - Pundit Mom
Wed 9/26 - Round-Up Review on PBN

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Thanks to everyone who participated in the AskPatty/CarBlabber Blog Blast on Friday! The posts were fantastic - if you haven’t already clicked through to read them, you’re missing some great stories!

The winners of the Circle Bags are as follows:

Always Amazingly Awesome Montero from Taste Like Crazy

Just Another Four-Boy Moment from SusieJ

My Undying Love For A 2003 Nissan Pathfinder from ImpostorMom

So Your Girlfriend Drives A Honda… from Tied Down With Battleship Chains

Will You Ever Forgive Me, Poor Dented Station Wagon? from Mayberry Mom

Congratulations to all five of you!

If you didn’t win, don’t despair: You can still enter AskPatty’s giveaway by signing up for CarBlabber and completing a profile of your car.

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Finally, we’re sending out HUGE congratulations to our very own Mommy Off the Record who had a baby boy last Monday, August 20!