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Do you watch Sesame Street? Do your parents watch Sesame Street? Maybe they watched it when they were kids. Yup, Sesame Street has been around for 40 years – that’s a super long time.

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For many kids (and grown ups too), Sesame Street helped us learn our A, B, C’s and lots of other stuff too. Bert and Ernie, Big Bird, Elmo and others teach us all kinds of things. Even First Lady Michelle Obama has been on the program, as well as many other famous people.

Check out the new season – some kids (and grown ups too) think they are never too old for Sesame Street – which is why its one of the most popular tv shows on WQPT.

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Learn more about Sesame Street or all of the great programs on WQPT.

WQPT is sponsoring the children’s activities in the new Education Center at Butterworth Center on Sunday, December 6, from 12 noon to 5 p.m. Every year Butterworth Center & Deere-Wiman House in Moline, IL., host a 19th Century Christmas, featuring trees and decorations reminiscent of yesteryear.  Some of the highlights include a performance by the Moline Boy’s Choir, 1933 Lionel Train display and short video on the history of the houses, produced by WQPT. Celebrate the spirit of the season and bring your family to this free community event!

For more information check out butterworthcenter.com.

Check out the website on PBSKidsGo! and meet the Greens, an entertaining and environmentally-conscious family. It’s a special interactive site that gets kids thinking about green living and making eco-friendly choices.

If you’d like to learn more about being a good citizen of the earth, join WQPT at the Eldridge Branch of the Scott County Library, 220 N. Sixth St., Eldridge, IA. for free green activities on Thursday, Oct. 15, at 2:00 p.m. Jayda B., a Reading Rainbow first place national winner, will also read her original story Gus and the Garbage Mountain.

Let us know what you do to help our world stay green.

Dinosaur Train is seen through the eyes of Buddy, a preschool-aged Tyrannosaurus Rex. Buddy and his adoptive family of Pteranodons go for adventures on theDinosaur Traint to meet all kinds of dinosaurs in different eras and learn fascinating new facts about these incredible creatures.

The new series embraces and celebrates the fascination that preschoolers have with both dinosaurs and trains while encouraging basic scientific thinking and skills as the audience learns about natural science, natural history and paleontology. Dinosaur Train joins other top-ranked PBS KIDS preschool series including The Jim Henson Company’s series SID THE SCIENCE KID, which premiered in fall 2008.

Dinosaur Train airs weekdays at 9:30am.

Bert and Ernie greeted WQPT Kids Club members at Sesame Street Live! in August.  The group of new members received special invitations to the PreShow Party at the Adler Theatre in Davenport.

Tell us who your favorite Sesame Street character is and why….

Jayda B. of Eldridge placed First Place (First Grade Category)  in the 2009 Reading Rainbow Story Contest.

“We are thrilled that Jayda has once again placed as a national winner,” said WQPT Educational Outreach Director, Ana Kehoe. This is the second year in a row that Jayda has been a national winner. As a kindergartener, Jayda was a Third Place national winner.

For her original story, Jayda wrote, and drew pictures for “Gus and the Garbage Mountain,” the tale of a mouse named Gus and his friend, Cuddles who recycle, reduce, reuse and repair in order to save the planet. Read Jayda’s story online.

Jayda is one of only 12 authors selected from more than 35,000 Contest entrants nationwide.

Congratulations Jayda and all of our local participants. See the local winners.

It’s a half-hour of fun as we explore exercise, eating right and healthy activities.  You’ll learn fun warm-up activities and ways to get fit.

The program features kids from right here in the Quad City area.

Tune in on Fridays at 4:00pm. Learn more at: wqpt.org/getmovin

Have you seen Get Movin’? Tell us what you think, right here on our blog.

When Martha (of Martha Speaks) eats alphabet soup, the letters go to her brain and she speaks! Although your pet may not talk like Martha, it can communicate with you in a variety of ways. Tell us how your pet speaks to you. Watch Martha Speaks on WQPT Mondays through Thursdays at 4:00 p.m. View all of programs for kids.

Help us welcome Martha to the Quad Cities! She will be visiting the Bettendorf Public Library on Tuesday, September 15, from 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. Bring your camera and join in the free Story Time, games and activities.

There’s another free concert at Deere-Wiman House in Moline on Weds., July 15, at 7 p.m. Featuring Steve Songs who debuted on PBSKids in 2008, the outdoor concert will be a great evening for families. Bring your blankets and chairs! Award-winning songwriter Kathleen Gibson performed at the concert on June 17.

Learn more about Music on the Lawn.