Saturday, April 10, 2010

Thomas & Friends: Thomas & The Runaway Kite DVD Review + {Giveaway} (CLOSED)


It's been a windy spring here in Ohio. Great kite weather for children and adults alike. We don't have a kite for our son, but we've seen plenty of other people outside taking advantage of the wind with their lovely kites.

If you or your children are into kite flying, you'll definitely enjoy this new DVD from Thomas & Friends: Thomas & The Runaway Kite.  And you know, even if you're not into kites, this DVD still has plenty of other things that any Thomas lover will enjoy time and time again.

With this never-before-seen DVD, Thomas & Friends: Thomas & The Runaway Kite features full CG animation and individual voices for all the engines.  It's also hosted by Driver Perkins, who is back from his stint in Thomas & Friends: Splish Splash Splosh. And an ornery parrot has to help save the day.  From the publisher "Teaching timeless life lessons such as discovery, friendship and cooperation, the Thomas & Friends animated series invites children to enter a world of imagination through the tracks of a train and the words of a story."

As you may have already guessed, there is a runaway kite that Thomas must track down before the wind blows it right off the Island of Sodor.  With friends like Toby, Charlie, and Gordon, Thomas is sure to rescue the kite, save a swarm of bees, and stop disasters from happening.  The episodes include: "Thomas & the Runaway Kite", "Buzzy's Bees", "Toby's New Whistle", and "The Biggest Present of All".

This DVD also includes games "How Many Shapes Do You See" and "Find What Doesn't Belong" for your children to play right on the DVD player.  It is targeted at children ages 2-5 years old.  And it runs about 46 minutes long.  Don't miss this high-flying ride!



Buy It:
 
The Thomas & Friends: Thomas & The Runaway Kite DVD is available in stores and online now.





Win It: 
I have one (1) copy of Thomas & Friends: Thomas & The Runaway Kite DVD to give to you lucky readers!






To Enter: Tell me a time when your child (or little one in your life) has flown a kite.  Did it go well?  Be sure to include your e-mail address, so I can contact you when you win. (If I can't find an e-mail or don't already have it, I will draw a new number for the winner.)

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110 comments:

  1. my son actually tried this past week in our backyard because it was so nice out and he had gotten it for easter...not enough breeze...we've tucked it away for the beach
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  2. Last summer my when my son was 3 years old we spent one nice sunny day flying a kite at a local park. There was the perfect amount of wind and he thought it was just great! We are huge Thomas fans so this is a great giveaway! Thanks for the chance!

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  11. we usually fly a kite at the beach if there is enough wind. My daughter does enjoy flying kites at the beach and it usally goes fairly well

    Christie C.
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  12. We haven't taken our son to fly a kite yet, but when I was a nanny we used to attempt to fly kites several times...and they didn't really work! I don't think it was windy enough!
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  21. My son has yet to fly a kite! Last weekend, we were in the park and there were TONS of kites in the air and he was totally fascinated by them. I think it's probably time for us to get one ourselves!

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  26. When I was a kid my mom would buy my brother and I a kite every summer. Every year we tried to fly it and to this day I have still never gotten one in the sky!

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  28. The one time we tried to fly a kite, my daughter just ran while it dragged behind her. She thought it was great fun!
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  31. We flew a kite last month with the help of hubby and uncle the kids did great!
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  32. We haven't tried kite flying yet. Not much open space around our home & we're surrounded by trees, so not much wind gets through. Even our local park is mostly trees!

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  35. I can't think of a time that I flew a kite with the child in my life! I think it'd be fun though! Thanks!

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  39. My son and husband actually flew a kite on Easter Sunday. My son's kite didn't get very high but myhubby's certainly did!

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  40. My little one in my life is my niece and unfortunately we have not been able to fly a kit before but it would be so much fun!

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  42. my grandaughter flew a kite couple of months ago

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  43. We flew a kite last month and it went well. Everyone had a good time.

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  47. He'll kill me if he reads this. Our son, who is grown now, let go of his first kite when he was about 4 and his father let him hold the reel 'all by himself'. Our son cried for a good 30 minutes and we, of course, thought it was funny but kept a stiff upper lip to avoid traumatizing him.

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  50. My kids ahve flown kites, they love them.

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  51. I once flew a kite with my son in the park last October, but I didn't really know what I was doing so I can't say it went that smoothly haha we had fun though!
    Thank you for the giveaway :)
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  52. We tried to fly a kite last summer when we were at the beach. There wasn't much wind, so it didn't go too well. We are going to try again this summer!

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  53. I tried flying a kite with my son at the park on windy days. It usually turns out pretty good and we both enjoy it.
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  54. its kite season now in maine last saturday mverno@roadrunner.com

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  55. every year our family has a reunioun at the beach so my 3 year old tried to fly kites last year and loved it!

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  56. WE love flying kites and are in fact taking Ian this weekend if it stays nice. :)

    We've also had kites get stuck in trees and lost them at the beach but they are so worth it.

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  58. We like to fly kites when on vacation at Ocean City here on the East Coast. It always goes well as there's always a nice see breeze even on the hottest of days.

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  60. We flew kites on the beach when we were visiting Monterey Bay. It was awesome - the boys loved it!
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  62. We haven't flown kites yet. My daughter's birthday is coming up and I plan on getting her a ladybug one because she collects them. I'll end up getting all the kids one and taking them to the beach near by. I'm very excited to try it :)

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  63. We have not tried to fly kites yet!

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  64. We go to the Kite Flying festival in our local park each year. The whole family has a blast and they even have a kite hospital for the kites that crash and burn.

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  68. My oldest tried flying one a while ago, but didn't get that some wind was needed, running and running got old after a while.

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  70. When my son tried to fly a kite it didn't go too well. But he kept trying and eventually got it in the air.

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  73. We just took the boys to fly a kite on Monday, they did pretty good. Even though Dad did most of the flying :)

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  74. My grandson loves to fly a kite. He goes up this hill with his dad and away he goes. Great giveaway!

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  76. My son loves to fly his kite :)

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  77. My grandson first flew a kite at the beach last summer (he's 4) and fell in love. All he talks about now are kites! Plus he's a huge Thomas the Train fan!
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  78. I remember making a kite out of tissue paper when I was in grade school. It turned out really neat and I took it home and flew it every chance I got as long as it lasted!

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  79. On my son's 5th Birthday we flew kites in the afternoon. All was going well until a big gust of wind came along and my kite got stuck in a tree. He thought that was hillarious, I did not (lol).

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  80. My hubby got a stunt kite, and my daughter tried it. She dive bombed it so hard into my hubby's head, he had a concussion. Looking back it is hysterical.
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  81. My nephew loves to fly kites. Any time you are outside he asks to fly one.

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  82. dreamcleavers@yahoo.com
    my son tried with a cheap spiderman kit I got him and it was horrible--the strings were all mangled and there was hardly any wind-you can say he didn't ask to fly one again

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  88. My parents used to take my kids to the kite festival every spring. They flew them then.

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  90. my niece and nephew are just at the age we're the able to hold the kit strings, so i"m hoping my dad takes them out this summer - he loves kites.
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  91. We've not gone to fly a kite yet.

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  92. We just flew a kite this afternoon and it went great! We have a little turtle kite that the kids just love.
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  93. My daughter flew her first kite last summer and it was a blast because she got it up really high.

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  94. One day last fall my kids and their cousins all flew kites at their grandparents' house. They had so much fun and have asked to fly kites several times since then.
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  96. we have not tried yet, but hope to this summer thanks for the chance eaglesforjack@gmail.com

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  98. My eldest son and I went to fly a CHEAP store-boughten kite that his grandparents purchased for him. It ripped as it first took flight! It was ok, though, he had an attention span of a puppy. "Look a flower" ... "Oh, a bird." So, it wasn't a total loss! LOL
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