I Love Clifford, the Big Red Dog!

If you are a parent to a child under 3 that watches PBS, you, too, are probably a victim of the Clifford the Big Red Dog Theme Song running endlessly through your head!  Emme does, indeed, LOVE Clifford the Big Red Dog, as evidenced by her gasping with shock & delight, stiffening her arms and legs and reaching forward at the very site of the big red canine.  Okay, I am a fan, too.  My personal favorite part of the Clifford story is that Emily Elizabeth (main character little blond girl) loved Clifford so much that he grew too big for their house in the city and the family packed up and moved to Birdwell Island to accommodate him.  That has to tug at the heartstrings of anyone who was once a little girl and/or has ever loved a dog.  If love really did make a dog grow, my 6 pound Yorkie, would be huge...clearly it does not because she is still smaller than my cat:)  Our love for Clifford and dogs everywhere, led us to the Discovery Cube Museum in Santa Ana, CA yesterday, where the Clifford exhibit is going on until May 4th.  If you have a little one and will be in the area, it is definitely worth the trip!  Check out the fun we had with statue Clifford, real live Cifford in a suit for photos, and Clifford's doggy friends, Chloe & T-Bone!  The exhibit is completely interactive and appropriate for ages 12 mo to about 4 or 5 years old--crawlers & walkers.  You'll see the Birdwell Island Fairy Boat, apost office for sorting mail, a general store, dress-up-stage, T-Bone's pretend sand box, Chloe's Clubhouse, a little slide down Clifford's tail, and an area for dog bone sorting! 

Head on over to the Scholastic Website for more Clifford fun!
Find even more fun games & activities for Clifford fans at PBS Kids!