KIDS FIRST! News

PBS Kids celebrates Kwanza with A Savanna Kwanzaa, a special episode of National Geographic Kids Entertainment’s preschool series “Mama Mirabelle’s Home Movies,” from December 1, 2007 (check local listings). The newly launched series, Mama Mirabelle’s Home Movies, which stars Vanessa Williams as the voice of Mama, features a mix of animation and live-action wildlife content from the National Geographic and BBC archives. Mama Mirabelle’s Home Movies airs regularly on PBS Kids weekends. Find out more information at pbskids.org.

Starting today, Friday, November 30, qubo.com will debut an innovative new website storytelling tool, ZIMMER TWINS where children can create animated mini-movies and have the opportunity to have their short films showcased on the qubo Channel and the qubo weekend blocks on NBC, ION and Telemundo.Then on Monday, December 3, the qubo Channel rolls out a brand new schedule that includes a charming new animated series, MISS B.G. Check out more details on their website.

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“Shrek the Halls” makes it’s debut on TV tonight, Wednesday, November 28 at 8p. In this endearing show, Shrek’s plans go awry when some uninvited guests show up for the holidays. Will he learn the true value of Christmas? The holiday show features the voices of Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz and Antonio Banderas reprising their original roles from the “Shrek” feature films.

Their song, “Everybody Singing” is now available via iTunes. Love that? Then you might also enjoy their holiday DVD, which made its debut this month. “Happy Doodle Holidays,” is distributed by Lionsgate.