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The Wiggles

Want to Win Some Prizes from The Wiggles? Here's Your Chance!

 The Wiggles will be joining Sprout exclusively beginning Monday August 24! Luckily, though,  you won't have to wait until then to get your Wiggles fix!  You can visit SproutOnline  to see the exclusive new Wiggles video featuring a brand new song, Sprout Around the Clock.

And in honor of Wags the Dog, we asked our friends The Wiggles if we could send some Pet-Loving Sproutlets the latest Wiggles Go Bananas DVD and a Wags the Dog stuffed animal!

Don't worry--you don't have to have a pet to enter, you just have to tell us what your Sproutlet loves about animals. For a complete list of rules, click here. Remember--only qualified entries will be eligible to win.  Contest ends Friday, July 31, 2009 at 4PM.

 (Also... a little bird told me some exciting news. I can't tell you details yet, but be sure to check Sprout for Parents this fall  for a chance to win tickets to a live Wiggles Show!


 

 


Comments! 73 Comments


  1. Tracy said: 8/8/2010 07:42 AM

    We have 2 dogs we adopted from a local animal shelter before we had our son Tyler. We were a little afraid how they would be with Tyler since they were never around children,but he sure has won them over! Tyler will be 1 soon and already knows the best way to get their attention is by sharing his Cheerios with them. His first word was "Mom", his second word was "Mattie Mat!" our dalmatian's name. Sammy our mix and Tyler are the best of friends, Sammy lays next to his playpen and lets us know when Tyler wakes up from his nap. They always have to be in the same room together.

  2. Jessica said: 6/7/2010 05:01 PM

    My sons J.J. which is 4 and my son Jordan that is 2 1/2 always go to the local six flags (discovery kingdom)them park. Everytime we go we go to the Dolphin Experence. They each get their own Dophin and gets to spend 5mins alone time with them. They love playing and feeding the dolphins!

  3. Debbie Mora said: 3/9/2010 11:28 AM

    My 3 and 1 yo kids love to visit the local dog park. We don't even have pets!! Our base housing won't allow it, so we get to see and run around with the local pets.

  4. Nadeem said: 10/25/2009 10:59 PM

    I Like The Wiggles

  5. Carla Batalas said: 7/31/2009 12:52 PM

    My 2 year old has been around dogs since she was born. She loves all animals my husband and I recently took her to the Aquarium and she loved looking at all the animals she especially liked the sharks and the Hippos. She is also facinated with farm animals she loves looking at horses, pigs and sheep, those are her favorite. One animal she loves and calls "ROAR" or "DINO" are Dinosaurs she loves Trex. I know a Girl but she does enjoy watching all of these animals. We have three Toy Poodles, LuLu,Claudy and Mitchell and she snugles with them and tugs at their ears and tails but when they lick her she just goes nuts and laughs like crazy. It fun to see her she is very sweet with them and shares her food with them all the time.

  6. Treva Walker said: 7/30/2009 04:50 PM

    My daughter Pearl (age 3) lives on a dairy farm, and LOVES all animals. Perhaps being around such large ones since she was born has helped make her comfortable and nurturing with all types and sizes. The zoo or the farm are her favorite places to be.

  7. Treva Walker said: 7/30/2009 04:05 PM

    We live on a dairy farm, and my daughter (Pearl, age 3) LOVES animals. I think being around such large ones since birth has left her quite comfortable with all types of critters. She is fearless and quite nurturing, and we delight in the love she shows towards all animals.

  8. Tammi said: 7/30/2009 02:04 PM

    My daughter is almost 3 and loves all animals. We bought her a stuffed alligator at 18months and she still carries him around with her and sleeps with him at night. She has about 2 dozen little people animals that she plays with everyday. We also listen to the Wiggles music cd in the car and she sings along with Dorothy and Henry all the time -- her favorite is Wags the Dog.

  9. Susie said: 7/30/2009 12:27 AM

    My Sprout, Sylvia is a huge fan of animals. She particularly loves to pet her 2 dogs Elvis and Zues. She also enjoys feeding them. Syle is fond of all of her stuffed animals as well, her favorites being Owl and Monkey who sleep with her every night. She always does all of the animal sounds anytime the Wiggles are on doing a song with sounds.

  10. Shayla said: 7/29/2009 10:10 PM

    Our toddler Ashton shares everything from his bed to his snacks with best friend, his 80 pound English Bulldog, Ike. They love to watch the Wiggles together and Ashton tries to get Ike to dance and sing along with him. Both are excited they will be able to share breakfast with the entire Wiggles gang every morning on Sprout!

  11. Toni-Lynn said: 7/29/2009 10:00 PM

    I am not sure why but my son likes to watch the Wiggles in Spanish lol

    My 2 and 7 year old love Zoboomafoo. My youngest dances around like a nut and totally flips out when Zaboo gets his garbanzo beans and spins around and changes! I am not sure why but he laughs at it every time as if was the funniest thing in the world. They have tons of favorite Sprout shows so I can't say this is their favorite. The show did prompt my then 4 year old to ask about our local zoo. We now buy a membership every year and go at least once a week. They really enjoy looking at the animals and now that my oldest can read, he reads his brother all of the animal facts on the exhibits. It is truly amazing how much he remembers from reading them! I am a big animal love myself so I am thankful they take after me there. We also have an 8 year old Golden Retriever names autumn. She is the daughter I never had :) Thanks for the opportunity to enter this great contest!

    Toni-Lynn
    @Toni_GPB

  12. Karla said: 7/29/2009 09:09 PM

    I have 2 little son's Nathaniel 2 and Azrael 9 months they both absoultly love animals! My son Nathaniel recently lost his dog Daisy. But his love for her and their bond was wonderful,he was barley crawling when he got her and she did not mind if he played with her hair,ears or tail! Sometimes he would try to ride her as a horse! They were very cute together! But now we take him to the zoo, on pony rides or petting zoos & he loves petting all the and kissing them! He now knows animals and there sounds! Besides all that he with no doubt is the BIGGEST Wiggles fan since he was 4 months old watching The Wiggles Space Dancing!! We own about 18 movies and he knows all the songs and does all the dances! We all have grown to the Love the Wiggles and know the little one is following the same footsteps! =)

  13. Donna said: 7/29/2009 08:38 PM

    Lauren is 2 years old and greatly enjoys observing and playing with all types of animals. She helps to take care of her dog and loves to blow kisses to animals she meets. Lauren even likes to make friends with little buggies! She loves the Sprout Around the Clock song and gets excited when she sees the Wiggles commercial on the Sprout channel.

  14. RAchel Ok said: 7/29/2009 07:59 PM

    My son loves dogs, cats, horses and all other animals. He is 2 and pretends to feed the animals at the zoo. He gives his stuffed dog a bath. His first words were the animal sounds. He also loves the wiggles, especially Wags and Henry.

  15. Joy said: 7/29/2009 07:43 PM

    Hannah (4) and Danny (2) go out every evening after dinner and wait to see the doggies going on their walks. They know all the dogs in the neighborhood and the dogs love to greet their friends. They love to pat, play and talk to the dogs and Hannah notices how they are all different. There is a Wags in the neighborhood who is a spaniel, but she says he looks nothing like the "Real" Wags! We just lost our family cat Barney and they miss cuddling with him and hearing him purr.

  16. Christina said: 7/29/2009 04:04 PM

    Although Jaden (3) is allergic to dogs, he adores Wags and his songs. He's entire world will come to a stop and all eyes are on the t.v. when the music videos are on. When he comes across real dogs he can't but help tries to hugs them resulting in a face and body full of hives.

  17. Chrissy said: 7/29/2009 02:59 PM

    My two year old daughter Allie loves animals. She loves to play with our dog Casey, and help take care of her. She helps me take care of our sheep and loves help feed the lambs. She has her own fish tank that she feeds every day. We go riding at a friends house once a week, and I always have a hard time getting her of the horse. She has always lived animals from a young age and when she could walk she would try to "catch" the birds in the yard to pet them. With living on a farm she has been exposed to many different farm and wild animals, and her interest grows as she does.

  18. PRESLEY said: 7/29/2009 12:22 PM

    PRESLEY IS 3, PRESLEY TAKES GOOD CARE OF HER BROTHER "DUKE" OUR 5YR OLD DOG, THE TWO OF THEM ARE ALWAYS TOGETHER, DUKE HAS BEEN IN EVERY PICTURE WITH HER SINCE SHE WAS BORN!! PRESLEY FEEDS AND GIVES TREATS TO DUKE EVERY DAY, SHE ALSO IS GOOD AT TELLING US WHEN HE NEEDS TO GO OUT. PRESLEY LOVES ALL ANIMALS AND WOULD LOVE TO HAVE HER OWN PETTING ZOO ONE DAY!!!

  19. Amy said: 7/29/2009 12:06 PM

    My son Elias who is 1 loves cats. We have 4 cats. He can say 3 of there names. He plays with the cats with toys. He loves his kitties very much

  20. Kimberly said: 7/29/2009 11:23 AM

    My 2yr old son, Jayden, loves all kinds of animals. We have 4 dogs and 2 cats, which he has learned how to take care of. He loves playing with dogs and even loves to help feed them. I just recently took him on his first visit to the Zoo, which he loved. I have never seen my son be so good mannered in public until his Zoo visit! He was over whelmed with all the different animals. Another animal which he loves is horses. He adores farm animals, especially cows and chickens.He knows all of his animals by name and sound, and even color. Insects is another obession he has, especially ladybugs and ants! He loves to watch animals on TV. My son is also an extremely huge Wiggles Fan!! Not a day goes by that he doesn't watch a Wiggles DVD of some sort. He constantly sings "Chuga Chuga Big Red Car"! We are so excited they are coming to Sprout and I know it will make his day to see them each morning!

 

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