TORONTO – Kids’ CBC wants to get Canadian children and their families moving with a new live-action interactive musical adventure series called The Moblees.
Designed for kids aged 3 – 5 years, the 30 x 11-minutes series integrates a holistic approach to healthy active living, including non-sedentary behaviours, physical activity and nutrition. The Moblees will begin on December 22 on CBC Monday to Friday at 8:00 AM (8:30 NT).
Each episode features a movement-centric, song-driven adventure that culminates in the awarding of a Moblee Medal, rewarding preschoolers’ newfound expertise in doing ordinary things in extraordinary ways with movement. The series stars five loveable characters who – along with do-ers at home – overcome obstacles through teamwork and movement: feisty Bailey Butterfly (Shannon Hamilton); her spontaneous younger brother Carlin Caterpillar (Scott Farley); brainy perfectionist Gisbert Grasshopper (Chris George); tail-waggity optimist Dasha Dog (Michelle Bouey); and super smooth Sylvio Snake (Matt Nethersole).
Produced by Boulevard and Shaftesbury in association with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the series’ curriculum is advised by a team of esteemed experts including Kids’ CBC Developmental Psychologist Dr. Lynn Oldershaw; Dr. Mark Tremblay, Chief Advisor for non-sedentary behaviors and physical activity, Director of Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research (HALO) at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, and Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa; Dr. James Mandigo, Professor and Interim Dean of the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences at Brock University and co-founder of Brock’s Centre for Healthy Development; and Mary Savoye-DeSanti, RD, CD-N, CDE, a registered dietitian, certified diabetes educator and Associate Director of Pediatric Obesity at Yale University, School of Medicine.
The Moblees will extend the experience beyond the television screen to include online activities for kids at kidscbc.ca/moblees (starting on December 22) and healthy tips and recipes for parents and caregivers at cbc.ca/parents (starting on December 22) as well as outreach appearances in Canada.
