2014 Schedule

Starting February 18th, here's the new program schedule. Times are EST.

The Absolutely Mindy Show: Monday-Friday 7am
The Absolutely ANYBODY Show: Monday-Friday 10am
The Wiggles Radio Show: Monday-Friday 12pm
The Animal Farm with Kenny Curtis: Monday-Friday 3pm, 8pm
Live From the Monkey House: Monday-Thursday 5pm
Story Pirates Radio: Fridays 5pm

Noah and the Great Science Experiment

Noah is attempting to break the world record of a single human wearing the most t-shirts at once.

Each photo, after the initial no shirt shot, represents 10 shirts. You shoulda seen him trying to walk around! It was hilarious!!!! Sort of like a penguin on steroids. He fell over once, and couldn't get back up.









We are shooting for double digits next. I don't know what is more sad, that we are all so hyped up about this, or that we have over 100 t-shirts between Noah, Bil and me! Gonna have to go find some 2XL or 3XL though, if we want to keep going.

How to Make a Terrarium

You will need:

A clear 2-liter bottle with bottle cap
Potting soil (or dirt from your backyard)
Rye grass seeds
Clear packing tape
A spray bottle filled with water
Scissors or an Exacto knife (and your caring adult's help/permission)
Ladybugs! (or any bug you find and would like to observe for a while)

How to Assemble:

1) Rinse out an empty 2-liter bottle
2) Have your adult help you carefully cut the top off of the bottle. Make the cut about three inches down from the lid of the bottle (see picture). Be sure to keep this part all in one piece!
3) Fill bottom of container with about 4 to 5 inches of potting soil
4) Sprinkle a few teaspoons of rye grass on top of the soil and cover with a little bit more dirt-- just a quarter of an inch or so
5) Wet the soil and spray the walls of the bottle with water
6) Add bugs if desired
7) Place the top back on the bottle and tape it together with packing tape.

Ta-da! You have a terrarium! The grass should start to grow in just a few days. Every week or so check the moisture level, unscrew the bottle cap and add a few teaspoons of water as needed. If you put bugs in there make sure they have the food they need (like aphids for ladybugs). Remember that bugs don't live very long, so this won't be a forever pet. You can also make this bug-free and have fun watching how tall the grass will grow. You could also add stickers or other decorations to the bottle, just make sure some sunlight can get through. Enjoy!

Alyssa's terrarium was made about seven weeks ago and although the cricket has passed on to The Great Terrarium in the Sky, the grass is still growing!

Scrap Metal Space Rocket Roller Coaster Ride

This is a drawing Danny made of a scrap metal amusement park ride. Mindy is talking about rides today, so Danny invented this one. We also have a pet field cricket and rolly polly for the night. They both like eating apple peels.

The KPLFans are Back!

Sorry for disappearing! I am so sad that we missed so many exciting goings on.

But we are back and ready to start keeping up with all the new and exciting developments, like the Absolutely Mindy Show Theme Songwriting contest!

Word Trip

Our online Word Trip is starting with the word "computer." In the comment section, add a word that's the first thing the previous word makes you think of. Then the next person will do the same. And so on, and so on...

Where will our Word Trip take us?

Your pals,
ScribbleJim & ScribbleJayne

Are you a KPL Fan?

How many hours a week do you listen to KPL? Vote in the latest poll on KPL Fans!

Results: Who listens to KPL?

And the results of the Who listens to KPL? poll are in....

Kids listen without me
9 (31%)

I listen with the kids
24 (82%)

I listen without the kids
9 (31%)

Dresser Drawer Dining

The pictures are of Miles and Ella of Soutch Carolina. Mindy did a little Sneak Attack call on them this afternoon and told them that they were going to be eating dinner while sitting in dresser drawers. They did it! Miles thinks it’s pretty funny that Mindy is stuck in a drawer, so she thought it was important that he knew how it felt ;)

Is it Kids Place Live? of Adults Place Live? Or Family Place Live?

What do you think? Who in your family listens to Kids Place Live? Do your kids listen on their own? Or do you listen with them? Do you ever listen in when not with your kids? If so, what shows do you listen to?

Visit KPL Fans to participate in the poll! You can vote for more than one category.

Feel free to elaborate in the comments below.

Absolutely Mom

Noah, the original FOAM, played a trick on Mindy's mom. He called her and told her that she has her won show on KPL!! Absolutely MoM is so super excited to have her own show -- in her pantry.

Visit KPL Fans to vote on whether she should have her own show.

If you vote "Depends," please elaborate in the comments below.

Be the 100th KPL Facebook Group Member

What do you win? Well, nothing, but still it would be cool wouldn't it? There are already 99 members, and you could be the 100th!

Kids Place Live Group on Facebook

I Want To Be Like You

Mindy is running a new segment where her imaginary friends interview grownups that have jobs that they think they'd like to have.

Contact Mindy if your child has an idea of what kind of job you would like and want to interview someone who has that job.

LegoLuke wants to be a Lego Master Builder on day and Mindy has found the Lego Master Builder in charge of the Star Wars Lego Sets for him to interview, this Thursday.

Look What Happens

if you hang out with Mindy (described as subversive in one news article I read) ... even if just via the radio. Jermyah in Tampa, Florida, turned 9 yesterday. Mindy surprised him on the radio by telling him that he was going to be allowed to smash his birthday cake with his face. Well, HE DID! His mom sent the pics today, and gave us permission to post them. So funny!

Live on the Farm

Yes, you read that right! The KPL Fans went to the Animal Farm this morning! And Chloe says that it doesn't small bad. Chloe's other observation is that everything on the farm is "awkward".

We had such a great time hanging with Kenny! We listened as he took some calls, including one from the kid int he big truck and another from the boy whose birthday it was. We loved chatting with him and seeing him do his stuff. Unfortunately, he didn't have a change to bring any of the animals out, though he did put "Chloe the Cat" on the air, which mean that now Kenny is one of Chloe's BFFs. She's already planning to call in and be a regular visitor.

We are so thrilled that Kenny let us come visit him on the farm and see how he pushes all the buttons, spins the dials and slides the sliders, all while answering the phone and using the computer. Wow!

We hung out at XM for a little while after we left Kenny, because it gave us a chance to say hi to Chloe's other BFF, Mindy. Yeah! While we waited for Mindy, none other than Jinx came through the lobby! (We would have asked for a photo, but he was on the phone.) Mindy was so nice to take time to hang with us for a little while before she went in to get to work. As always, it was great to be with her there at XM, one of our favorite places to visit.

Snowflake's Big Adventures

Mindy's Snowman

A fan, Ryan from Memphis, sent Mindy a snowman in the mail, just as she had requested!! And here is a photo of the snowman!

What should Mindy name the snowman? And what do snowmen eat?

Update: Ryan called in. The snowman's name is snowflake and he likes to eat pizza and watch Hannah Montana.

KPL Fans Love Live Music Too!

Pictured here are a regular KPL listener Tie Dye Nate and Molly from Lunch Money. Nate and Molly first met at the XMKids Roadshow a couple of years ago, and now got the chance to meet again this weekend. How fun is that!

Lunch Money has a new CD out, called Dizzy, from which Mindy played a few selections today. But there is much more on that CD, and we here at the GBK house think you should go check it out!! Visit the Lunch Money website for more info.