Plan ahead – if you’d like your card to be considered for Sprout TV, please
mail it at least two weeks in advance.
- Grownups and Kids - Get together and make a homemade birthday card! The card must
be for a child (ages 2-6*) and feature your favorite PBS KIDS Sprout character(s).
Click here for a list of PBS KIDS Sprout
shows.
* Please note that Sprout does consider cards from families with special needs children
who are under the age of 12. Please indicate on the “Entrant Release Form”
if your older child has special needs.
- Be creative and have fun with your birthday card! Here are some ideas to get you
started:
- Include a fun picture of the child
- Draw your favorite PBS KIDS Sprout character
- Maybe a family pet wants to wish your child a happy birthday? Everyone can get involved
- grandmas and grandpas, aunts and uncles, baby sitters and teachers. The more the
merrier! * Please do not put a last name or address on the front or inside of the
card.
- Try to avoid white, orange and pink paper as well as light-colored or very thin
markers because they don't show up very well on TV.
- Print and sign the
entrant release form*.
* Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader. Click here to download it.
- Send your birthday greetings to us! Please note: You must include the signed release
form with your birthday greeting. Entries are accepted by mail only and the mailing
address is included on the form. No card will be selected without a signed release
form.
- Watch The Sunny Side Up Show and The Good Night Show on your child's birthday! If
you do not see your card on TV, you can also find it by visiting The Sunny Side
Up Show section on Sprout Online, or clicking on “Birthday Cards” at
the top of Sprout Online.
How are cards selected to be shown on TV? Selection is based upon
uniqueness and creativity of the birthday greeting, as well as the content and the
clarity of the card on camera. Unfortunately, we cannot notify the entrants whose
cards have been chosen, nor can we return cards or send tapes of Sprout TV segments.
What about the scrolling birthday messages? Cards that are not
shown may appear on the scroll, as long as they are received in time, generally
two weeks before the birthday.
Which cards are uploaded to Sprout Online? All cards that meet
the criteria above will be scanned and uploaded to Sprout Online, as long as they
are received in time, generally one week before the birthday. Please note that only
the front of your card will be shown.