{"id":29576,"date":"2025-05-05T10:02:14","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T14:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/new-episodes-of-mini-explorers-debut-on-shaftesbury-kids\/"},"modified":"2025-05-05T10:02:17","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T14:02:17","slug":"new-episodes-of-mini-explorers-debut-on-shaftesbury-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/new-episodes-of-mini-explorers-debut-on-shaftesbury-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"New Episodes of Mini Explorers! 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It was created by Kat and Cam Hayduk, co-founders of Turtlebox.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKids really responded to the video game-inspired format of <em>Mini Explorers!<\/em>, so when we had the opportunity to produce more episodes with financial support from the Shaw Rocket Fund, we seized the opportunity,\u201d said Kat Kelly Hayduk, co-partner and executive producer at Turtlebox Productions. \u201cWe\u2019re thrilled that, in addition to Shaftesbury Kids\u2019 YouTube channel, it\u2019s also found a home at Yippee, opening the door to an even bigger audience.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New episodes of Turtlebox Productions\u2019 preschool series Mini Explorers! have premiered on the Shaftesbury Kids YouTube channel and will air on the U.S.-based streaming service Yippee TV on May 9.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1412,"featured_media":29577,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[10825,10826,9886,5491],"class_list":["post-29576","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-kat-kelly-hayduk","tag-mini-explorers","tag-turtlebox-productions","tag-yippee-tv","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>New Episodes of Mini Explorers! 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