Nickelodeon To Take Over Sydney's Hyde Park To Host Special Summer Playground On Australia Day 2015

Nickelodeon Australia has announced the exciting Nick News on their official website, Nickelodeon.com.au, that, to celebrate Australia Day 2015, the Australian version of the world's number one kids' channel has partnered with the Australia Day Council of NSW (ADCNSW) to hold The Australia Day Summer Playground in Sydney's historic Hyde Park on Monday 26th January 2015 to help make Australia Day 2015 the biggest Australia Day ever!

Will SpongeBob be there? Yes! Can ShellHeads visit the Turtles lair? Of course! Will Luke Ryan and Wyatt Nixon-Lloyd be there? Who else would Nick have in charge of this epic Australia Day event?!

As part of Nickelodeon's Australia Day Summer Playground, Nick will be hosting exciting activities to keep everyone entertained!

Here's what's happening:

See all the stars LIVE on the Main Stage including Luke & Wyatt, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Dora the Explorer, Sam Moran, the Hi-5 crew, and SpongeBob SquarePants, plus Slime Time Live!

NickHeads can meet their favourite Nick characters and snap a snazzy selfie in the Nick Fan Zone!

ShellHeads can visit Nick's Heroes in a Half Shell in their natural habitat, their sewer sweet sewer!

Got a little brother or sister tagging along? NickHeads can jump in the photo booth in Dora's house and be their hero in the "Dora & Friends" area!

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's SuperNick! Get into costume, find your inner super hero, and get a greenscreen shot of you in action in the SuperNick zone!

Visit the Sponge Out of Water area and take a photo with Spongie in his beachy zone!

Plus Nickelodeon's friends at Football NSW will have you covered if you're in a sporty mood. Or you can chill out in the Book Nook and hear a Nickelodeon story, make a mask or colour a masterpiece. And there'll even be sweet Nickelodeon merchandise you can buy on the day!

It's a great chance to celebrate Australia and everything that makes it such an awesome place to live on Australia's national day!

So grab a hat, grab a drink, grab your sunscreen and come along and enjoy Australia Day with your family and friends. And bring your camera! So many photos! So little time!

You can find out much more information about this amazing adventure and other ways you can get involved in Australia Day, such as the Aussie Fan campaign, in which you can win a VIP Magic Pass for Family of 4 to Sea World, a Nickelodeon Bag, poster, "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" Pillow Pet and a "SpongeBob SquarePants" LEGO Set, the Little Aussie Songster competition, where entrants can win a P&O Cruise holiday of a lifetime, iPad Mini's and Lego Creative Suitcase's, and Salute to Australia, which is encouraging everyone to bring their friends and family down to Sydney Harbour for 12pm to Salute to Australia and sing the Australian national anthem, "Advance Australia Fair", in harmony with synchronised choirs as Australia's armed forces tip their hat to their great southern land, plus see a amazing 21 Gun Salute and aerial flyover of RAAF Jets, here on Nickelodeon Australia's official Australia Day 2015 website! Plus, follow the latest Australia Day news on social media using the special custom hashtags #AusDayNSW #AussieFan!

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Nickelodeon USA To Premiere Brand-New "Blaze and the Monster Machines" Episodes In January 2015

Start your engines and gear up for more new adventures from Axle City! Nick Jr. USA has announced on the homepage of their official website, nickjr.com, the exciting Nickelodeon Preschool news that Nickelodeon USA will be premiering more brand-new episodes of the networks all-new CG-animated preschool series "Blaze and the Monster Machines" in January 2015!

According to The Futon Critic, Nick USA will premiere the brand-new "Blaze and the Monster Machines" episode "Cake-tastrophe!" on Tuesday 6th January 2015 at 10:30am (ET/PT), and the all-new "Blaze" episode "Truckball Team-Up" on Thursday 8th January 2015 at 10:30am (ET/PT), during the networks preschool programming block!

"Blaze and the Monster Machines" is also expected to debut on Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. channels around the world during 2015.

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Nickelodeon USA To Premiere Brand-New Preschool Series "Little Charmers" On Monday 12th January 2015

It's time to Sparkle Up! Nick Jr. USA has announced on their official website, nickjr.com, the very exciting Nickelodeon Preschool news that Nickelodeon USA will start to premiere and show "Little Charmers", a brand-new CG-animated preschool series from Nelvana Enterprises and Spin Master Ltd. ("PAW Patrol"), from Monday 12th January 2015 at 12:00pm ET/PT, as part of Nick USA's preschool programming block!

"Little Charmers" is a fantastical all-new girls' preschool brand that, with a pinch of magic and a bit of mischief, celebrates the magic of friendship and will enchant little girls worldwide.

Nelvana and Spin Master, two of the companies that drove the boys action global phenomenon "Bakugan" have teamed up again to co-create the 80 x 11-minute CGI animated series for girls aged two to seven. Nelvana Studio is producing the animated series and Spin Master is developing and manufacturing a multi-faceted toy line including dolls, playsets, apparel and accessories, to roll out at mass retail in Autumn/Fall 2015. The CGI animated series will debut on Treehouse in Canada and Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. channels around the world from early 2015.

"Little Charmers" embodies the magic of friendship in the whimsical land of Charmville and stars Hazel, a fearless and spirited go-getter, who is on her way to becoming a full-fledged Charmer. She has a big heart and the best of intentions and can often be seen with her two BFFs, "potionista" Lavender and "spellerina" Posie, flying past Mount Sparklemore and Ogre Valley on their training brooms. These "Charmers-In-Training" embark on spellbinding adventures that always stir up funny debacles, like turning the entire town into mushrooms or accidentally setting loose a herd of unicorns. Together this inseparable trio use their imaginations and teamwork to fix magical mishaps and, along the way, learn the value of friendship, no magic required.

With magical tools, adorable pets and awesome powers, the "Little Charmers" are a fantastic team of friends who bring magic into everything they do! Together, these three enchanting friends make their way in the world of wonderment around them - excited to break in their new magical powers, and go on exciting adventures. They may mess up, but they're up to the challenge. No matter what their fantastical day brings, like accidentally setting loose a herd of unicorns or teaching a baby dragon to fly, it still always comes down to friendship, learning about yourself, and having fun along the way. The Little Charmers are up for anything, so sparkle up!

"The power is inside you!" The overriding theme of the series is the idea that kids can solve problems and accomplish things on their own. Sure, it's fun to have magical abilities, but in the end, the Little Charmers always figure it out using their wits. "Little Charmers" empowers viewers to feel confident they too have the right stuff inside (power, talents, abilities, self-esteem, confidence, etc.) and can do anything they set their hearts and minds to.

To celebrate the premiere of "Little Charmers" on Nick USA on 1/12, Nick Jr. USA has launched Nickelodeon's official "Little Charmers" show website, which features information about Nick's brand-new preschool series and the shows characters, plus information about the shows curriculum.

Below is a list of currently announced brand-new "Little Charmers" episodes and their premiere dates, from The Futon Critic:

Monday 12th January 2015: Prince Not So Charming/A Charming Outfit (#101)
Wednesday 14th January 2015: Double Trouble Spell/Charming Pets (#103)
Thursday 15th January 2015: A Charming Do Over/A Charming Fad (#104)
Monday 19th January 2015: Lucky Seven/Moon Madness (#105)
Thursday 21st January 2015: Switcheroo/Garden Pests (#106)

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Nickelodeon USA To Premiere More Episodes From "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" Season Three From Sunday 11th January 2015

The television news website The Futon Critic is reporting the Booyakasha TMNT News that, following a short break, Nickelodeon USA will start to premiere and show more brand new episodes from "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" season three Sunday mornings at 11:00am (ET/PT) from Sunday 11th January 2015, continuing the shell-raising crime-fighting adventures of the four mutant Heroes in a Half-Shell turtles — Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello and Michelangelo!

Below is a list of currently announced all-new TMNT episodes and their premiere dates:

Sunday 11th January 2015: Eyes of the Chimera
Sunday 18th January 2015: Vision Quest
Sunday 25th January 2015: Return to New York
Sunday 1st February 2015: (TBA)

Plus, TMNT fans in the UK and Ireland won't have to wait long for the explosive third season! Nickelodeon UK's animation and action channel, Nicktoons UK and Ireland, will start to air "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" season three in February 2015.

Additionally, NickToons USA will be showing the first two seasons of the 2003 series of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", produced by 4Kids Entertainment and Mirage Studios, from Monday 22nd to Sunday 28th December 2014 at 8:00 p.m. (ET), as part of the networks Christmas programming highlights!

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