Wow! Summer is going to be here before you know it and kids across the country are soon going to begin the annual extended break from school. While hopefully a lot of that time will be spent having fun and playing outdoors, there will be those incredibly hot days, rained out times, and moments when mom and dad might just be tuckered out and want the kids to give them a little peace and quiet where a nice kids friendly movie would really come in handy. Just in time for Memorial Day Weekend Comcast Xfinity subscribers can take advantage of a special sale on digital downloads featuring some great kid friendly selections that families can enjoy over the summer break.
From May 19-25, Comcast customers can browse the virtual aisles of the
Xfinity Digital Store and stock up on a collection of the best and
newest kids’ releases at discounted sale prices. Headlining this sale will be a special SpongeBob Squarepants promotion. Beginning Tuesday, May 19th,
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water, will be available to own through
Xfinity On Demand two weeks before it is released on blu-ray & dvd plus during this Summer Kids Sale both this film and the original
Spongebob Squarepants Movie can be purchased as a high definition HD digital download combo for the price of one at $19.99.
Additionally, the sale will feature a great collection of kids' titles
including the new Annie movie, The Boxtrolls, Earth to Echo, the two Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs movies, and Lego DC Super Heroes that Xfinity customers can purchase for just $4.99 HD. With
Monster High Haunted,
Barbie Princess Power, and
Thomas the Train Dinos & Discoveries there is something to entertain almost every kid available to pick from in this $4.99 virtual bargain bin. With
Annie (2014) normally priced at $19.99 and
Barbie Princess Power,
Boxtrolls,
Earth to Echo and
Thomas the Train Dinos & Discoveries normally priced at $15.99 for example, this summer sale is definitely a great opportunity to build up your family's home video library.
Purchases made during the Kids Summer Sale can be viewed on your television at home and are also accessible to be downloaded or streamed to your personal computer, lap top, tablet, or smart phone. So it's as easy as clicking the flick you want your kids to watch when accessing your purchase through #Xfinity. Whether its being rained out on a camping trip and pulling out your tablet to watch your movie in the tent or enjoying a show from the air conditioned comfort of your living room on a one hundred degree day, your selections will be conveniently available to you on the go or at your home.
The one caveat to these purchases is that if you discontinue your Xfinity subscription you'll lose access to watching them via your television though you would still be able to watch them on your PC through the
Xfinity TV Go website or on mobile devices through the
Xfinity On Demand Purchases app. Just something to keep in mind when making your purchasing decision. If you are an Xfinity customer who will have young kids at home over the summer, this is an opportunity I wouldn't pass up as these are some quality selections at bargain prices.
Xfinity customers who have children watching television should also check out the Kids Zone. When in Kids Zone, children can browse all on their own, selecting live programming, free
Xfinity On Demand
content, movies and TV shows purchased through the Xfinity Digital
Store, as well as any saved programming on your Comcast DVR — all of which has
either been flagged by the network or studio as kids programming, or
deemed age-appropriate for kids 12 and under by the great folks at
Common Sense Media. Additionally, while in Kids Zone, children can quickly find
recently-watched programming, browse by their favorite network and even
sort by their favorite theme such as "superheroes," "princesses" or
"talking animals."
What is specifically nice about Kids Zone is that parents can lock the television down so that children can't leave this mode and flip through the rest of the Xfinity channel and OnDemand offerings without a parental control pin code being entered. No more worrying about some unauthorized movie rentals or purchases showing up on your bill or your kids being too scared to go to bed because they caught a glimpse of The Walking Dead while flipping through the channels. Parents can also filter the programming within Kids Zone to specific age ranges. So if you don't want your child 4 year old watching episodes of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles or Monsters High just yet you can just allow then to view just programming that has been tagged preschool appropriate. Parents can set programming to specifically cater to the following age groups: 2-4, 5-7, 8-9 and 10-12 years old. With my having 6 year old twins that 5-7 year old category fits in really nicely for our family.
**Disclaimer** I have been provided a complimentary subscription to
the Xfinity TV Go app and access to the Comcast cable programming lineup
as part of the Xfinity blogger reviewer program. Opinions expressed
are my own. #Xfinityreviewer
