With a little over a month until Earth Day, how will YOU help the environment? Nickelodeon and the Disney Channel have a ton of ideas!

Coming in April, Nickelodeon will launch The Big Green Help. Designed to empower kids to take action on the environment through gaming and grassroots, Big Green Help will explain climate change to kids and connect them to energy saving and earth-friendly activities in their everyday lives. The centerpiece of The Big Green Help will be the first-ever global multiplayer online green game for kids, which will provide actionable, measurable steps and information to directly link them to ways that they can positively contribute to helping the environment, on an individual and a community level.

Nick.com will launch a new website in April to help educate kids on all things green: www.thebiggreenhelp.com. This site will include features like a questionnaire to track kids’ individual and family; a glossary of environmentally focused terms; daily green tips for kids; a video upload tool that kids can use to share what they are doing to protect the planet; and green games to teach kids earth-friendly activities. Kids can also create green environments in Nicktropolis (www.nicktropolis.com), Nickelodeon’s virtual community for kids.

Wal-Mart stores in April will distribute 1.2 million green seed packs, containing “secret green codes.” Kids can log on to www.thebiggreenhelp.com to enter the secret codes and access a SpongeBob-themed eco-game.

Last month in LA, Disney Channel stars Emily Osment (above) and Mitchel Musso (”Hannah Montana”),  Selena Gomez and David Henrie (”Wizards of Waverly Place”), Jason Dolley and Maiara Walsh (”Cory in the House”) and Alyson Stoner (”Camp Rock”) shared ideas how kids can help the environment with small changes in their homes and neighborhoods.

“If we just give it a bit of thought, a ‘no waste lunch’ is so easy to do and it can help reduce the trash in the world,” commented Selena Gomez. “We’ve seen that we can start by making simple changes like packing our lunch with reusable bags and utensils. These are small steps that can make a big difference.”

 Other green tips from the DC kids:

• David Henrie

“Don’t leave the lights on in your room. “Turn off all of your TV’s and gadgets and gizmos in your house. They all have a stand-by mode, but that uses up a lot of power.

• Jason Dolley

“Take shorter showers. It’s hard to get started because you don’t realize how long your showers are, but cut a minute off your shower by setting a timer to remind you when the time is up.” 

• Emily Osment

“Using energy-saving light bulbs is easy and effective.”  

• Maiara Walsh

“My number one thing is to recycle everything from newspaper to aluminum cans, and I even use a canvas bag instead of the plastic ones when I go to the grocery store.”  

• Alyson Stoner

“Use every inch of both sides of the paper while taking class notes.” Also, use your email. I love writing letters to people, but do it via Internet, or call them on the cell phone.” 

• Selena Gomez

“I love being in the garden with my grandmother, spending time planting vegetables and pretty flowers, and then picking the ripe veggies to cook up yummy meals. The leftover green cuttings go in the compost bin. It allows me to spend quality time with my grandma while doing good things for the environment.” 

• Mitchel Musso

“I like to shop for vintage clothing, which is part of my reusing and reducing plan,” said Musso. “I love the look, and it also helps save the Earth.” 

Do YOU have any tips on how to help the environment on a kid level? E-mail me at  jzolondz at evtrib.com!

On Saturday, April 19th at 10 a.m. at Cinemark Mesa 16, Ahwatukee 24 and Desert Ridge 18, the Bratz dolls star in their first animated musical “BRATZ: Girlz Really Rock,” featuring 8 new songs and a new character, in a one-day special event.

The in-theatre event will also showcase a never-before-seen interview with Jasmin Larian, the namesake for the Bratz character “Yasmin” and daughter of MGA Entertainment CEO Isaac Larian as well as a never-before-seen Bratz TV episode.   Tickets for this special one-time-only event are available at presenting theatre box offices and online at www.FathomEvents.com.  For a complete list of presenting theatre locations and prices please visit the website. Lionsgate will release “BRATZ: Girlz Really Rock” on DVD in Fall 2008.

Get your pajamas ready, Raven fans! The party starts July 3 with Raven and special guests Mitchel Musso (from “Hannah Montana,”) B5 (”Getcha Head in the Game”)and Clique Girlz (Who prefer the letter Z over “boring” S.)

Arrive early to shows wearing your favorite pajamas for a fun-filled pre-concert slumber party leading up to Raven-Symoné’s performance — on a stage being designed to replicate her own house.

TICKETS GO ON SALE THIS SATURDAY  AT 10AM at the Jobing.com Arena Box Office, www.JobingArena.com, all Ticketmaster outlets or charge by phone at 480-784-4444. 

Today marks the debut of a new feature on Tweenish, exploring boutiques and shops for the tween who wants to make a major fashion statement. Do you have a favorite locally-owned store you think is cool? E-mail me at jzolondz@evtrib.com!

Garage, a kids’ boutique in the Mix Shops in Scottsdale (7107 E Stetson Dr.), oozes fun in every corner. Where else can you find a candy bar, designer duds and a walk-up ice cream window? Owner Katie Wilson reigns over a fabulous space where kids can have fun, parents can splurge and everyone can indulge in a hostess cupcake ($1… preferably outside on the patio.) 

“I didn’t have the right space to fulfill my vision,” Wilson said of her former location at Scottsdale’s Borgata shopping plaza. “It wasn’t drawing the right demo.”  She says the new location, tucked into the second level next to the Estate House, gets “better and better. It’s a hidden gem.”

There’s an awesome event at the store tomorrow! From 10am to 3pm, Friday March 7, grab your mom (or dad!) and  for a trunk show with face painting, snacks and a dj! (more…)

As if an awards show hosted by Jack Black wasn’t cool enough, Nickelodeon’s released a full lineup of superstars scheduled to appear on the March 29 Kid’s Choice Awards at UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion!

• Miley Cyrus and Nickelodeon’s own The Naked Brothers Band will perform live at the awards show
• Cameron Diaz, Steve Carell, Shia LaBeouf, Harrison Ford, Chris Brown, Heidi Klum, Drake Bell, Hayden Panettiere, Ashlee Simpson, Miranda Cosgrove, Amy Poehler, America Ferrera, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Howie Mandel, Josh Peck and Ryan Seacrest will also appear

DID SOMEONE SAY RYAN SEACREST??????????????? I am so in!

and it has…. a logo!

WHO’S GETTING EXCITED???? (ahem. besides myself)

So what do you think? Do you think it’s Cool? Not cool?

And here’s the official Walt Disney Productions synopsis: Troy and Gabriella head off to college in different directions, and the musical wonderment escalates to a whole new level. Along with the other Wildcats, they will reflect their experiences, hopes and fears regarding their future.

 But wait, we haven’t hit High School Musical saturation on NETWORK TV yet! There’s a rumored ABC reality series in the works with a nationwide search and High School Musical-themed challenges along with guest spots from HSM stars!

Want to be IN High School Musical 3? Well… you’d have to find a way to Salt Lake City for auditions, but here’s the info!

 Here are even MORE auditions for J.O.N.A.S!, Hannah Montana: The Movie and The Suite Life on Deck