Summer is heating up, so staying inside to catch a good flick might offer a needed break from the record-breaking temperatures. Here is a list of what is happening in July in the world of kids and family TV and movies. Look for new episodes of your favorite TV shows, new DVDs you didn't know were coming, and big movies hitting theaters this month.
KIDS/FAMILY THEATRICAL RELEASES
- ICE AGE: CONTINENTAL DRIFT (July 13): Get ready for the fourth Ice Age movie featuring our prehistoric pals and that unlucky saber-toothed squirrel, Scrat. Will he finally get the acorn he desires?
TV MOVIES AND SPECIALS
- Nick News with Linda Ellerbee: "Kids for Sale: Slavery in Ghana": Linda Ellerbee follows American kids traveling to Africa to stop human trafficking. SUNDAY, JULY 15, AT 9 P.M. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon. Nick News with Linda Ellerbee is a news show for tweens and teens.
- 2012 Summer Olympics: July 27-August 12, experience the excitement of the Summer Olympics. Opening ceremonies will be broadcast on Friday, July 27. Find TV listings and how to watch online at the NBC Olympics website.
JULY 2012 - DVD/BLU-RAY RELEASES
| July 3 | July 17 | July 31 |
| An American Girl: McKenna Shoots for the Stars | Wiggles: Big Birthday | Magic School Bus: The Complete Series |
| Dino Dan: Where the Dinosaurs Are | Scooby-Doo: Laff-A-Lympics - Spooky Games | Dora the Explorer: Dora's Fantastic Gymnastics Adventure |
| Timmy Time: Happy Birthday Timmy | Young Justice: Dangerous Secrets |
| Chloe's Closet: Super Best Friends | Marvel: Wolverine: Animated Series |
| July 10 | July 24 | Transformers Prime: One Shall Stand |
| Wild Kratts: Jungle Animals | Hey Arnold! S2, P2 | |
| Adventure Time: Complete 1st Season | Pippi Longstocking - The Best of Pippi Longstocking | |
| iCarly: Complete 4th Season | | |
| Barney: All About Opposites | | |
| Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers | | |
| Thomas & Friends: Schoolhouse Delivery | | |
