PBS Programing Mega Review!

I love finding educational DVDs for Brea to watch. I figure that if she is going to spend time in front of the television she might as well be learning something! Thanks to PBS programming and Extraordinary Mothers we had the opportunity to review 3 great DVDS!

The first DVD we watched was Dive Olly Dive - Ship Shape Subs! I had never heard of Dive Olly Dive and was very impressed by my first impression. This DVD takes your child on adventures with Olly, Beth, and Skid where they learn valuable lessons such as the importance of listening to others, the value of learning how to do things without today's technology, and not judging things based on the appearance! Dive Olly Dive has fun animated characters that will keep your child interested throughout each adventure!

The other two DVDs were Sid the Science Kid! Sid shares his enthusiasm for finding answers with our children! He shows children how to go about finding the answers to questions by asking others and by encouraging safe and fun experiments. Sid the Science Kid also incorporates fun animations, dancing, and music to hold our little one's attention! Brea enjoys dancing along with the songs on Sid the Science Kid and honestly I kind of enjoy them too! They really make you want to move! We received both "Change Happens" and "The Bug Club." "Change happens" focuses on how and why things change such as why ice melts and more. "The Bug Club" focuses on animals and nature including where they live and why, how they communicate, what leaves are for and more!

PBS has great programming for children and I am so glad to include all of these DVDs to Brea's shelf!

Ni Hao, Kai-lan: Kai-lan’s Great Trip to China Review

Ni Hao, Kai-lan: Kai-lan's Great Trip to China is a fun, educational video. To be honest I had never heard of Ni Hao, Kai-lan prior to this review opportunity and I was very curious about it. I really enjoyed watching Kai-lan's Great Trip to China with Brea and I am looking forward to watching this show on Nick JR.

Ni Hao, Kai-lan: Kai-lan's Great Trip to China introduces young children to the chinese culture and mandarin chinese language. While doing this Kai-lan also manages to includes helping children learn ways to handle different emotions. This DVD includes three episodes all of which include great adventures and music to keep your child's attention while teaching them valuable lessons!

Our Opinion of Ni Hao, Kai-lan: Kai-lan's Great Trip to China . . .

I love that Ni Hao, Kai-lan helps Brea learn chinese. I have read quite a bit of information that says that young children are more susceptible to learning foreign languages than adults. I love that even though Brea is watching a cartoon that she enjoys she is also being taught something that I am incapable of teaching. Even better I get to learn a little myself!

Brea seems to really enjoy Kai-lan. It captures her attention and she even points out different characters and animals that she sees in the show. She is 22 months old now so I will be interested to see how long it takes her to pick up a few chinese words from the movie. (Guess that means I had better pay attention or I will be the one at a loss!)

Buy Ni Hao, Kai-lan:Kai-lan's Great Trip to China now at Amazon

Don't forget you can also find Ni Hao, Kai-lan on Nick Jr.

Eebee Adventures Review and Giveaway! (US and Canada)

Eebee Adventures will capture your child's attention by showing Eebee play with normal household objects. During the course of each adventure you will also see real life toddlers participating in each activity also. Some of the activities shown in the movie include playing in cereal, playing peek-a-boo, knocking the sippy cup on the floor, fun with a flashlight and lots more.

Eebee Adventures encourages parent and child interaction by showing lots of different ways to interact with your children. One of the bonus features included on each DVD are explanations for why each activity will help promote your child's development. The best thing about this is that the activities are all expensive and mostly use items that you will already have in your home. With the current state of the economy finding inexpensive ways to interact with our children and while promoting development is crucial.

Eebee adventures also has many other products available that promote parent and child interaction. We were lucky enough to be able to review the Eebee puppet along with the dvds. There are lots of other products available and I will definitely be checking them out before Brea's next birthday!

Eebee Adventures also has a music bonus feature where each activity is shown as a music video. This is great to play while you and your child are doing some of the activities shown. Or if your child is like mine and loves music they may just enjoy watching the music videos!

Our Opinion of Eebee Adventures . . .

I love that this promotes parent and child interaction and Brea and I will definitely be trying out some of the activities. I think one of the first ones on our list would have to be the laundry play. I am hoping that while we are playing I can figure out a way to get the laundry folded too! I also love that even though it is beneficial to me it still keeps Brea occupied while I get a few things done around the house (or the blog!)

Brea appears to be fascinated with Eebee and even asks to watch it on a regular basis. Eebee usually holds her attention throughout the adventures. Although she is 22 months old so this is not always the case. I have to say that for it to hold her attention for anytime at all says a whole lot.

Brea and I both enjoy playing with the puppet. She thinks Eebee is great and usually we play a tickle game with the puppet. She loves to be "tickle"

You can buy Eebee products at Eebee.com

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Dora the Explorer Super Babies Dream Adventure DVD review!

Brea absolutely loves Dora so doing a review of Dora the Explorer Super Babies Dream Adventure was a great opportunity for us. In the main feature "Super Babies Dream Adventure" Dora is having trouble getting her new twin siblings to sleep so they start out on an adventure to find the Dream Fairy. While they are on their way they find that lots of other babies are having the same problem with naps. Super Babies come to the rescue of not only the other sleepy babies, but also for Dora and Boots!

In addition to the featured story there are 3 other episodes on Dora the Explorer Super Babies' Dream Adventure.

Dora Helps the Birthday Wizzle

Pirate Treasure Hunt

Benny's Treasure

As alwys there are lots of learning opportnities provided in each episode. Some examples are spanish, colors, math, matching skills, and more.

Our opinion of Dora the Explorer Super Babies' Dream Adventrue . . .

Brea of course loved Dora the Explorer Super Babies' Dream Adventure! Of course that is a given since Brea loves anything with Dora in it!

I really enjoyed Dora the Explorer Super Babies' Dream Adventure DVD. It provided excellent educational opportunities for Brea. I love that Dora interacts with the watchers and provides them the opportunity to give the answer before the movie gives it. While Brea is not old enough to provide all of the answers requested I do believe that Brea has learned from watching Dora. Brea is 21 months old and can count to 8, reconignize numbers 1-5, and reconignize some of her ABCs. Of course we have also worked together on all of these, but even when I can't get her to review things with me she will with Dora!

Now I just need to see if Dora has a movie based solely on counting! Anyone know the answer?

Buy it now for $11.99 Dora the Explorer: Super Babies' Dream Adventure

Winnie the Pooh giveaway

Wow my daughters room is done in Winnie the Pooh I would love to have the "Winnie the Pooh super sleuth christmas movie" She is only 3 months old and is fasinated with cartoons although I try not to entertain her too much with them. It lets me get things done around the house though. All right everyone hope you take the time to check out the domestic diva's website.