Cool Kids DVD Round Up!

Yazan: CanCan | 02 June 2011 | 2 Comments
Categories: Children's DVD, Reviews

Looking for a DVD to teach geography, good manners, and dental hygeine?
What a combo!
Scrambled States of America is the story of restless states. The states decide to swap spots in hopes that each can get to see a different part of the country.
Other stories on Scrambled States of America are DO UNTO OTTERS (A BOOK [...]

My First Scholastic Storybook Treasures DVDs for Preschoolers

Yazan: CanCan | 01 June 2011 | 1 Comment
Categories: Children's DVD, Educational products, Reviews

You might know that I am possibly the #1 SuperFan of Scholastic Storybook Treasures DVDs.
I use them both at home and in my classroom. Well. Brace yourselves.
Scholastic Storybook Treasures has a brand new My First Scholastic Storybook Treasures DVD Collection series, an exciting new line of DVDs created specifically to support early literacy skills [...]

The Absolutely Most Fabulous Charlie and Lola Giveaway In The Whole World

Yazan: CanCan | 24 May 2011 | 229 Comments
Categories: Books for children, Children's DVD, Favorite Things, Giveaways, Reviews, Toys

I LOVE Charlie and Lola!
Yes, I love them. And my 3K students love the Charlie and Lola books. I kind of love them, even though the abundance of superlatives make them a bit of a challenge to read to a group of 17 squirmy 3-year-olds.
I love the way that Charlie is so everlastingly patient with [...]

National Train Day Giveaway

Yazan: CanCan | 02 May 2011 | 33 Comments
Categories: Children's DVD, Giveaways, Reviews, Toys

National Train Day is May 7th, and on May 6th, a new episode of Dinosaur Train will debut!

The new episode includes two 11-minute animated segments with live-action sequences featuring a paleontologist.
In “Junior Conductor Jamboree,” Buddy and his family ride the Dinosaur Train from one end of the line to the other and visit all three [...]

Word World DVD Giveaway: The Train Escapade

Yazan: CanCan | 21 April 2011 | 25 Comments
Categories: Children's DVD, Giveaways, Reviews, Uncategorized

New from NCircle Entertainment, Word World: The Train Escapade is due for release May 3, 2011
Word World: The Train Escapade is 60 minutes long, and comprised of 4 Word World adventures!
In You Can Never Have Too Many Oo’s, the OO’s in Monkey’s roof blow away in the wind, and Duck has to hunt down the /oo/ [...]

Into the Great Outdoors with Chipper!

Yazan: CanCan | 02 April 2011 | No Comments
Categories: Children's DVD, Educational products, Reviews

Award-winning independent children’s label Music for Little People and IAGmedia, Inc. recently released an eco-educational animated and live-action DVD called Let’s Go Chipper: Into the Great Outdoors.
This DVD already won iParenting’s "Hot Product" Award and Family Fun/Disney.com’s “Top Ten Video” Award, for the fun and playful way it teaches children about nature and the [...]

Dennis the Menace, Season 1 on DVD

Yazan: CanCan | 19 March 2011 | 1 Comment
Categories: Children's DVD

I watched plenty a Dennis the Menace rerun on Nickelodeon as a child, and on March 29, SHOUT! Factory is releasing a 5-DVD Collectible Box Set!
Dennis the Menace (Season 1, 1959 TV series) has all 32 original and uncut episodes from the first season (1959-1960).
I don’t remember Dennis Mitchell (Jay North) being so adorable [...]

Yoga for Kids: Yoga By the Dozen

Yazan: CanCan | 11 March 2011 | No Comments
Categories: Children's DVD, Health, Reviews

I have reviewed other children’s Yoga DVD’s before, but I’m SO glad for Yoga by the Dozen.
Yoga By The Dozen is an interactive yoga video for ages 2-6, but as a teacher and a parent, I really benefited from watching the way JoAnna taught, led, and encouraged the kids throughout the class.
I’m definitely going to [...]

The Last Unicorn

Yazan: CanCan | 06 March 2011 | No Comments
Categories: Children's DVD, Reviews

The Last Unicorn is searching for others like her, finding friendship, love and most importantly her true self.
This animated classic from Studio Ghibli has the voice talents of Jeff Bridges, Mia Farrow, Rene Auberjonois (from The Little Mermaid), and Angela Lansbury.
It has music and magically stuff and plus this is totally vintage, I’m talking 1982 when [...]

Super Pocoyo DVD Giveaway

Yazan: CanCan | 31 December 2010 | 38 Comments
Categories: Children's DVD, Giveaways

Super Pocoyo, a new DVD adventure from NCircle Entertainment about Pocoyo, will be released January 11!
Super Pocoyo is 90 minutes of exploration and discoveries with Pocoyo and his friends Duck, Elly, Loula and Sleepy Bird.
Pocoyo is modeled after a 3-year-old child. I know my 3-year-old gets a hypnotic smile when he sees Pocoyo’s antics. [...]