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 [...]

Motherhood…on DVD

Yazan: CanCan | 07 March 2010 | 94 Comments
Categories: Giveaways, Mom stuff, Reviews

I watched Motherhood and Julie & Julia on the same day, while flying from Bangkok to Los Angeles.
As a blogger I was excited and inspired to watch blogging-women-themed movies.
I found Motherhood to be the more stressful of the two films, but maybe it hit too close to home. Or maybe not.
In Motherhood, Uma Thurman [...]

Tot Yoga

Yazan: CanCan | 26 February 2010 | 14 Comments
Categories: Children's DVD, Health, Reviews

I was interested to review Tot Yoga - Yoga for You and Your Toddler From 10 Months to 3 Years Old for use with my preschool class.
I have never done yoga before (except for another yoga for kids DVD I own), but I do incorporate movement activities into our daily classroom routine and was interested [...]

Charlie and Lola’s Halloween

Yazan: CanCan | 01 October 2009 | 155 Comments
Categories: Children's DVD, Giveaways

Two of my favorite characters, Charlie and Lola (or Chah-lee and Lo-luh) have a new DVD out now, just in time for fall!
Charlie and Lola, Vol. 9: What Can I Wear for Halloween? is 120 minutes long and contains these NINE Charlie and Lola adventures: What Can I Wear for Halloween?, Everything is Different and [...]

Entertaining Science Lessons For Kids

Yazan: CanCan | 13 September 2009 | 187 Comments
Categories: Children's DVD, Educational products, Giveaways, Reviews

Remember when we were kids and could tune in to the scientific experiments of Mr. Wizard?
What kind of programs are available today to teach kids about science? For preschoolers, there is Sid the Science Kid!
The brainchild of The Jim Henson company, Sid the Science Kid is a preschooler who wonders about the world around him.
Sid [...]

Autism? or Sensory Processing Disorder?

Yazan: CanCan | 19 August 2009 | 2 Comments
Categories: Reviews, Sensory Processing Disorder

When Graham Linthorst was 17 months old, his parents Erik and Jennie were concerned by his unusual and repetitive behaviors.
Experts and therapists initially told them their son might be autistic. Others said he was not autistic at all.
Without a clear diagnosis, the Linthorsts urgently sought therapy to help Graham.
A program of behavioral therapy, speech therapy [...]

Entertainment, 80’s Style

Yazan: CanCan | 18 August 2009 | 1 Comment
Categories: Children's DVD, Reviews

Back in the 1980’s, children’s tv programing didn’t nessicarily have to be educational. At all. Pure entertainment was the goal.
I distinctly remember watching Super Mario Brothers Super Show! and being a bit puzzled by the cartoon AND live action “rapping Mario” scenes. What the…
It was with great nostalgia that I received a copy of Super [...]

Unwind With YogaBuddies

Yazan: CanCan | 20 June 2009 | 109 Comments
Categories: Children's DVD, Giveaways, Health, Reviews

My 4-year-old son, Jojo, is a little, er, “high-strung”. He likes to operate at full volume and top speed at all times.
When I heard about YogaBuddies, a brand new bedtime story DVD featuring relaxing yoga routines for children ages 4 and older, I was intrigued but tried not to get my hopes up.
I debuted [...]

Hurray for Huckle!

Yazan: CanCan | 19 June 2009 | 10 Comments
Categories: Children's DVD, Reviews

As I type this, Jojo is watching a new DVD just sent to us by N Circle Entertainment.
Hurray for Huckle: The Best Outside Fun Ever! is new to me, but I have long been familiar with the legendary children’s books by Richard Scarry on which the characters are based.
Hurray for Huckle: The Best Outside [...]

Scholastic Treasury of 20 Storybook Classics

Yazan: CanCan | 09 January 2009 | 1 Comment
Categories: Books for children, Educational products, Reviews

I have mentioned before that I am a huge fan of Scholastic DVD’s. We have the 100 Storybook Classics and watch them several times a week.
I got extremely excited when I heard that Treasury of 20 Storybook Classics was being released; a whole new collection of award-winning children’s literature brought to life on DVD! [...]