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Posted: Nov 02 2009 at 9:30am | IP Logged Quote teachingmyown
I am searching for things to keep dd3 and ds22mos busy during school. Does anyone use and love Baby Einstein? If so, which DVDs do you like the best? Any Baby Einstein toys that are must haves?

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Posted: Nov 02 2009 at 9:41am | IP Logged Quote organiclilac
You may want to read this article before buying Baby Einstein DVDs. Short story, they are now refunding money due to their bogus claims that the videos are educational.

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Posted: Nov 02 2009 at 9:59am | IP Logged Quote Bridget
We got some from the library. I don't remember much except that I wasn't impressed. Wouldn't bother again.

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Posted: Nov 02 2009 at 10:45am | IP Logged Quote JSchaaf
I didn't like them. Look into Signing Times DVDs. They are awesome!
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Posted: Nov 02 2009 at 10:45am | IP Logged Quote teachingmyown
Thanks!!!

Any other educational, fun distractions for a 3 yr old girl and 22 month old boy who love to fight whenever we start to do school?!

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Posted: Nov 02 2009 at 11:22am | IP Logged Quote JodieLyn
What about School House Rock?

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Posted: Nov 02 2009 at 11:40am | IP Logged Quote Michaela
The Leap Frog DVDs have catchy tunes and are fun...even if they are educational.   

I've gone to co-ops for my older children, and watched as a Leap Frog video settled a room of 2-4yos who just weren't going to let big brother or sister work.

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Posted: Nov 02 2009 at 11:49am | IP Logged Quote SeaStar
My dc loved baby Einstein... it was the music that got them. We loved Baby Neptune (the beach scenes, especially), Baby MacDonald (kids loved the farm puppets with the pig sliding into the mud), Baby Wordsworth- the poetry on top of the scenery was beautiful- Baby Santa (I loved the little girls twirling in their dresses).

Some we did not like as much: Baby Bach, Baby Galileo. baby Monet...

If your library has them, you can try them out. I wouldn't just write them off- some kids really enjoy them.

The Preschool Power dvds are also great... my kids loved them at that age.


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Posted: Nov 02 2009 at 12:12pm | IP Logged Quote SaraP
My preschoolers have all loved the Little Hard Hats videos.

Blues Clues was a favorite, too.

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My DC enjoyed the Baby Einstein My First Signs DVD. My DD (almost 3 - next mo.) still enjoys this one a lot.    
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Posted: Nov 02 2009 at 12:58pm | IP Logged Quote Paula in MN
JodieLyn wrote:
What about School House Rock?


Our favorite!! Grammar, math, government - it doesn't get any better!

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Posted: Nov 02 2009 at 1:18pm | IP Logged Quote JodieLyn
Oh yeah the Leap Frog dvd's.. can't think of a better way to teach letter sounds and the kids all like it.. even older ones can be caught watching it occationally (with the littles of course )

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Posted: Nov 02 2009 at 2:10pm | IP Logged Quote anitamarie
My kids have enjoyed the ones mentioned above and also Preschool Prep Co.'s Meet the.... series. They have letters, numbers, colors, shapes, even sight words in the series. They get captivated by these.

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Posted: Nov 02 2009 at 2:11pm | IP Logged Quote teachingmyown
We have a couple of the Leap Frog dvd's, and I often need to pull the older kids away.So, I need something fun for the littles that the older kids won't be drawn to.

I do have Schoolhouse Rock, I just didn't think of it for the younger kids. Then again, they are watching Persuasion right now, so who knows!

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