![]() Unlike Dora, the cast of children (Annie, Leonardo, Quincy, and June) take children on adventures to teach about classical art and music. It takes Dora the Explorer to a whole new level. Such an animated classic for Disney and its TV Providers. I highly recommend it to young children and parents too. He has seen other Playhouse Disney shows but this show is the only one he sits down to watch. He doesn't watch TV, he has all of the DVDs, that is what he watches. Little Einsteins is the one show that I let my son watch just about whenever he wants to. No distasteful characters or weapons are shown. Playhouse Disney has a lot of really good programming for young children. I never wanted my son to watch much television, maybe an hour per day. The characters also help out others, usually animals or musical instruments. It teaches basic music vocabulary and problem solving skills. For young children, this show is a definite must see. The music is exceptional and the stories, though a bit cheesy, are very entertaining and educational. This is the only show/movie he pays attention to. He even joins in when they pat to the beat and blast off. he says, "no." He totally interacts with the characters it is adorable. When the kids on the show are trying to figure something out, they ask is this the right door, path, etc. He never slows down, he gets into everything and he is very persistent, but when he's watching this show nothing phases him. He says, "Einsteins" and starts dancing around. If he hears a recording of the songs, he stops what he is doing and listens to the music. He recognizes the classical music from the shows. My 17 month old son has been watching this show for about 3 months. Now they'll hear the piece elsewhere and recognize it. I've taken it a step further in that I found all the pieces of music featured in the show so they can hear the entire piece. It's one thing to talk simple to a child, it's another to talk down to them. It treats a child with respect and not as if they're stupid. It does not have that condescending tone a lot of children's shows have (Barney is the worst offender in my book-to this day my kids still hate him!). One other thing I really like about this show is that it does not talk down to the children watching it. ![]() And all the while the kids are on an adventure that keeps the interest of my children. ![]() It teaches the most basic level of music, my kids are learning music terms like Adagio, Forte, Diminuendo and on and on. It's not just playing classical music for the heck of it, it teaches the concept of who the composer is. We were amazed to completely fall in love with it!. When it aired we decided to watched it as it was looking like it could be good. We started seeing commercials on Disney Channel. You can expose your children to classical music by just putting the CD on and playing with them or turn on your own wind up toy, not sit them in front of a screen to watch it, save the money of the DVD. ![]() They were too dull to ever keep the attention of my older son and we never really tried with my youngest. IMO they're not much more than glorified screen savers. No one in my family has ever cared for those "Baby Einstein's" videos. I first saw this was coming when I saw a preview DVD attached to another Disney movie. Disney's Little Einsteins is a show I am HAPPY to share with my daughter! The missions are never scary and they are always interesting! The animation is darling, and I especially love that they use real children's voices for the characters- it is so much more realistic! They also give plenty of "wait-time" after asking viewers to do something to give kids the chance to answer on their own! My daughter loves to pat along with the characters as Rocket takes off, and she sings and follows their directions for movement. The show teaches children musical terms (crescendo, staccato, etc.) and uses famous works of art and musical compositions in every episode. The show follows four musically gifted youngsters (Annie sings, Leo conducts, Quincey plays many instruments, and June dances) as they go on "missions" with their musical friend, Rocket. It is written and produced by the creators of the Baby Einstein videos and earns the same excellent reputation for educating and entertaining at the same time. Disney's Little Einsteins is a musical adventure for pre-kindergarten children.
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