[.ca] Baby Einstein

FANTASTIC!:
We own all the Baby Einstein videos and this is my son's favorite. He's been watching it since he was four months old, and it captivates him like no other in the series. I agree with the other reviews that this one is well structured, presenting colors in a logical and meaningful sequence while making it fun for baby at the same time. A close second would be Baby Neptune, but if you are considering buying any of the Baby Einsteins, this would be my first choice.

A Favorite of Mine, but not the baby...:
We are a Baby Einstein family, we have several of the DVDs, and as well as Toys, books etc. This is MY favorite DVD in the bunch. The music in this one is fun, and the puppet clips are actually humorous to an adult. The live action sequence are wonderful too, especially the introduction one with toys, animals and other things of every color. (And the annoying kids are kept to a minimum in this one, no corny jokes) That being said... This one won't hold my daughter's attention as well as some of the others. She'll watch a bit, and then it's off to explore the house! So this is one we'll put on in the background when we are playing other games, simply for the great music. I dig deeper in to the baby einstein series when I want one to have her watch while I prepare her lunch, or grab some laundry. For older babies, I recommend "Baby Neptune" or "Neighborhood Animals", which are her current favorites. For younger babies, the composer DVD's are like a magic on fussy babies, baby Mozart was an early favorite.

To introduce your baby to colors:
After having loved "Baby Mozart", our baby (now over six months old) no longer feels so attracted to it, but "Baby Van Gogh" has been one that he's enjoyed since the first time we played a Baby Einstein video to him. This video is indeed fit for babies even before they can babble. It introduces them to the main colors with a host of images introducing Vincent (Van Gogh, played by a blue puppett of a goat) that are presented in a more structured way than in "Baby Mozart", once again accompanied by some gorgeous classical music (a few bits from Musorgsky's very appropriate "Pictures at an Exhibition", along with a some Tchaikovsky, Ravel and Brahms, among others). If you stick the DVD in your computer, you will gain access to a PDF (Portable Document Format) version of the Printed Coloring Book. All in all, this is probably one of the best DVDs you can get to your baby, whether s/he is an infant, a toddler or beyond that, since well after the initial excitement due to its colorfulnes, it will continue to have an educational value.

Impressive Production - Entertaining for My 15 Month Old!:
Wow! I was thoroughly impressed. My 15-month-old son has never been able to sit still for a meal, for a diaper change or a change of his clothes, but the minute I put in this DVD, he was transfixed and did not budge for the whole duration of the show. The music was a wonderful match with the visuals. I really like the way they introduce each color sequentially and gather all the elements that feature that particular color. The result is a beautiful tapestry of sight, sound and colors. Even my 5-year-old daughter was mesmerized. I have watched it 5 times now and I still find it very entertaining. This fall, when I travel to Asia with my kids, I will invest in a portable DVD player and bring along this DVD to keep the kids entertained on a very long flight. My son has also wathced other Baby Einstein DVDs and this one is his absolute favorite, followed by Baby Newton. He has no interest in the Baby Nursery Language DVD, nor the Neighborhood Animal one. I share his view preference as well. I thought Baby Newton is well done, but I was not impressed with Neighborhood Animal and found Baby Nursery Language sub-par.

Excellent:
Baby Van Gogh is so much better than the first Baby Eistein Videos - Baby Einstein, Baby Mozart and Baby Bach. This video has puppets that my children absolutely love, great classical music, a theme (learning colors) and structure. We also have Baby Doolittle: Neighborhood Animals, whcih is also great, and Baby Newton, which is not quite as good but still worth having. My kids are now two and four and they still watch this once in a while and enjoy it.