Braincandy: Smell My World
Kids love to sniff out all kinds of scents! Sweet & stinky kids find out what the nose knows. Nusi Nose and Bruce Brain sniff the answers to scent-sible questions. Kids turn lemons into lemonade and discover how smell can keep them safe! Blues & Jazz. Adult Juror Comments: Younger children will probably find this visually appealing, but the idea of learning about the sense of smell without actually smelling anything is a bit far-fetched. The segments are short and sweet with good ideas such as using a game show format. There are dance breaks to keep the kids from getting antsy, but they seem to make it a bit manic. There are lots of things that toddlers will find appealing in this program: children their own age, puppets, bright colors, things that they see in their own world, but will they "get" watching other children smelling to understand smelling??? Production values are not very high. Kid Juror Comments: Kids were attentive to parts of this but under 2's were unenthusiastic. They said the puppets were cute and funny, and the babies were cute. When asked what certain things smelled like in the video, they gave mixed responses. They wanted to show that they knew the answers to the game show questions by touching the screen. Some shouted out the names of the body parts of the puppets represented. They loved the slapstick elements, i.e. food being dumped on the nose, and the nose taking a bubble bath.
Age: 0-3
DVD. 40 min.; $14.99
Independent short from BRAINCANDY. Braincandy: Taste My World
Testing tongues is lip-smacking fun! Yummy and yucky, sweet and sour, Bruce Brain and Mojo mouth taste their way through a delicious adventure. Trying new foods becomes fun and helps children discover new things about the world. Country tunes get kids moving. Adult Juror Comments: Educational and fun with excellent information promoting healthy eating and living. Love how people of all ages are involved. It gives it a plus in terms of intergenerational role models. The graphics and production technical aspects are clear and concise. Excellent pace, great colors. It is well thought out, makes good use of puppets. One juror said, "This is the best children's educational DVD I have seen in a long time." Kid Juror Comments: Loved it. Especially when they get to guess what fruits or vegetables the kids are trying while blindfolded. They related to the images of food onscreen - apples, oranges, peaches with ice cream! Yum, that was a favorite. They could laugh and giggle and still learn about food and taste. The language is perfect, not over their heads. They enjoyed answering the questions asked. Another part they talked about was when the show discussed eating dirt, and the puppet thought it was chocolate cake. That brought a good laugh. They also enjoyed the scene with the milk mustaches on the puppets - it is something they could relate to. Fun and enjoyable overall.
Age: 0-3
DVD. 40 min.; $14.99
Independent short from BRAINCANDY. Play with Me Sesame: Imagine with Me
Pretending is so much fun with Elmo, Zoe and their friends! Dance with Grover, bake make-believe cookies with Prarie Dawn and Cookie Monster and help Bert scare away monsters in Ernie's bedroom.
Age: 0-3 min.
Short from GENIUS PRODUCTS.
Play with Me Sesame: Let's Play Games
Everybody's favorite game show host, Guy Smiley invites you to play along with his Sesame friends! Try to "Name that Sound," play Grover Hide-n-Seek and count with The Count as he attempts to win a big prize.
Age: 0-3 min.
Short from GENIUS PRODUCTS. |
