Baby Einstein - Baby Da Vinci - From Head to Toe

Another great Baby Einstein :-)

We got this for our 18 months-old granddaughter, who is accumulating most of the Baby Einstein collection. It is not the BEST in the series, but has lovely soothing musical background and keeps her amused. It lends a bit more variety in her viewing of these CDs again and again.

Excellent

My 11 month old daughter is totally & completely mesmerized by this DVD. She didnt warm up to Baby EInstein at all until she was about 8 months old and started to enjoy Baby Bach. At about 9 1/2 months she started to show mild interest in Neighborhood Animals, and then one day just woke up & fell in love with it! So, by 10 months she was hooked. She has been equally fascinated with Baby Noah and Baby MacDonald (which became a favorite). However, Baby Da Vinci has her truly interacting along with the DVD as opposed to just clapping, pointing, and bouncing about in excitement! It is so cool to see her learn to pat her head, pull her ears, rub her knees (her newest discovery) and explore my face for my eyes & nose! Her favorite part is the Head Shoulders Knees & Toes sing-a-long. She practices finding the correct body parts while I dance along with the DVD. I have had many tender moments cuddled in a blanket on the couch with my daughter laughing at the puppet shows as well .... very silly ... she thinks the bunnies are especially funny! You wont be disappointed!

Another great product from the Baby Einstein company. I am so thrilled with their childrens materials. This video is a great learning tool and entertaining. My son actually pointed to my ear the other day after watching this video. I sing the head, shoulders, knees and toes with the video and do the movements and he really is starting to get the body parts. We have purchased many kids videos for my son, as well as being given videos as gifts. Most videos he gets bored with or wont watch at all, but, so far he has loved almost all the Baby Einstein vdeos. This one is a definate must to any toddlers collection.

I was hesitatnt to let my baby watch t.v. but when I needed to he would watch these with interest. I dont recommend past 12 months but for a 6 month old, it is about right.

This is our #2 favorite Baby Einstein tapes/DVD. Daughter likes to follow along but does not absorb it all like our #1 pick wordsworth but it is good enough.

Its hard to tell what animal the puppets are supposed to represent; i.e. the rabbits. Our 14 month old grandchild found this video less interesting than the Mozart and Bach ones.

I bought this on VHS from a consignment store, and I think the 3 dollars was about right for what it is--pretty pictures and pleasant music. Will it teach your child anything? Very doubtful! One of my big BE complaints is that they dont reinforce the spoken word with the images. They say the word once in three languages, and THEN show pictures, so theres no continuity between word and object. BEs other major flaw is that they show images only tangentially related to the concept they are presenting (such as showing the game Mouse Trap to introduce Mouse, how many babies are going to get that?)The puppet shows also tend to contain content that babies wont get, such as an elephant sneezing because another elephant put pepper on a flower. Overall, BE misrepresents the educational value of thier products to a frazzled, sleep deprived audience who just want the chance to get a cup of coffee for once. That said, it is soothing for babies, and I did enjoy the music. Buy it used.

I have all the Baby Einstein DVDs for my 26 month old son. This DVD held his attention and he moves along the the Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes song. This is the classic format, with the addition of French and English. Thank goodness the original songs like the one that appeared in Baby Newton have gone to the wayside.