Baby Einstein - Neighborhood Animals

not to sound rude but this movie will SHUT YOUR KIDS UP. i am a babysitter. i love to bring this with me. when they cry but u cant figure out why stick this in and they will calm down and start to watch this. sure, its not fun for u to watch, but i would rather watch this than listen to babies cry. i have 2 baby brothers who watch this series all the time. i also suggest musical baby. it is another series kids love.

I thought that my 6 month old daughter would like this movie because she is already an avid tv watcher but this didnt hold her attention much at all. Everytime it switched sceens, the screen goes black for a second. The music was very lame too and did not attract my daughters attention at all. There was not much speaking or much music (especially in the beginning). It did show lots of differnt animals in a variety of their natural outdoor settings but for a baby the graphics wasnt colorful enough to keep her attention. I would think an older children, maybe 3 or so, would be more interested in this type of video.

Older version of Animals around me. Its still good though. My 20 month old loves these videos.

As one who strongly supports reading to children, I was a little anti-TV for my youngster, until watching Baby Van Gogh, which is an earlier video production by the same company. Julie Aigner-Clark is a genius! Her innovative products, exceptionally creative, are designed to entertain children while they learn. Baby Dolittle Neighborhood Animals, is no exception. With an imaginative approach, this instantly engaging video teaches animal recognition through cleverly written text, and real world objects, while stimulating auditory senses with classically arranged pieces and childrens music. My son was immediately mesmerized from the first viewing, five-months old, and remains fascinated to this day, now fourteen months old. I heard about Baby Einstein products from friends, but did not become interested until I learned of the companys dedication to providing financial support to MANY childrens charities such as the Autism Society of America, Ronald McDonald House, The Eden Institute, a leading school for educating autistic children, and a host of other organizations committed to children with special needs. I now own several Baby Einstein videos and most of the companion books - they are excellent educational tools. Additional recommendations - Baby Shakespeare, Baby Mozart, Baby Van Gogh, also, Richard Scarrys BEST videos are excellent for children 1 year and up.

my grandson loves this!!

My son seems to enjoy watching the animals and this video will hold his attention for 20-30 minutes, just enough time for me to get a few tasks done around the house.

We absolutely love this Baby Einstein DVD. My mother-in-law had bought a box set of Baby Einstein DVDs for my first daughter. She really wasnt interested in any of the movies except Neighborhood Animals and World Animals. She would watch them over and over again. They kept her interest no matter how many times she watched. She actually liked watching them until she was pushing 4 years old. My second daughter, who is now 16 months, has had no interest in watching anything on TV. She is also a baby that does not talk much and tends to be rather quiet. We still had the Baby Einstein DVDs so we tried some. She absolutely loves the Neighborhood Animals and World Animals. It is the only thing she has ever watched on TV. She gets so excited when we turn it on and she talks to the animals on the TV, imitates sounds, and is now trying to say the animal names. She loves the DVD so much she actually will bring us the remote and point to the TV or shell bring us the DVD box to tell us she wants to watch. The movie has great music, simple graphics, and adorable puppets. I would definitely recommend this to anyone with a toddler.

My 6-month baby has been enjoying Baby Mozart since she was 4-month old. When I saw this video came out, I figured it should be just as good. Haley laughs and smiles throughout the entire video; she especially likes the scenes with the puppets. The quality of the video is great; the animals footages were excellently done. There were even some clips of really interesting-looking bugs. This video also teaches some words while relating them to real animals. Occassionaly when its hard to settle Haley down for feeding time, this video (and Baby Mozart) was able to capture her attention so meal time can be more enjoyable. Highly recommended.

Grandbaby loved it

The pace of the video for some reason is addicting to children. She is 9 months old and loves it.