Little Einsteins
The Little Einsteins is an animated television on Playhouse Disney that takes us on adventures with four children. Its creator is Eric Weiner who also is the creator of Dora the Explorer and has an Emmy Award winning director of Olexa Hewryk. It debut was August 23, 2005 with a direct to video movie Our Big Adventure.
This show is an educational preschool series which teaches art and music appreciation by featuring famous or culturally significant art works and classical music. The music and the painting or artwork is placed in the scene of the show. The show is designed to get the preschool children to join the Little Einsteins on their mission by patting their hands on their legs to start rocket, by listening to the music to find the correct path they need to take to help who they are saving on the mission. Not only does it teach preschool children art and music appreciation it also teaches them about new countries and different environments.
Characters
Leo, who is a six year old boy, is the leader of the Little Einsteins and the one that flies Rocket. His main hobby is conducting; he always has his baton with him in all of the missions. He is able to conduct anything on the missions.
June is a six year old girl who loves to dance ballet. She also likes to look at the stars at night.
Quincy is a five year old boy who loves to play musical instruments. He is afraid of the dark.
Annie is a four year old girl who is the little sister to Leo. She is the only other one who can fly Rocket. She loves balloons and making up songs for each mission.
Rocket is the Little Einsteins main form of transportation, Rocket has a lot of accessories that help the Little Einsteins complete their mission.
Big Jet who is Rocket and the Little Einsteins nemesis, he tries to ruin parties and steal things from the Little Einsteins so they can not complete their mission. But the Little Einsteins in the end always steal back what Big Jet stole from them and teach him a lesson.
Even through my 19 month old son really does not know what he is learning I really enjoy this show for him. It is teaching him classical music and to always help other people in need. He loves to pat his hands on his legs to make Rocket go and when Annie starts to sing her songs he moves his head back and forth. Watching this show has also educated myself with the composers and the artwork they show.
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
Playhouse Disney's Go Baby
Go Baby is about a 5 minute short show on Playhouse Disney in the morning. It features an African American baby and his playmate Sophie.
It is targeted for 2-6 year old age group. It is narrated by a human hand with the voice of Richard Kind (from Mad about You and Spin City) which encourages the viewers to help Baby and Sophie discover how to play a drum, build a sand castle, where a tail goes on a donkey, how to pick apples and plant flowers. After Baby and Sophie complete there new discovery they say Thank you for the viewers help.
My 19 month son who is a very active little boy will stop what ever he is going when he hears the theme song of Go Baby he sits so still and just smiles and claps with the music through out the whole show. There was one episode where Baby and Sophie where learning about animals and the sounds they make. My son was making all of the sounds with Baby and Sophie some of the animal I did not realize he knew but from watch Go Baby he has learned them.
It is targeted for 2-6 year old age group. It is narrated by a human hand with the voice of Richard Kind (from Mad about You and Spin City) which encourages the viewers to help Baby and Sophie discover how to play a drum, build a sand castle, where a tail goes on a donkey, how to pick apples and plant flowers. After Baby and Sophie complete there new discovery they say Thank you for the viewers help.
My 19 month son who is a very active little boy will stop what ever he is going when he hears the theme song of Go Baby he sits so still and just smiles and claps with the music through out the whole show. There was one episode where Baby and Sophie where learning about animals and the sounds they make. My son was making all of the sounds with Baby and Sophie some of the animal I did not realize he knew but from watch Go Baby he has learned them.
Thursday, May 3, 2007
Handy Manny
There is a new Disney animated series called Handy Manny, which debuted on September 16, 2006, on the Disney Channel it is geared for the preschool age child.
It features Wilmer Valderrama(from That 70’s Show) as Handy Manny who is a bilingual handyman who lives in Sheetrock Hills who has his own Repair shop. Each episode starts with Handy Manny’s telephone ringing with a new job for him and his tools to do. Once he hangs up the telephone he starts by singing “Hop up Jump in” which teaches you how to count to eight in Spanish. Once at the job there is always a lesson to be learned. The popular lessons are getting along with others, lending a helping hand and always trying one’s best and valuable messages about friendship, your community and working together.
The creators have made Handy Manny a hard working repair man, who is polite and eager to please. He is also very patient with he tools having them try to figure out what is wrong and how they are going to fix the problem. He also teaches his tools one new Spanish word an episode.
The tools that Handy Manny uses are Pat the clumsy hammer, Tuner who is a grouchy flathead screwdriver, Felipe an overzealous Phillips screwdriver, Dusty a saw who looks after everyone, Stretch the perfectionist tape measure, Rusty a wretch who is afraid of his own shadow and Squeeze who is a little on the curious side pair of pliers.
There are other regular characters that Handy Manny visits in every episode Kelly who owns the hardware stores who the tools love. Mr Lopart who is the Handy Manny’s neighbor who owns a candy store who thinks he is a bit of a know it all, but when he tries to fix something without Manny’s help always has a problem either he puts it together upside down or it falls apart on him.
I watch this show every morning with my 19 month son even though he does not know that he is learning new things or moral values he still enjoys watching. Sometimes he even gets his own tools and sits down and tries to fix something.
It features Wilmer Valderrama(from That 70’s Show) as Handy Manny who is a bilingual handyman who lives in Sheetrock Hills who has his own Repair shop. Each episode starts with Handy Manny’s telephone ringing with a new job for him and his tools to do. Once he hangs up the telephone he starts by singing “Hop up Jump in” which teaches you how to count to eight in Spanish. Once at the job there is always a lesson to be learned. The popular lessons are getting along with others, lending a helping hand and always trying one’s best and valuable messages about friendship, your community and working together.
The creators have made Handy Manny a hard working repair man, who is polite and eager to please. He is also very patient with he tools having them try to figure out what is wrong and how they are going to fix the problem. He also teaches his tools one new Spanish word an episode.
The tools that Handy Manny uses are Pat the clumsy hammer, Tuner who is a grouchy flathead screwdriver, Felipe an overzealous Phillips screwdriver, Dusty a saw who looks after everyone, Stretch the perfectionist tape measure, Rusty a wretch who is afraid of his own shadow and Squeeze who is a little on the curious side pair of pliers.
There are other regular characters that Handy Manny visits in every episode Kelly who owns the hardware stores who the tools love. Mr Lopart who is the Handy Manny’s neighbor who owns a candy store who thinks he is a bit of a know it all, but when he tries to fix something without Manny’s help always has a problem either he puts it together upside down or it falls apart on him.
I watch this show every morning with my 19 month son even though he does not know that he is learning new things or moral values he still enjoys watching. Sometimes he even gets his own tools and sits down and tries to fix something.
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