Company: P&G / Walmart
Item Reviewed: A Change of Plans Viewing Kit
Item Given Away: P&G / Walmart Family Movie Night Collection
Start Date: January 4
End Date: January 18

I recently received a movie screening kit  for “A Change of Plans”, the new P&G/Walmart family movie, which is airing on FOX  on January 8th at 8/7c. If you are anything like me you love family movie night and I feel like I no longer need to search for the perfect movie to show on our family movie nights now that P&G and Walmart have started airing great movies for us to enjoy! I have watched all their movies; “Secrets of The Mountain”, “Jensen Project” and “A Walk in My Shoes” and have really enjoyed them all, what is better though is that I enjoyed them all with my family, which has added quality family time for us and gives us things to talk to each other about! I LOVE anything that can do that for us!

So don’t forget to watch “A Change of Plans” on January 8th with your family. And see the rules below to enter to win a Family Movie Night prize pack with “A Change of Plans” fleece blanket (DVD will not be out at time of giveaway), and all three family movies: “Secrets of The Mountain”, “Jensen Project” and “A Walk in My Shoes”, as well as some movie time goodies. Enter to win today…

Photo of prize pack is not available but the blanket above is in it And that is my daughter’s “Leave Me Alone” look.

Giveaway

• MAIN RULE – Tell me in comments what your favorite movie to pop in on your family movie night is. (remember if this rule is not followed then no others will count)
• 1 Extra Entry – Subscribe to my RSS feed or by email (or let me know if you already are) in a separate comment.
• 1 Extra Entry – Follow me on Twitter (button in header) and let me know your Twitter name in a separate comment.
• 1 Extra Entry – Tweet this giveaway. Copy and paste – @Jentifa is giving away a P&G / Walmart Family Movie Night Prize Pack! Check it out here http://bit.ly/g9nqBQ. Then come back and leave the direct link to your tweet (go to your twitter account, click on the words when your tweet was sent (ie. 5 seconds ago) and copy and paste that link in comments.
• 1 Extra Entry – Friend me on Google Friend Connect on sidebar and leave a separate comment that you did.
• 2 Extra Entries – Write a post on your blog linking to my blog.

This giveaway will run through midnight on January 18, with winner being announced the morning of January 19. Winner will be chosen using Random.org from all valid entries and notified via email. Winner will have 48 hours to contact me before another winner is chosen. Giveaway is open to U.S. residents only.

Dance Off The Pounds

On ABC’s DANCING WITH THE STARS™, contestants shed countless pounds and inches, and now you can too! With three different cardio dance routines – Swing, Jive and the Quickstep – led by pro dancers Kym, Dmitry and Lacey will teach you to dance like a star as you shrink your waistline and sculpt lean muscle. Each routine gets your body warmed up with the signature moves of the featured dances before progressively adding on to create complete, calorie-blasting workouts – so you can learn with ease and get dancer fit all at once. Join the fat-burning fun and dance your way to a superstar body!

• Swing – America’s official ballroom dance delivers pound-shedding cardio fun with traditional East and West Coast Swing and leg-sculpting Lindy Hop moves like the Susie Q, Heel-Toe Swivels and the Shimmy-Shake.
• Jive – Be the coolest cat on the dance floor and watch those pounds melt of with the fast-paced English Jive, and burn head-to-toe calories with lively kicks and rocking hips.
• Quickstep – America’s ragtime favorite combines the Jive, Lindy and Fox-Trot for a full throttle weight-loss workout that slims the core, butt and legs.
• Cooldown – Roll your hips and stretch your muscles with a dancers’ cooldown set to the soothing tempo of rhythm and blues.

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Dance Body Tone

On ABC’s DANCING WITH THE STARS™, contestants shed countless pounds and inches, and now you can too! With three fun routines – a sizzling Latin combo, a tantalizing Tango, and a jazzy-funk Freestyle – pro dancers Kym, Dmitry and Lacey will teach you to dance like a star as you shrink your waistline and sculpt lean muscle. Transform your body with this body-sculpting routine and achieve a stronger, sexier you!

• Latin – Feel your torso, waist and hips take on a leaner, sexier shape as your body moves to the Mambo, the Cha-Cha, the Merengue and the mother of all Latin dances, the Rumba.
• Tango – This sultry Argentine dance shapes and tones the legs and buttocks with traditional Gaucho moves like lunges, fans and flicks plus powerful “boleo” high-kicks and traditional Tango turns.
• Freestyle – Bursting with energy and flair, this head-to-toe sculpting routine combines the fitness of jazz and the freestyle of funk for a full-body makeover.
• Cooldown – Stretch and way to a seductive Rumba rhythm as you lower your heart rate, increase flexibility and soothe your newly sculpted muscles.

My Thoughts

Dance is a passion of mine. I grew up with it and only wish I could still be as active as I once was. But living through one of my favorite dance shows I can watch in awe at all the new dancers out there. Two of my favorite dancers, Dmitry and Lacey have put out two new dance workout DVDs, which I had the great pleasure of reviewing and boy did I get a workout! My favorite of the two is Dance Tone Body but both of them are now a new part of my exercise routine and I am happy to be dancing again in a round about way. I love these DVDs, they are fun and full of energy! I recommend them to everyone!

And I have the ability to share them both with one lucky Dirty Shirt reader. Please see rules below to win both of these Dancing With the Stars fitness DVDs today.

Giveaway

• MAIN RULE – Tell me in comments what your current workout is OR your favorite dancer on any of the current dance shows on TV. (remember if this rule is not followed then no others will count)
• 1 Extra Entry – Subscribe to my RSS feed or by email (or let me know if you already are) in a separate comment.
• 1 Extra Entry – Follow me on Twitter (button in subscribe section on the right sidebar) and let me know your Twitter name in a separate comment.
• 1 Extra Entry – Tweet this giveaway. Copy and paste – @Jentifa is giving away Dancing With The Stars Fitness DVDs! Check it out here http://bit.ly/8kIzG9. Then come back and leave the direct link to your tweet (go to your twitter account, click on the words when your tweet was sent (ie. 5 seconds ago) and copy and paste that link in comments. Or you can use the new Tweet button below this post in the Share area.
• 2 Extra Entries – Write a post on your blog linking to my blog.

This giveaway will run through midnight on January 2, with winner being announced the morning of January 3. Winner will be chosen using Random.org from all valid entries and notified via email. Winner will have 48 hours to contact me before another winner is chosen. Giveaway is open to U.S. residents only.

For 40 years, sunny days have swept the clouds away and inspired preschoolers to learn, grow and achieve their highest potential. Relive the best-of-the-best when SESAME STREET: 40 YEARS OF SUNNY DAYS debuts as a two-disc DVD set now available from Vivendi Entertainment and Sesame Workshop, the non-profit educational organization behind Sesame Street. Premiering on November 10, 1969, Sesame Street is the longest running children’s series and “…arguably, the most important children’s program in the history of television” (Newsweek.com). Featuring nearly six hours of everyone’s favorite Sesame Street stories, songs, Muppets™ and celebrity segments, the SESAME STREET: 40 YEARS OF SUNNY DAYS collectible set spans the renowned show’s four decades, includes never-before-seen archival footage and a limited-edition hard covered commemorative book.

Disc One 1969-1989 Seasons 1-20

Test Your Knowledge:

• Can you name the Maid of Honor and Best Man at Luis and Maria’s wedding?
• Which Star Wars residents visited Sesame Street?

Quotable Sesame:

• “Oh Bert! I forgot the nose! How could I do that?” – Ernie
• “Presenting the further adventures of everybody’s favorite hero: the man who is faster than lightning, stronger than steel, smarter than a speeding bullet. It’s Super Grover!” – Announcer “And I’m cute too!” – Grover

Did You Know:

• Originally, Telly was called Telly Monster, aka the “Television Monster,” complete with spinning hypnotic eyes.
• Caroll Spinney also plays Biff, the garbage man tasked with carrying Oscar around the Street. Watch the behind the scenes footage to see how it all works!

Disc Two 1990-2009 Seasons 21-40

Test Your Knowledge:

• Whose home on Sesame Street was destroyed by a hurricane?
• Who was the first furry neighbor to meet Abby?

Quotable Sesame:

• “You know I’ve had a lot of problems in this restaurant…” – Fat Blue as Mr. Johnson
• “In the alphabet system there are 26 letters. The detectives who investigate these ABCs are members of an elite squad called the Special Letters Unit. These are their stories. (chung chung!)” – Announcer, Law & Order Special Letters Unit

Did You Know:

• The animated series Bert & Ernie’s Great Adventures is created in an animation studio that is housed in a castle in Florence, Italy.
• Ostrich feathers are often used in Muppet hair because of the wonderful way they move. Abby Caddaby’s signature pom-pom pigtails make use of them.

My Thoughts

I have grown up on Sesame Street and have been captivated by it throughout the years. It has been a staple in all three of my children’s lives and has touch them in one way or another. Especially my youngest who is enthralled by Abby Caddaby, the joy that crosses her face when she sees her is absolutely priceless! And I credit a lot of their learning to this show and am so proud of what they have learned over the years. And I may be an adult but the little child in me comes out when Sesame Street is on and I dance around, singing the songs and count along. I love Sesame Street, my family loves Sesame Street and we all recommend the Sesame Street 40 Years of Sunny Days to everyone young and old. Great memories to make and great memories to remember.

Watching these DVDs brought me back to a time when my life was simple, where I got to soak in all the exciting things about Sesame Street. I not only was transported back in time, but I was brought to the present, to where my toddler, who is picking up on a lot of things, sat, learning and laughing along with the characters.

And for all those who have been touched by the greatness of Sesame Street I have 3 copies to giveaway to 3 lucky Dirty Shirt readers! Please see rules and enter to win!

Giveaway

• MAIN RULE – Tell me in comments who your favorite Sesame Street character is or what your favorite skit, song, etc. is. (remember if this rule is not followed then no others will count)
• 1 Extra Entry – Subscribe to my RSS feed or by email (or let me know if you already are) in a separate comment.
• 1 Extra Entry – Add my Christmas button to your site and let me know you did in a separate comment (code is at the top of blog)
• 1 Extra Entry – Follow me on Twitter (button in subscribe section on the right sidebar) and let me know your Twitter name in a separate comment.
• 1 Extra Entry – Tweet this giveaway. Copy and paste – @Jentifa is giving away Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days DVD! 3 Winners! Check it out here http://bit.ly/7J1DpF. Then come back and leave the direct link to your tweet (go to your twitter account, click on the words when your tweet was sent (ie. 5 seconds ago) and copy and paste that link in comments.
• 2 Extra Entries – Write a post on your blog linking to my blog.

This giveaway will run through midnight on December 14, with winner being announced the morning of December 15. Winner will be chosen using Random.org from all valid entries and notified via email. Winner will have 48 hours to contact me before another winner is chosen. Giveaway is open to U.S. residents only.

There’s fun around every turn in these joyful wintertime adventures!  Catch the holiday spirit as Thomas & Friends prepare for the grand opening of the Toy Workshop.  Laugh and play along as Percy tries to fool his friends into believing he’s Jack Frost.  And hold on tight for some of Thomas’ most thrilling races and rescues in this heartwarming holiday collection.

• Thomas and the Toy Workshop – In these adventures Percy becomes the subject of a famous artist, Thomas finds out that friends are more important than gold, and all of Knapsford station is abuzz with the news of a new toy shop! The train gang from The Island of Sodor are back and ready for new adventures and lessons as they chug on down the rails.
• Races, Rescues and Runaways – Life on the Island of Sodor is never boring in Thomas & Friends Races, Rescues and Runaways DVD! Sometimes when the engines are in trouble, they rely on their friends to Race to the Rescue. Watch what happens to Percy when some runaway freight cars cause a near disaster. Cheer on Harold as he comes to the aid oftroubled Toby, and help Henry out of a “fishy” situation. Get ready for non-stop excitement.
• Thomas’ Snowy Surprise – On Sir Topham Hatt’s railway, the winter season is a very special time of year and all the engines work extra hard to make the holidays special. But it’s not always easy. Find out what could happen if the villagers on the Island of Sodor don’t get their Yule tree in time for the winter celebration. See if Percy’s snow-covered face tricks James and the rest of the engines into thinking they have seen a very scary Jack Frost. Watch if Duck is able to get to Farmer McColl’s lambs in time to save them from being trapped in the snow. Join Thomas and his very useful friends for some snowy adventures as they work to keep this winter season on track.

I will tell you that nothing makes me happier then to see my nephews eyes light up when he gets a new DVD. With getting three at once in this great collection he was on the moon! He loves Thomas and watches his shows everyday. The Holiday Collection is a perfect addition to his growing Thomas DVD library. I recommend this DVD to everyone, especially if it will leave a smile on the face of the children you love.

The Zula Patrol: Moons Mayhem follows the intrepid team from Zula in six humor-filled stories that begin with a challenge, and end with a resolution, as they explore the fascinating, often volatile world of moons.  The episodes include: Moon Struck, Blue Moon, Going Through a Phase, Moons Mayhem, Three Ring Gorga and Me, Myself and Io.  It’s non-stop lunar adventure for The Zula Patrol, as they as they rescue a turbulent Venus, who is on a quest to acquire a moon of her own; discover the many moons of Jupiter during Jupiterfest; explore the composition of the surface of Earth’s moon; help save Bula from an awful Were-Mouse curse, and thwart Dark Truder’s nefarious plan to steal all the moons within the solar system.

The Zula Patrol: Animal Adventures in Space!, the team explores how insects, reptiles, mammals, plants and rocks form and interact with each other.  In Larvae or Leave Me (the first episode), Skip the grasshopper can’t find his friend Wriggly the caterpillar – until he discovers, with help from The Zula Patrol, that Wriggly has transformed into a beautiful butterfly!  Four additional stories on the DVD are:  Egg Hunt, There Goes the Neighborhood, Choosing Sides and Camp Worm.  No job is too big for The Zula Patrol, as they search for stolen frog eggs, help restore life to a canyon ecosystem, solve the mystery of the missing honey, and tunnel through dirt with their worm comrades to help the trees grow – and end up thwarting a threatened “alien invasion” from another planet.

The Zula Patrol features a gang of lovably wacky alien characters including stalwart Captain Bula, brainiac Professor Multo, feisty hot-doggin’ space pilot Zeeter, the amazing space pet Gorga, and twin flying explorers Wizzy & Wigg.   They take kids on a roller coaster fun ride across the Universe, helping them discover interesting facts about science and astronomy in the process.

My toddler loved these two DVDs, and I could see why. From the bright, cheery animation to the lessons taught these DVDs bring the knowledge of science and astronomy to kids of all ages. My tween even sat down with her sister to watch it with her and she enjoyed it as well. Her favorite thing about the Zula Patrol though is not just the shows but the website where she loves to play, ZulaWorld.com.

ZulaWorld™ is an immersive virtual environment for kids, families, and educators — a place to play games, explore new worlds, and interact with other users as well as the friendly and helpful characters from The Zula Patrol television show. Parents and teachers are also encouraged to join ZulaWorld™, where together with their children they can discover the fun of science and math through safe and challenging games, quests, and missions.

Here are some of the new features you and your kids will discover when you visit www.zulaworld.com this month:

• The planet Mars is being introduced into Zula’s Solar System, filled with new adventures kids can spend hours exploring.
• The first in a series of Global Community Missions will launch, calling all kids to join in a search for Zula’s missing frogs – and return them to their rightful home!
• After entering each others’ spaceships with a “secret handshake,” kids can test each others’ skills in a multi-player Tic-Tac-Toe game.
• A multi-player Bumper Ship game will provide all the fun of an amusement park ride – deep in outer space!
• Just in time for school, kids will be able to chart their ZulaWorld.com activities in an On-line Journal.

My oldest daughter loves to play on ZulaWorld.com and I am happy that she has shown an interest in a fun way of learning about science and astronomy. She plays games, goes on quests, and is assigned missions that reinforce and foster the development of her science, math, and critical thinking skills!

Parents are sent emails which detail what their child has discovered when they explore something new in ZulaWorld™. I love that ZulaWorld.com is a safe place for my daughter to play. I have also been given the chance to share this great new place with my readers. Read below what is up for grabs and see rules to enter to win!

1. One Dirty Shirt reader will win a copy of The Zula Patrol: Moons Mayhem and The Zula Patrol: Animal Adventures in Space! along with a VIP member code for 30 days of VIP status on ZulaWorld.com. VIP status unlocks many more levels of game play and options on the site. VIP members can:
   • Play advanced games
   • Accept and complete “missions”
   • Create, accept and send Special Handshakes to you friends
   • Visit your friends inside their Spaceships
   • Buy Premium items for your Alien and your Spaceship
   • Fly your Spaceship to other worlds
   • Buy a lot for your Spaceship in one of Zula’s Neighborhoods
   • Wake up your Fweeeb from hibernation
2. I will also be choosing 9 others to win VIP status on ZulaWorld.com

Giveaway

• MAIN RULE – Tell me in comments who you would give this to if you are one of the winners. (remember if this rule is not followed then no others will count)
• 1 Extra Entry – Subscribe to my RSS feed or by email (or let me know if you already are) in a separate comment
• 1 Extra Entry – Favorite The Dirty Shirt in Technorati and leave your name (I will be checking) in a separate comment
• 1 Extra Entry – Follow me on Twitter (button in subscribe section on on the right sidebar) and let me know your Twitter name in a separate comment.
• 1 Extra Entry – Tweet this giveaway. Copy and paste – @Jentifa is giving away Zula Patrol DVDs and VIP status to ZulaWorld.com! Check it out here http://tinyurl.com/nztm5u. Then come back and leave the direct link to your tweet (go to your twitter account, click on the words when your tweet was sent (ie. 5 seconds ago) and copy and paste that link in comments.
• 2 Extra Entries – Write a post on your blog linking to my blog.

This giveaway will run through midnight on October 5, with winner being announced the morning of October 6. Winner will be chosen using Random.org from all valid entries and notified via email. Winner will have 48 hours to contact me before another winner is chosen. Giveaway is open to U.S. residents only.

Bob the Builder Lunch Box Gift Set:

• The Big Game – Bob and his machine team are ready to play!  Prepping for the big soccer match, a line-marking machine suddenly runs amok.  Can the Can-Do Crew fix it in time for the opening whistle?  Yes, they can!  Then it’s off to the tennis courts to serve up more fun!
• Celebrate With Bob – Looks like Bob is in for a busy, busy day!  There’s a dance contest, a surprise birthday party, a really messy office and a broken computer, but it’s all in a day’s work for our favorite Can-Do builder.
• Can We Fix It? -  It’s harvest time and there’s plenty to do: Farmer Pickle’s barn is about to collapse and needs repair before the impending rainstorm, Travis gets stuck in the mud, a golf course needs constructing and Bob builds himself right into a windmill!

No more “brown-bagging” your lunch to school! Just in time for the new School season, your preschooler’s favorite friends from HIT Entertainment – Barney™, Thomas & Friends™, Bob the Builder™ — as well as the Care Bears – can travel with early learners from home to school with four all new DVD Lunch Box Gift Sets from Lionsgate. Each insulated, soft-sided lunch box is both easy-to-clean and ready-to-use and comes packed with three DVDs featuring fun-filled episodes from each series, which adds up to an incredible value!

Give your little student a big head start in making new friends at school by letting them carry some good ol’ friends along for the ride!

I gave this set to my nephew as he is a Bob the Builder fan and he will be using his new lunchbox when school starts for him later this year. My sister said he loves all the episodes on the show and can’t wait to see more Bob the Builder everyday! This is a great set to add to your collection.

RELIVE HISTORY’S MOST INTENSE BATTLES BY AIR, LAND AND SEA AS A&E HOME VIDEO DELIVERS YOU TO THE FRONT LINES WITH A POWERFUL 14-DISC MEGASET

It’s an entirely new way to look at warfare. From ferocious battles waged by USS Enterprise, the most decorated aircraft carrier of World War II, to death-defying dogfights involving hero pilots and lethal planes, MILITARY COMBAT, a 14-disc Megaset from HISTORY uses cutting-edge CGI to plunge home viewers into 40 actual missions, reproduced with historical accuracy and startling realism.

BATTLE 360 tracks the Enterprise and its men as they fight off the enemy from the air, sea and underwater. You’re in the cockpit as DOGFIGHTS: THE COMPLETE SEASON ONE follows these rarefied pilots over the skies of Guadalcanal, Korea, and Vietnam. Fabled fighter jocks from the dawn of dogfighting in World War I to Desert Storm are the top guns in DOGFIGHTS: THE COMPLETE SEASON TWO, while DOGFIGHTS OF THE FUTURE gives a fascinating preview of the next generation of fighter aircraft and tactics.

The ship, the aircraft, the bravery, and most of all, the heroes – they’re all here in MILITARY COMBAT.

Extras: Additional Footage; Feature-Length Pilot Episode “Dogfights: The Greatest Air Battles”; Behind-the-Scenes Featurette Dogfights: The Planes.

This was another series for my son, and he loved this one. He has watched it through twice now and each time has picked up different facts that he loves sharing with us. The few episodes that I watched were amazing and I am always in awe the situations the men and women of the services put themselves through, I highly respect them! I am not saying I understood everything going on in the show but I was amazed by the ships and planes. Very good show, would make a good one for my dad.

FROM DINOSAURS TO THE DAWN OF MAN, THIS 8-DVD SET FEATURES NEARLY 20 HOURS OF PREHISTORIC ACTION FROM 4 OF THE MOST POPULAR HISTORY™ SHOWS!

Super hurricanes with winds close to 700 miles per hour. A cataclysmic fight-to-the-finish between Neanderthals and Cro-Magnons. Cavemen fearlessly facing off against wooly mammoths. The prehistoric world comes alive as only HISTORY can recreate it in this 8-disc set filled with astonishing computer graphics and compelling scientific data that places you on an Earth you never before imagined.

THE PREHISTORIC COLLECTION includes four best-selling releases: JURASSIC FIGHT CLUB, PREHISTORIC MEGASTORMS, JOURNEY TO 10,000 B.C. and CLASH OF THE CAVEMEN. See the forces, the creatures, the battles and the disasters that shaped these tumultuous times. Aided by cinematic recreations, state-of-the-art CGI and cutting-edge archeological and anthropological research, discover a predatory world far more calculated – and complex – than once thought. Whether it’s a destructive tsunami, massive four-legged beasts, an epic brains vs. brawn battle of the cavemen, or a danger-filled hunt for food, join the struggle for survival in a long-lost time that paved the way for our world today.

Extras:  Additional Footage; Bonus Program Mega Disasters Episode “Asteroid Apocalypse”

This one was for my son all the way! He loved Dinosaurs and has been intrigued by them since he was young. Now that he is older he is interested in their extinction and how it happened and everything else that goes along with it. He loved this series and sat enthralled watching it. I was also pleasantly surprised that my tween liked it and was interested in them. This DVD collection is full of interesting information and the graphics are amazing! This is a great DVD set and would make an awesome gift for the dinosaur lover in your life!

Just in time for Mother’s Day, Fox and MGM Home Entertainment are celebrating by releasing all-new themed DVD gift sets. Just look what great movies are available in these sets:

• Laughs & Locks Collection (Beauty Shop, Nora’s Hair Salon 2, The Salon)
• Women in Charge Collection (Baby Boom, Thelma & Louise, Working Girl)
• Women in Love Collection (One Fine Day, Return To Me, A Walk In the Clouds)
• Laughs, Love and Lyrics Collection (9 to 5, The Rose, Hello Dolly)

I have been given the chance to give 3 Dirty Shirt readers a Women in Love Gift Set. This set to me is my favorite as I could watch all three of those movies over and over again. See rules below to enter to win one today.

This giveaway will not be over in time for Mother’s Day.

Giveaway

• MAIN RULE – Tell me in comments what your favorite love story (book or movie or both) is. (remember if this rule is not followed then no others will count)
• 1 Extra Entry – Subscribe to my RSS feed or by email (or let me know if you already are) in a separate comment
• 1 Extra Entry – Stumble My Main Page and leave your Stumble name (I will be checking) in a separate comment
• 1 Extra Entry – Favorite The Dirty Shirt in Technorati and leave your name (I will be checking) in a separate comment
• 1 Extra Entry – Follow me on Twitter (button in subscribe section on on the right sidebar) and let me know your Twitter name in a separate comment
• 1 Extra Entry for Tweeting about this giveaway. Please leave direct URL in comments so I can check or @jentifa.
• 2 Extra Entries – Write a post on your blog linking to my blog.

This giveaway will run through midnight on May 23, with winner being announced the morning of May 24. Winner will be chosen using Random.org from all valid entries and notified via email. Winner will have 48 hours to contact me before another winner is chosen. Giveaway is open to U.S. residents only.

Based on the latest research on how babies learn and grow, eebee’s adventures are designed to help you and your baby transform everyday play, observation and exploration into learning that lasts.

Adventures go beyond letters, numbers and simple shapes. eebee’s adventures start with questions such as: How do I…? What happens when…? What if I…? What if you…? What if it…?

eebee’s adventures focus on the developmental skills that babies are working on and use as the foundation of all future learning. They provide models and ideas for enriching ordinary moments by presenting playful and real situations that young children (and parents!) can actually understand, build on and learn from.

eebee’s adventures feature eebee, the baby’s baby, along with infants 6 months and older who play and discover in a world that is real, engaging, and rich with possibilities.

Each of the first three 30-minute DVDs, EXPLORING REAL STUFF, ALL IN A DAY’S PLAY,and FIGURING THINGS OUT includes three 10-minute adventures, original music and songs, and “play-by-play” commentary by and interviews with developmental experts.

eebee’s adventures have been developed with renowned experts from Harvard University,  Temple University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Massachusetts and University of Vermont, the Brazelton Institute and Reggio Emilia-influenced schools for infants and toddlers.

Products and My Thoughts

In this series of adventures, EXPLORING REAL STUFF, eebee and playmates explore a range of materials and everyday objects with the simple and enticing goal of finding out what these things are like. “What do things feel like?” “What sounds do they make?” “How do they move?” “Are they heavy or light?” “What can I do to them?” These are just a few of the questions eebee and friends actively take on.

Brimming with Ideas sets the adventure among tubs of cereal and grains, adding bowls, scoops, and funnels to enrich the possibilities.

In Out of the Box, a paper mountain and a cardboard box encourage infant “science,” “math,” and creative explorations.

And different balls, tubes, ramps, blocks and even a tissue box lead eebee and babies to discoveries about rolling, slipping and sliding in On a Roll.

First, let me say that my daughter loves eebee! She gets so excited when eebee is up on the screen and she is enthralled with watching other babies interact. Right now her passions is playing with balloons, balls and the bubble wrap that comes in my packages (under supervision of course and only to step on to pop the bubbles). She intently watches a ball roll across the room, and squeals when she throws it. In Exploring Real Stuff babies are encouraged to interact with everyday things in your home, like tissue paper and boxes. My daughter really liked this show.

The many teachable, unplanned and unscripted learning moments that fill a baby’s day are the inspiration for ALL IN A DAY’S PLAY. No matter how ordinary the materials or the situation might seem, for a baby, the possibilities are anything but.

Laundry List, an adventure set in and around a laundry basket, features eebee in a world of colors, textures, and language explorations. From peek-a-boo to talking socks, from baby basketball to laundry basket sailboat, the list of ideas to explore can get long (and short, soft, stretchy, and even see-through.)

Just You & Me, a collection of mini-adventures, designed for a baby, grown-up and only the most basic materials, demonstrate that babies learn in the simplest situations: figuring out what will happen in game of “elevator” or “airplane;” hearing the same story read different ways; or playing silly games that reinforce social, emotional and cognitive skills.

Cups, bowls, pots, pans, and spoons are the central props eebee and babies rely on in Little Objects, Big Ideas. Putting things in and taking them out and hearing the sounds they make as they drop, move or meet one another, lead to musical exploration and some new ideas about containers and “the contained.”

This DVD has got to be my favorite one as it reminds me so much of my daughter. Laundry is a big deal around here and she is always found sitting in a basket with clothes on top of her playing around. She has stuck her hands in socks and laughed about it as well as wore a pair of shorts on her head, it seems she is always looking at clothes. And don’t get me started on cups and bowls and pots and pans. She LOVES playing with all these, my container draw is always emptied when she is in the kitchen. She loves banging things around and was really excited to see babies playing on this DVD.

Reflecting the day to day challenges and discoveries that define a toddler’s world,  FIGURING THINGS OUT showcases what can happen when a child’s newfound motor skills support her natural curiosity and interest in making things work and achieving goals.

Turning a light on and off, tracking a flashlight’s beam, and exploring the magic of playing with shadows are the focus of The Light Bulb Goes On adventure.

In Blocks and Tackling Ideas, creating (and crashing!) towers, laying rows, stacking cups and fitting different pieces together lead to a range physical, cognitive, social and creative skill building activities.

And in On the Go, a mountain of pillows, and a room full of obstacles to get over, under, around and through set the scene for an adventure that celebrates the ups and downs, ins and outs of getting where and what you want.

My toddler really loves the eebee series and is always asking to watch “EE-EE” as she puts it, still working on words, but she watches these DVDs with such intensity I would love to know what is going on in that little mind of hers. I really enjoy watching these shows with her and helping her to interact with things that are around us. I highly recommend this series to everyone, it is a great stepping stone to teach your child about the world around them. There is so much more to check out on their website, so head on over you are bound to find something you like.