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Nick Jr. Baby Curious Buddies - Helping at Homex$4.72
  (16 reviews)
Best Price: $9.98 $4.72
Targeted at babies ages 12-36 months, CURIOUS BUDDIES: HELPING AT HOME features live action babies and their caretakers are shown talking, playing and helping each other with typical household chores, such as laundry, cleaning and even cooking all while dancing, clapping, laughing and having a great time.
When children help around the house, it fosters confidence, resourcefulness, and independence--the theme of this 30-minute Nick Jr. Baby program. Music and narration accompany live-action footage of youngsters engaged in worthy tasks, while a handful of pastel-colored animal puppets cheer them on. Short vignettes, appropriate for the brief attention span of wee ones, depict familiar home responsibilities. In one, a girl puts away her toys; in another, a boy washes fruit for a salad. Kids wash the car, sweep the floor, bring in the newspaper, and set the table--visibly satisfied with their accomplishments. Rather than providing instructional detail on various chores, the film's goal is to empower kids to try their hand around the house, and remind parents to let them do so. Animated games enhance a child's skills in matching, sorting, and sequencing; and the curious buddies--an elephant, cat, and so forth--will keep everyone giggling. (Ages 2 to 4) --Lynn Gibson
MPN: D877644D - UPC: 097368776449
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pleasant surprise - great video
By A3PZH4HXYS3GDU on 2004-09-18
My 13 month old son is only allowed to watch a select few dvd's that we rotate for him as we like them to be somewhat educational but still entertaining for him. I was a bit wary of the Nickelodeon Baby presents and thought it might be cheesy but this is one of the best videos for older babies I've seen.
These are not the spinny shiny objects to classical music videos like some of the Baby Einstein videos (though we love Baby MacDonald/Neighborhood Animals & Neptune) but instead features really cute puppets and very simple but extremely appropriate real life video lessons that clearly repeat and name the actions or objects they are trying to teach the baby (like can you help Cat find the APPLE? and slowly goes over three fruits with the puppet until YES he finds the apple!) And real life video of toddlers helping their parents or siblings around the house. The music is pretty cool too and as a former music biz exec. I am super picky about kids music. GREAT video - Have ordered the rest of the series as of now.
Very pleasant surprise - great movie!
By A1DJQZITT2YEH5 on 2005-08-11
My daughter is 2 and for some reason I thought this might bore her. I rented it from our local library to try it out first and she LOVES this movie!! I was thinking it might be obnoxious or annoying for me but it's fun dancing or playing along with the movie. Very cute, very calm and good music! She loves it and I now love it. :) It's not long - just long enough for her to stay interested and it shows her other children helping around the house.
even Mom will enjoy
By A25HS1KLXJ7XVB on 2005-08-24
My 15 month old LOVES this whole series. The music is great and the puppets are cute! I like that it uses real people with a lot of babies. My son won't sit still for anything on TV, but he begs to put these on and then won't leave the room until it's over. Let me recommend you get the whole set so you don't get tired of hearing the same one over & over.
I SUGGEST THIS FOR YOU
By AL6H0SDNYN2WN on 2005-08-20
MY NINE MONTH OLD SON IS CLUED TO THE T.V. WHEN THIS IS ON
Great movie!
By A36HK6V63C02XE on 2005-02-24
Excellent movie, keeps the kids attention while playing decent music for them to listen to. Very funny and cute, both my 1 and 4 year old enjoy this one.
- Great choice for toddlers
By A1XLLQGIM9OJGO on 2006-04-22
My 20-month old has given up Baby Einstein for the Curious Buddies. He watches one half-hour video per day, and I was looking for something new at our local discount store when I found this one. I was skeptical, but after the first viewing, the Curious Buddies are the new favorite at our house. The music is cute, not cheesey, and I like that he is learning about objects around our house. He's enthralled every time he watches. Definitely a good choice!
- We like curious buddies but....
By A13HVQ97B6OBAR on 2006-09-08
My son loves the curious buddies videos. He would probably watch this one more but I don't like playing it cause the voice of one of the singers sounds very very creepy to me. I play the "let's build" curious buddies video all the time. The whole family likes that one.
- teaching helping for autism
By A1V5PDDI08Q44A on 2006-11-03
My child has autism and has learned from watching videos. He enjoys this show and it encourages self-esteem and competence. He enjoys watching the children and the puppets. The songs and sentences are simple and it's easy to learn the lyrics.
- Very good entertainment
By A2ZLI0H1DUAIWW on 2005-09-21
My daughter loves all of the Curious Buddies DVD's! We are now adding this one to the list!!!!! Very entertaining for her.
- My Triplets LOVE This!
By ATK1RL71E7AHC on 2006-12-28
Great fun and learning. Can't compare with anything else out there!
- Captivating
By A77ST30DCZZCB on 2007-01-06
My 1 1/2 year old daughter will watch this while I get dishes washed or dinner ready. It's cute and teaches her good things, and she loves the music.
- Not Too Pleasing
By A3IGG316L6BCC on 2007-03-09
I was interested in buying the series because my daughter was dancing to a commercial but once i purchased the dvd, my daughter wasn't too attntive to it. Her interest lasted no more than a week, so it was a waste of money.
- Great Fun!
By A29JMLZXC608YK on 2007-05-17
This was upbeat and fun for my 18 month old. She really liked it, but seemed to lose interest before the end. I've been letting her watch it during quiet time in the afternoon recently and now she watches the entire video and asks to watch it again. I've grown to like it more now than I did when I first previewed it and it's a bonus that she also seems more interested in it now too!
- Turns Kids into Eddie Haskell
By A3I5E81ATXAEO8 on 2007-07-15
The DVD itself isn't that funny or entertaining for an adult, but just wait until it's over. For the next hour or so, your toddler will be so sugary and accommodating, you'll be happy when it wears off and you have your usual howler-monkey back. It makes you appreciate your rude little cave-babies while possibly imparting some lasting lessons about manners and cleaning up toys to them. The puppets are of the same ilk as those on Jack's Big Music Show (same production company), but the writing, voicework and music are not. This will not entertain anyone older than five. It shouldn't have to, but with Jack, that's a bonus.
- Did I miss the laundry scene?
By A1CHOHPV418P15 on 2007-10-06
The front and back covers of the DVD case show kids/puppets with laundry, yet the DVD does not have a laundry segment. The scenes that are shown are good: cleaning room, giving baby brother a bath, making fruit salad in kitchen, reading little sister a book, washing dog...; BUT, since my house resembles a small laundry factory, I was hoping my toddler would get a glimpse of children helping with the entire laundry process. There is a short clip of a child carrying a laundry basket, but it's not an extended viewing of the laundry chore. There is a TERRIBLE segment with the Buddies puppets taking a bath. Yawn - it's approximately 5 minutes long (seems like an eternity); and I wonder what the point is - it's not funny, it's not educational. In fact, my 2 year old always whines during the segment. There is a boring animated sock matching exercise - match red sock with red sock, etc. Overall, the DVD is good if your toddler has grown out of Baby Einstein. The writers/directors of this DVD got close...but fell short of being great...I give it a "good" rating.
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