LeapFrog: Math Adventure to the Moon

LeapFrog’s Math Adventure to the Moon DVD (MSRP $14.98) was released recently and we were given a copy of it to watch and talk about here on ParentSphere. Well, my 4-1/2 year old completely digs this thirty-eight minute long DVD.  She loves the story and she’s so proud of herself for her ability to count [...]

Author: Amy Comments: 1 comment Date: 29 Mar 2010 More: Read more
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Wow, The Nutcracker is cool!

…is just what my four year old exclaims as she sits and watches Prima Princessa’s “The Nutcracker”. She sits and watches the ballet DVD in awe of the beautiful ballerinas and then practices her ballet steps along with the students from the NYC Ballet’s School of American Ballet. You can purchase Prima Princessa Presents The [...]

Author: Amy Comments: 0 comments Date: 24 Dec 2009 More: Read more
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Now this is classic

*Congratulations to our winner, Roxann!  (#154) When this offer came my way, I absolutely could NOT refuse.  See, I’m a sucker for all things Christmas ever since my daughters were born.  I love it that my four year old digs these old Christmas classics and can watch them over and over and over, just like [...]

Author: Amy Comments: 167 comments Date: 27 Nov 2009 More: Read more
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One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure

We paid a visit to Chicago’s Adler Planetarium to check out their brand new show, “One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure” and were nothing short of impressed. We were invited to attend opening weekend and there was already a crowd lined up at the door to see the new show and to meet Elmo.  [...]

Author: Amy Comments: 2 comments Date: 7 Nov 2008 More: Read more
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Fat Albert’s Halloween Special

*Winners: Yeah, you heard me. I said Fat Albert. This is the perfect Halloween gift. You can win it here.  And here. We have a handful of copies to give away.  Just do what we tell you and you’ll have your chance at the Cosby kid’s pranktastic Halloween adventure on DVD. Fat Albert and the [...]

Author: Amy Comments: 0 comments Date: 22 Oct 2008 More: Read more
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VeggieTales…aaarrrgghhh!!!

Update: Congratulations to our winners: Marcia – our grand prize winner!  And our four runner-up winners: Lisa, Meredith, Sarah and Tonya That was my best pirate imitation, like it? What better way to kick off a slew of Fall / Halloween posts and giveaways than by offering up VeggieTales prizes!  We love these little veggies [...]

Author: Amy Comments: 245 comments Date: 8 Oct 2008 More: Read more
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Need a laugh?

Here is a video of my friend Clay performing at the improv. Just watch the video for some parenting related comedy. Trust me, it’s funny.

Author: Eric Comments: 1 comment Date: 5 Oct 2008 More: Read more
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As I Grow: The DVD series that grows with them

*Update: Congratulations to Melinda S., our winner of the “As I Grow” DVD series! The As I Grow series is a great set of developmental learning DVD’s that you can use as early as you bring home your newborn.  We used them with our daughter.  No need to go out and buy a new DVD [...]

Author: Amy Comments: Comments Off Date: 8 Sep 2008 More: Read more
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GoPets: Vacation Island (for Nintendo DS Lite)

I have a Nintendo DS Lite and have been trying out some new games on it. One I’ve been playing lately is GoPets Vacation Island. It’s basically a kid-friendly introduction to social networking by way of virtual pets. My toddler is a bit too young to really understand the concept yet but she had fun [...]

Author: Amy Comments: 3 comments Date: 2 Jun 2008 More: Read more
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