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Summary: No Baby Mozart
Review: This didn't keep the attention of my 6 month old like Baby Mozart, but she still watches it. I bought it for variety. Each segment begins with a certain color, followed by a poem. I thought the DVD was okay, I found the music a bit annoying. Baby Mozart is the best.
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Summary: Fun and educational!
Review: My 13-month old son loves this video. We are big fans of all of the Baby Einstein videos. My son received this video for his first birthday and it is now his favorite. He laughs out loud during the video and gets so excited when the video begins. The video shows various colors and states the color along with the color spelled out on the screen. The most exciting part is that my son now says all the colors while he watches the video. We were so surprised the first time he just blurted out "yellow" right before the video said the word.
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Summary: Great for younger babies also
Review: I have a 6-month old who has loved this video since he was 4 months old - he is mesmerized by this (also by Mozart and Shakespeare). I'm not a fan of using TV as a babysitter but these videos calm my son when he is fussy and they are educational as well (especially Van Gogh and Shakespeare). He isn't as thrilled with the Baby Einstein video - but I would recommend the whole series to parents of young babies
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Summary: Attraction of this one a mystery...
Review: My 19 month old daughter was completely mesmerized by Baby Van Gogh when we first got it, although the attraction was a bit of a mystery for us parents. The content seems way too simple and there is no dialogue at all -- only single words "red", "yellow", "blue", etc. However, it seems to be just the right thing for very young children and my daughter has watched it over and over. I like that it is not connected to some syndicated character like Barney, and introduces famous artwork with a soundtrack of pleasant classical music. I feel the Baby Einstein series is a nice healthy thing to introduce to your babies and can see where it would be especially great for infants (I wish I would have bought it earlier!), but now that my daughter is old enough to follow a story line, I feel she will lose interest in the Baby Einstein format. I have purchased Baby Mozart but she doesn't seem as interested in it. I would highly recommend Baby Van Gogh and Baby Mozart for babies 0 to 18 months, whereas toddlers, (mine, at least) will be looking for more stimulation.
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Summary: Great concept overproduced
Review: This is a great concept. Unfortunately, it was produced in a very high energy manner that makes it more like a music video than like the calmer Baby Einstein video. My daughter,almost 2, completely zones out in front of it. No wonder- we can't get a word in edgewise to identify colors or talk to each other. Every moment is packed with sound and imagery. It's a nice idea but maybe a 3 or 4 year old would be better able to follow the fast pace. There are also some continuity problems that make transitions seem abrupt. Following the actual feature, which of itself is fairly short, are ads for the toys and contact information that I wish they hadn't included. They add unnecessary length to the video and certainly aren't interesting for my kids to watch.
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Summary: Go for this one and Baby Mozart
Review: My 14 month old and I love this video. It is the best Baby Einstein video yet, in our opinion. The visuals, the music, all are really captivating. Before this our favorite was Baby Mozart. My son can watch either of these videos anytime. Baby Einstein, Baby Bach, and Baby Shakespeare are not quite as interesting. But all of the videos are good for teaching words, dancing together, etc.I have been sad to hear about Baby Santa disappointing fans. I haven't seen it, and will probably not buy it. But despite this anomaly, I would submit that Baby Einstein products get better and better with each release!
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Summary: Beautiful video!!
Review: This is a beautiful video!! The colors are bright and cheery. The music is perfectly suited. And the puppet, Van Goat, is an absolute delight!! I strongly feel that Julie Clark should have hired a professional voice artist. Her voice lacks "umph" and is unstimulating. And, I don't think that it was necessary to include all the scenes of the children. While some scenes flowed nicely, others were quite disruptive. I think the Van Goat puppet could have carried this entire video without the children. My son absolutely loved him!!
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Summary: Baby Van Gogh is a hit in our house!
Review: The images and music are put together so wonderfully! My toddler just loves to point out objects and colors that she recognizes. The video is clear and crisp and the pace is just right! The colors are amazing. My one year old sits on the floor and rocks to the music and giggles when Baby Goat appears! Thanks Baby Einstein!
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Summary: Another 'hit' for Baby Einstein Company
Review: We have all of the video products of the Baby Einstein Company. This video is more similar in format to Baby Shakespeare than the Baby Mozart / Baby Bach videos. Nevertheless, I would say that Baby Van Gogh is a better attention-getter and -holder than Baby Shakespeare. The visuals are much more professional and entertaining - the main content being color and art, as opposed to poetry readings.If you are new to the Baby Einstein Company's products, I highly recommend them over the products of the competing companies (we have a VERY extensive childern's video library). The live-action visuals are far more engaging to infants and toddlers than the computer graphics and animation of other videos. In this respect (visually), Baby Van Gogh is even more dynamic than some of the earlier Baby Einstein productions - and certainly has a bit higher production quality. For babies under 6 months, however, I would recommend Baby Mozart as the best 'starter' in the series. As with Baby Mozart, Baby Bach and Baby Einstein, my daughter (now almost nine months) cannot get enough of this video.
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Summary: 3 Cheers for Baby "Van Goat"
Review: We now have the whole series of Bsby Einstein videos, much to the delight of my 10 month old son. This video, led by Vincent Van Goat. continues in the tradition of Baby Shakespeare in combining poetry and music with bright visuals of puppets and toys and small children. This is the first tape in the series in which little boys get to share the screen with little girls and that is a welcome change. The video focuses on introducing color to children and shows the pictures of Van Gogh as painted by Van Goat. My little boy loves this one too and I would highly recomend it!
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