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3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

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  • Format: PAL
  • Classification: U
  • Studio: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm
  • VHS Release Date: 16 Oct 2000
  • Run Time: 27 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0000505HO
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 4,403 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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    #3 in  Video > Children's Videos > Ages 0-2 > From Birth
    #7 in  Video > Special Interest > Instructional > Childcare
    #8 in  Video > Children's Videos > Disney > Little Ones

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If you've been around babies in the last few years, you will have seen these newfangled toys that are abstract in colour (or just black, white and red) and make curious, crunching noises. Studies have shown these types of toys stimulate new-borns, expanding the capacity of their little sponge-like minds, a concept that comes to the video age in Baby Einstein. This 30-minute tape is called a "video board book" and the creators instruct parents of babies from one to 18 months old to huddle around the TV while it plays, pointing out objects and interacting with the child as you would with a book. Bright toys, patterns, blocks, and the like move across the screen accompanied by natural sounds, music and voices. English, Japanese, Russian, German and other languages are heard telling nursery rhymes or counting to 20. Now, the creators don't expect your baby to recite "Humpty Dumpty" in Spanish by the end of the tape but, as they state in the introduction, hearing different languages invigorates a baby's mind. These educators went on to combine classical music with their program on Baby Mozart. --Doug Thomas

Synopsis
Designed to be entertaining and stimulating to children from the age of 0-36 months, this programme combines language, natural sounds, classical music and visuals of nature, animals and toys.

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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars stimulating for baby - time out for mum!, 4 Jun 2002
By A Customer
My, now 1 year old, has been watching this and Baby Mozart and Baby Bach from the age of a few weeks. They have captivated him from the outset and provided me with 20 or so precious minutes of 'time-out' (yes, I know you are supposed to interact with the baby whilst watching the video, but I'm not perfect!). One year on, and we have 'progressed' to Baby Van Gogh and Shakespeare - with the same amazing results. We have loads of other children's videos (Teletubbies, Tweenies, Bear in the Big Blue House, etc) but NONE hold his attention the way these do and as a result, he is enthralled by all classical music where-ever he hears it.
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58 of 61 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as I expected after Baby Mozart and Baby Bach, 8 Jan 2002
By A Customer
6 weeks ago I bought my baby girl, now 8 eight months old, the Baby Mozart, Baby Bach and Baby Einstein videos. She enjoys watching Baby Mozart best and also likes Baby Bach, but I'm afraid Baby Einstein does not keep her attention for long. As a qualified linguist, I also question the uncontextualized use of foreign languages on the video: watching and hearing people count and say the alphabet in various languages while watching a static flower or other picture has no purpose, really, and will most probably not encourage language acquisition. While I would recommend Baby Mozart and Baby Bach, I would not do so for Baby Einstein.
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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent way to calm down your kids and have a quiet time, 14 Sep 2001
By A Customer
This video is excellent. The music and images immediately attract my children's attention. My three year old tries to recite the words to the songs. She listens intently to the foreign language versions of songs that she already knows. My one year old focuses on the pictures and has started to try and call out the names of the things he can see on the screen.

I'm not a big fan of pushy educational materials for kids, and I certainly wouldn't want to force learning on them for the sake of it. But this video is fun, they genuinely like it, and they will sit quietly to watch and listen.

I've also found it really helps at the end of the day to calm down overexcited children before bedtime. I even find it quite relaxing myself!

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Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolute Godsend!
I was given this video from a friend when my baby was born. At first I couldnt understand the point as my baby didnt seem interested at all but then I tried it again when she was... Read more
Published on 26 May 2003 by Mrs J Williams

1.0 out of 5 stars overrated and far too short
I'd heard good things about the Baby Mozart and Baby Einstein videos, but the two babies I tried them with (25 months and 9 months) just weren't interested, and 27 minutes is way... Read more
Published on 9 Mar 2003

4.0 out of 5 stars Baby Einstein
My daughter first viewed Baby Einstein when she was almost 2yrs old - the recommended age is up to 18 months - however, she loved it and now, at over 3 yrs she is still enjoying... Read more
Published on 2 Feb 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars Great video - my son loved it from 4 months upwards
This was the first Baby video I bought and my son absolutely loves it. He started watching it from 4 months and as soon as the opening credits come on his face lights up. Read more
Published on 1 Feb 2002

1.0 out of 5 stars Too slow, simple and boring. - Deceiving
Maybe just one star is a bit too harsh, but it serves to counterbalance the 5 star reviews.

The label says for babies 1 to 36 months old. Read more

Published on 21 Jan 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars amazing, captivating and fun for both of us
After a few viewings this is repetive, but what isn't?! However, my son has loved this from his first viewing. Read more
Published on 31 Dec 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars absolutely fabulous!
This video is fantastic. My 4 month old daughter watches it with fascination and when we talk along with the video she gets really excited. Read more
Published on 7 Jun 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely interesting and fun for babies and toddlers.
It's a great video for babies to watch, based on my experience with my own 9 month old son. The different poems, kiddies' songs, countings in different languages with matching... Read more
Published on 23 Oct 2000 by jole@oudenallen.demon.nl

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