Let’s Hear It for The Laurie Berkner Band!

October 4, 2010 By 1 Comment

We are huge fans of The Laurie Berkner Band; we have been ever since Jacob was a toddler and used to dance around the living room to her songs on Noggin.  We received her latest DVD that was just released on September 28, 2010, Let’s Hear It for The Laurie Berkner Band!

This DVD is filled to the brim with music videos and is hosted by Nickelodeon’s Moose and Zee.  There are songs, games, rhymes, and more that I have even caught myself singing off and on.  The video is high energy with other children and lots of bright colors.  Here is a listing of the songs available on this DVD:

  • Who’s That?
  • Victor Vito (one that’s really catchy for me)
  • Five Days Old
  • My Energy (this song is so fun and interactive with Jaden; we had to stomp our feet, clap our hands, thump our head, etc.)
  • I’m a Mess (this song really applied to us today with a painting fiasco we had, in which Jaden seemed to paint himself and the kitchen table a nice, bright shade of green.)
  • In the Clouds
  • Pig on Her Head
  • The Cat Came Back
  • Farm Song
  • I Really Love to Dance (another fun song for us which gets us groovin’.)
  • I’m me and You’re You
  • Sneaks
  • I’m Not Perfect
  • Rocketship Run
  • Magic Box
  • Fast and Slow

Jaden won’t necessarily sit through the entire DVD, but it’s perfect to put on for those times when we might be coloring or putting a puzzle together or doing something hands-on that doesn’t require our complete concentration.  That way we can listen and stop to interact when we want.  Personally, as a mom, I love Laurie Berkner’s songs and videos.  She’s got such an energy about her and a great way of interacting with kids, making the music fit their energy.  She can be silly, but she can also be slower-paced and more serious with actual messages in her songs.

You can purchase Let’s Hear It for The Laurie Berkner Band! for $16.99 on their website.  You can also catch up with the band on their website.  Follow @LaurieBerkner on Twitter or Like Laurie Berkner Band on Facebook.

(Disclosure: I received a DVD, free of charge, from SKG Publicity and The Laurie Berkner Band, for the purposes of this review.)

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Hermie: Antonio Meets His Match | Review and Giveaway

March 8, 2010 By 18 Comments

Congrats to Kelly on winning this DVD!

For giveaway details, watch the video!

Untitled from mama buzz on Vimeo.

Max Lucado’s Hermie & Friends #14 : Antonio Meets His Match

Its About Being a Good Neighbor
DVD

A rude foreigner moves into the garden, testing Antonio’s patience.

Antonio should probably be called “Brave Ant”, for the heroic way he leads his Army Ants in defending the garden from, say, Big Bully Croaker.  But when some foreign ants move into the garden, their strange ways challenge Antonio to use something other than physical strength and military experience to solve a problem. Featuring Tim Conway as Hermie and special guest-star Fred Willard (“Wall-E”, “Kim Possible”, “Chicken Little”, etc) and includes the original song “How Could Anyone Not Love Me” and the cartoon short “Caterpilla” (a spoof of Cinderella). Lesson is based on Luke 10:27  ”Love your neighbor as you love yourself.”

As Taken from the Thomas Nelson Site

We had a mishap with this DVD and it almost didn’t get reviewed! Toddlers! *said with exasperated smile* However, Thomas Nelson was kind and  sent me another video so I could view it and review it.

I’m glad they did. I thoroughly enjoyed it, as did my daycare kids and daughter. In fact, they have been asking for it since viewing it for the first time. That’s a pretty big deal around here. Videos either get thumbs up or thumbs down by the viewing gallery.

The video isn’t actually about Hermie, the caterpillar hero of the series, but instead, about his friend Antonio the Ant. Antonio is pretty tough stuff. After all, he is the one who defends the garden from Big Bully Croaker and is the all time winner in the bug Olympics. He’s used to people thinking he’s all that and more. But then, some Irish Ants move into the garden and begin beating Antonio up with their golf balls and horrendous music. Determined to tell them they need to leave. Antonio is stopped by God and told instead to love his new neighbors.

He tries to, but it proves pretty difficult, especially when it results in Antonio’s eviction. But in the end, Antonio lives out true love for his enemies, a story that will capture children while entertaining them, and hopefully, impact them as well.

This was my first time viewing a Hermie video and I loved it so much, I want to add more to my library. It teaches spiritual lessons to children through the use of creative and bright animation, fun voices, and great story lines. As a Mama, anything that does this, is worth buying – - even if it is bugs helping instill spiritual truths into my child. :-)

Hermie activity sheets are available for download at the Thomas Nelson Site.

Disclosure: I received a complimentary copy of this DVD from Thomas Nelson for Review Purposes

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