I love so much about the holiday season: decorating the tree, baking cookies, singing carols, spending time with family…dressing my baby up in cheesy outfits. (That’s him in the Santa suit and me in the reindeer antlers!) But most of all…I love the way the holiday season inspires kindness from strangers and brings out the best in people. In the […]
80s Flashback: La La La-La La La…the Smurfs are Back
Like so many children of my generation, I watched the Smurfs on TV every Saturday morning. More than twenty years later, I can still remember the lyrics and tune of the Smurf Theme Song. “La La La-La La La, Sing a Happy Song, La La La-La La La, Smurf Your Whole Day Long!” Blue, three-apples […]
Win the New Wow Wow Wubbzy DVD
We’re giving away two copies of the new Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! A Tale of TailsDVD. If you don’t have a pre-schooler, you might not have heard of Wubbzy from the hit Nick Jr. TV Show “Wow! Wow! Wubzzy!.” On the other hand, I can’t get his theme song out of my head: Wubbzy lives in […]
Prima Princessa Ballerina
Prima Princessa is a cheerful cartoon fairy who wants to share her love of ballet with your child. She floats, flitters, and glides through a condensed version of Swan Lake, performed by the Paris Opera Ballet. Interspersed with the dancing are clips of preschool girls learning dance steps, young students from the School of American […]
Teach Kids Some Sign Language for Easter
Check out this clip to learn some fun Easter words with Rachel. Then, find out why we think Signing Time is the best sign language video for children and babies. Available: Direct from Signing Time: $19.99; From Amazon.com: $19.99
Win Little Laureate’s Educational DVDs
Since Mama-to-Be really loved Little Laureate’s “My World” Educational DVD series, we’re going to give one lucky Mamanista reader the chance to win all three Little Laureate DVDs. (Click here for full review.) We also have a gift for all Mamanista readers– an exclusive Buy 1/Get 1 Free coupon for Little Laureate. To redeem your […]
Artsy, Fun Educational DVDs for Mother and Child
I recently had the chance to review the “My World” educational DVD series by Little Laureate. Little Laureate’s aim is to expose children to art, music and world culture. There are currently three DVDs in the My World Series. Each DVD comes with a 60-minute CD of classical music and a 24 page book of […]
Video Home Delivery
If you have not already signed up for a video home delivery service, now is the perfect time! Super Dad and I recently renewed and upped our number of DVDs per month because, well, lets be honest: we just don’t get out at night as much as we did in the B.C. (Before Child) Era. […]
Baby Signing Time Video
My review of videos for teaching baby to sign got a bit lengthy, but I wanted to share with you this awesome clip from the company that produces my top pick: Baby Signing Time. Even though Easter has passed, I thought you might enjoy seeing this: You can see how cheerful and clear Rachel Coleman […]
Best Baby Signing DVD: Teach Your Baby Sign Language!
Baby Diva looks quizzically at me, “Babagagadadamama…da.” Yes, well, fascinating. Perhaps you want a hug? or this toy?More emphatically, “BABAGAGAdadamama….da.” You make a good point kiddo, unfortunately I do not know what it is. Are you wet? You just ate, so you aren’t hungry.Now she is starting to get frustrated: “BABAGAGA WAHHH WAHHH.” What does […]
