So Smart - Colors

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Starring: Artist Not Provided
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Type: DVD
Studio: So Smart Productions
Release Date: 2002-04-02
Number of Items: 2
If slow and steady wins the race, then So Smart! Colors beats the competition by a turtle nose. Created to charm 1- to 3-year olds, this video storybook features simple, screen-filling drawings that glide and float as a pleasant voice tells short stories about seven different colors. As children watch the green grasshopper climb a green hill or a purple fish blow purple bubbles, the task of learning colors begins. The stories, also paced quite slowly, incorporate simple words and beginning terms like high, low, up, down, big, small, behind, in, and out. Best of all, the delightful original-music soundtrack blends piano, guitar, mandolin, saxophone, and other pleasing instruments to gently perk up the viewing experience. A note at the video's onset wisely suggests that parents watch and interact with their child during the 30 minutes of stories and turn off the TV early if baby gives the cue. --Liane Thomas

Bear Hiding
I have to buy this. My cable system had it on for a few weeks and I was able to play it for my 16 month old daughter every day. Then it suddenly disappeared from my viewing choices and she keeps saying "bear hiding," "bear hiding." Even in the middle of the night I swear I hear her saying "bear hiding." What a cute little blue bear hiding behind the box! She just loves this. I have already bought First Words, and that is great too.

So Smart - Colors
I received this as a gift from my first child and now have replaced it in DVD format for my second. This is a very good first video for young children, it is well paced and doesn't overwhelm the senses with too much stimulation, visual or auditory. Each color is reinforced with basic words that most toddlers are beginning to use. I would also recommend this to those with small children trying to learn English as well. My 5 year old likes to watch along with his brother because he finds it relaxing.

We also bought the Baby Einsten series, Shapes and Colors, but it was too much for my first son to handle and I am going to wait until my second one is over 2 before letting him what. The Baby Einstein series is visual overstimulating in comparison.

Just perfect for any toddler
Having used to fast paced shows, My son and I found this too slow and boring at first. We used to fall asleep and yawn in the middle of the show. But after a couple of watches, we just fell into this. I realized that learning should come slowly to absorb it better and stay there for a lifetime. Learning shouldn't be rushed. My son has learned to differentiate and sort his colors in an instant. He could arrange a pile of blocks in one color. Amazing it is.

The video story tells a color at a time. It's a digital boardbook that doesn't make use of puppets. It has diecut illustrations just like what you see in boardbooks but has come to life. Illustrations tend to buildup gradually. This gives your child to guess what's up next. My son would watch even when at play. He'd always ask for this as soon as he wakes up. It's a good learning tool while the mind is still fresh from all the stresses of play. We loaned this from the library, and is now purchasing a copy for my son. I highly recommend this. It's worth every penny.

A sweet and charming way to learn colors.
This is a charming video with very cute pictures of animals. They look like they were made from shapes cut out and pasted together. It begins: "Once upon a time there was a green grasshopper who liked to hop in a green grassy meadow." This is one of the few So Smart videos that actually has words spoken. The voice is a very nice voice to listen to. There are nice sound effects, like birds chirping. The music is great. The colors shown are green, purple, yellow, orange, blue, red, and pink. Each color has a different story and almost everything in that story is that particular color with different shades of the color. Very cute. I have reviewed all the other So Smart videos.

Boring
This video is very boring and SLOW. I have a 22 month old and it didn't hold his attention 10 minutes. It seems like someone could have made this on his or her computer and passed it off as entertainment. It may be good for very small babies but not for ones that are used to Baby Einstein and things that captivate their attention.