Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days

In honor of the 40th birthday of Sesame Street, Children’s Television Workshop has released an incredible DVD collection called “Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days”. Featuring favorite moments from the show, this amazing collection will take parents on a trip down memory lane and introduce children to the Sesame Street their parents loved as kids. This Two-Disc set has over 5 hours of iconic moments, favorite songs, celebrity segments and exclusive never-before-seen backstage footage.

I was born in 1967, so Sesame Street was the first TV show I remember watching. I still get excited when I see the Pinball Number Counting Sketch (1 2 3 4 5, 6 7 8 9 10, 11 12!) or hear the Purple Two-Headed Monster discovering the telephone. Other great skits in this collection include the Rubber Duckie song, Ladybug Picnic, appearances by celebrities like Fonzie from Happy Days and Diana Ross, as well as newer skits like Law & Order: Special Letters Unit and the introduction of Elmo and Abby Cadabby.

I’d like to caution parents that the episode that dealt with the death of Mr. Hooper is included in this collection. If you haven’t talked about death with your children first, it might be upsetting or confusing to them. Just so you know.

Whether you grew up watching Sesame Street or not, this DVD is a wonderful educational addition to any DVD collection. The list price is $29.93, it’s $19.99 on Amazon. I think you’ll like it as much as your kids do!

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LEGO: The Adventures of Clutch Powers on DVD

Description:
The LEGO® toy brand comes to life in an all-new feature-length DVD movie released on 2/23 entitled LEGO®: The Adventures of Clutch Powers. Meet Clutch Powers, the best builder and explorer in the LEGO universe as he heads off on his most dangerous mission yet. Join Clutch and his team of LEGO experts as their adventure leads them from LEGO City to the Space Police prison planet to the medieval world of Ashlar where they must help the rightful heir to the King’s throne find the courage to regain the kingdom from the evil wizard Mallock the Malign. Their brick-building skills will be put to the ultimate test as they face off against Mallock’s skeleton army. Get ready for an action-packed adventure like nothing you have ever seen before, The Adventures of Clutch Powers!

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My Review:
I hope this DVD is just the first of a new franchise for LEGO! Watching this DVD refreshed our love of LEGOS and all the cool things you can build with them. My boys grumbled when I said “hey, come watch this DVD with me!”, but they both watched it all the way through and at the end, admitted it was “pretty cool”, which is high praise coming from 11 and 13 year old boys :) It didn’t hold my 4 year old daughter’s attention for very long, but I bet if LEGO came out with a Princess movie, she would definitely watch it!

For fans of LEGO, The Adventures of Clutch Powers is an entertaining, family-friendly DVD. Don’t be surprised if your kids ask to get some new LEGOS after you watch it!

Available on Amazon.com and at retailers.

Chick-fil-A Teams Up With VeggieTales

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Chick-fil-A is partnering with the popular children’s series VeggieTales for its upcoming Kids Meal promotion available between March 13 and April 17.  There will be five CDs available, each focusing on building self-confidence in children.

“Children are often embarrassed when they feel different than their peers,” said Angela Savage, Senior Kids & Family Marketing Consultant for Chick-fil-A, Inc. “Our hope is that these CDs will show kids they are perfect just as they are and that it’s good to be unique.”

There will be a new CD in the Chick-fil-A Kids Meal each week.  Children who receive the same CD twice can exchange the duplicate for another CD during the five-week promotion. After the promotion, parents can order CDs online at www.shopchick-fil-a.com as long as supplies last.

The five VeggieTales CD Topics are:

1. “You are a Friend!”

2. “You are Special!”

3. “You are Unique!”

4. “You are  Important!”

5. “You are Loved!”

Each CD includes music that can be played in a CD player or in a computer, fun activities and print-outs, videos with lessons from VeggieTales characters, information for parents, and special promotions.

Sadly for me, we don’t have Chick-fil-A here so I had to turn down the offer of some Kids Meal coupons. Instead, Chick-fil-A sent me two of the VeggieTales CDs.  When my boys were younger, we listened to and watched VeggieTales pretty much every day, so it was as fun for me to listen to the music as it was to introduce Kaitlyn to it! Here are the songs on the two CDs I received:

“You are Unique! “:

Track 1 – An introduction from Larry the Cucumber

Track 2 – “Billy Joe Mcguffrey”

Track 3 – “God is Bigger”

Track 4 – “The Hairbrush Song”

Track 5 – “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”

“You are Loved!”:

Track 1 – An introduction from Larry the Cucumber

Track 2 – “Love Your Neighbor”

Track 3 – “Going to the Promised Land

Track 4 – “The Water Buffalo Song”

Track 5 – “Think of Me”

Look for these great CDs in Chick-fil-A kids meals now through April 17!

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