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Thursday, December 6, 2007

That Baby DVD and That Baby CD Review

I have to admit that I'm not that into kids music. By that I mean, I'm not into it at all. Sure at times when I'm feeling like a "good mom" I'll turn it on in the house and in the car. However, after a few days of it, the music becomes forgotten. Honestly, it gets on my nerves.

My sons have a CD player/alarm clock in their shared room, and they listen to kids CDs at quiet time and at bedtime so it's not like they are being deprived. Yet, I still feel slightly guilty about it, particularly when my four year-old, older son (OS) starts requesting favorite top 40 songs on the radio. I wanted to review That Baby CD and That Baby DVD because they seemed to offer a good compromise between kids music and my music. Both discs feature non-kids songs, but they're acoustic and sung for families, not just kids. In other words, there are no annoying character voices. For example, These are the Days by 10,000 Maniacs is sung by Stephanie Schneiderman on the CD and DVD to the familiar words and tune.

Who is Stephanie Schneiderman? She is a long-time friend of the founders, Lisi and Rob Wolf. They initially created a line of CDs and DVDs for Jewish babies and kids called OyBaby, which featured her singing. When they found themselves successful, they decided to make DVDs and CDs for all kids, and they again reached out to Stephanie to create the music. Her sisters also performed some of the songs. In thinking of the many times my friends and I have come up with our "big marketing ideas", I am impressed that the Wolfs and Stephanie Schneiderman had the chutzpah to turn theirs into reality.

10,000 Maniacs are not the only source for the tunes in the collection. Songs by other popular artists, including Fleetwood Mac, Neil Diamond and The Beatles are also featured. I find the songs catchy and upbeat, and my kids really like them. It is nice to listen to albums for them that don't make me feel like I'm going to tear my hair out when listening to them.

I think the DVD is a great idea for little kids. The songs are paired up with video images filled with kids, nature scenes, puppets and animation. My 17 month-old younger son (YS) particularly loved watching the images of the babies and kids. I particularly appreciated the fact that he was getting a multiple sensory experience. OS even enjoyed watching it, although not as much as YS. Even though the target age is zero to five years, I think four is getting a little bit old for them.

Not only do I like the content and quality, but I also like supporting a mom and pop (and friend) production team. The three of them do all the the work. If you are doing holiday shopping now, there's a 20% discount on That Baby CD and That Baby DVD. The code is PBN. There's a no questions asked money back guarantee and you can get a lifetime warranty that will replace either product if something goes wrong. A sample video may be found on their website.

I think this is a very good gift idea for the holidays.

posted by Alex Elliot @ 12:27 AM 2 comments

2 Comments:

At December 6, 2007 11:17 PM, Lisa said…

Great review, lady.
At December 6, 2007 11:18 PM, Lisa said…

I left a comment but I don't think it "took."

Great review lady. Thanks for the input.

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