mrsrevmeg Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Peep and the Big Wide World is very nice. If you can't find it on a channel in your area, they show one daily online. http://www.peepandthebigwideworld.com/ Thanks for the link!! We have not been able to watch this for the last couple of years, due to not getting the right station. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumping In Puddles Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 Lately, our fave has been "How It's Made". How it's Made and Dirty Jobs are my son's two fave's right now on TV. He has always been a practical kind of boy :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumping In Puddles Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 My K'er and 1st grader have a new favorite TV show: AVATAR! I picked up the DVD's from the library and the show is wonderful! It is kind of fantasy, good v. evil, great for boys and girls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMamaBird Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 My K'er and 1st grader have a new favorite TV show: AVATAR! I picked up the DVD's from the library and the show is wonderful! It is kind of fantasy, good v. evil, great for boys and girls. Ha! My kids aren't old enough yet, but I actually enjoy that show if I catch it!:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 Mine love watching Barney (gag!), Curious George, Elmo's World, and Dragon Tales but they are too young to understand that the shows are only on at certain times so I just put in 30ish min videos; then I don't feel like I have to finish school by a certain time so that a certain show will be on. We like Richard Scarry videos (songs, abcs, #s) and Noodlebug (by the makers of the Babybug books). My youngest loved Dragon Tales but that was about 8 years ago. I didn't know it was still on. The phrase "my squishy" has lived on in our house to this very day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 At that age we did http://www.thetoycastle.com/index.asp on PBS, and Thomas the Tank Engine. Beyond that it was vids: Mary Poppins, David Attenborough, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 One I haven't seen mentioned that my family love was Blue's Clue's although we didn't like it as much after Steve left the show. I have all the old ones on DVD though which I will give to my grandson when he is old enough. My kids are all older but they like Animal Planet, National Geographic, The History Channel and some A&E. They have been watching these channels for quite a long time though so if your children are more mature than they might like them in the not too distant future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radish4ever Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 My kids can watch Noggin, Sprout, and PBS shows. I pretty much let them watch any of them on those channels.... We don't watch a ton of TV, but when we do, I feel okay about those choices. I do leave the TV on a digital music channel (toddler tunes) quite a bit as well so that they can have the TV "on", but they have to get creative (and usually dance a lot!) ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumping In Puddles Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 Ha! My kids aren't old enough yet, but I actually enjoy that show if I catch it!:D I put it on for them and I enjoyed it so much I sat with them to watch and I normally can't stand kid shows! It's wonderful. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorMama Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 Peep and the Big Wide World is very nice. If you can't find it on a channel in your area, they show one daily online. http://www.peepandthebigwideworld.com/ Yes! My daughter loves this show...and so do I. My all-time favourite! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternalknot Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 Backyardigans! No clue what channel it's on, we just ended up buying the DVDs. It's the only kids' show my daughter watches. My kids generally have preferred "real" tv - Dirty Jobs, Mythbusters, Animal Planet, et cetera - but this was the one kids' show they got hooked on. They were 2 and 7 when we began watching it; they are now a month shy of 4 and 9. It's definitely more geared towards the younger, but my older will watch it. It's been a fabulous jumping point for my very imaginative daughter - she re-enacts many of the characters and scenes, coming up with alternative endings. She has even made the connection between some of the episodes and my older son's history and geography studies (Chichen Itza Pizza, Key to the Nile, and more). The music is great, too. I discovered that each show has a music theme, and each of the episode's songs fit that genre of music. So a few years ago we ran with that and made up a music program of study using the shows as our base - we discovered a HUGE variety of genres, different artists, and random geographical and historical facts. My daughter gets to watch one show most days, usually while I do spelling with my older child. There are two Backyardigans CDs out, and we listen to those in the morning (in lieu of actually watching the show, but she still feels like she IS watching it) while she plays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavyWifeandMommy Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 We dont have cable so it's PBS before school or in the afternoons if they don't nap. I also have a bunch of DVDs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlockOfSillies Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 Mine get their TV almost exclusively at Grandma's, but my whole family adores The Backyardigans (Noggin, I know). The baby goes NUTS when the theme song comes on. I know he shouldn't watch TV, but it sure is cute to watch him light up when he hears it. Even now I have lyrics from yesterday's show in my head: "Keep your antlers near the floor, so you can limbo through the door." LOL. I don't know what else is on cable, so I can't give you a lot of direction on the edu-tainment front. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairProspects Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 Little Einsteins and Curious George. Ditto! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusicMouseTN Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 By far the favorite right now is Berenstain Bears!!!! We love that show around here. The closer runners- up are Dora, Diego, and Cinderella (on DVD). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowWhite Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 We also like Blue's Clues, Pinky Dinky Doo, and Bob the Builder, of which all but Pinky we watch via Netflix on our Xbox 360 Live account. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 We don't have cable/sattelite so they just watch PBS kids for 1/2 hour a day. At Grandparents house they watch Noggin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 I won't let the kids watch Dragon Tales. :tongue_smilie: That show makes Barney seem not too irritating. I find myself wishing a knight would come slay a dragon or two... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumping In Puddles Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 This is OT but we arrived at my parents house today and my nephews (age 5,8,11) were watching Family Guy! :eek: I said "I can't believe your parents let you watch this" They said "they don't and please don't tell on us!" :glare: mmmmkay, I think my children can run errands with me today instead of staying with their cousins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexfam Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 All the ones you mentioned from PBS. Plus I like them to watch The Magic School Bus and Peep both science shows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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