Mike the Knight: Magical Mishaps

Magical and Educational
My son fell in love with Mike the Knight the first time he saw it so I knew he'd be thrilled to receive Magical Mishaps, the latest from his favorite hero.

I like that the show stars Mike and his sister Evie since I have a boy and a girl because they like to pretend they are their favorite characters and act out some of the shows. Since the show encourages working together at solving problems, I appreciate the lessons that my kids take away from it and then act out on their own.

My son was a little disappointed that the six episodes included he had already seen on Nick Jr. Personally I was happy to have them on a disc I can pop in instead of trying to remember to record it for him! Plus it's nice to have when we go camping and don't have cable or on a long trip in the car. Episodes include:
The Polka Dot Horse
Sir Super
The Many Knights
The Mission Mess
The Glendragon News
The Real Sword

At just an hour long, Magical...
Episode Listing
My girls love Mike the Knight. This DVD contains six great episodes from the Nick Jr. cartoon. Amazon doesn't always do a good job on their DVD episode listings so here are the episodes that are included on this DVD:

1. The Polka Dot Horse
2. Sir Super
3. The Many Knights
4. The Mission Mess
5. The Glendragon News
6. The Real Sword

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The Wiggles: Wiggly Halloween

Wiggly Halloween, A must have!!!!!
This DVD is adorable beyond words! If you already love anything Wiggles, obviously you'll love this too. But even if you're skeptical of these new ones, perhaps simply against the change, worried your kids won't take to them, whatever your reason,then this is the DVD to get! There's no way you or your kids won't LOVE this! It's sure to warm you up to them! It's just packed with too much cuteness, fun, & talent to pass up. We got ours at the show, but it will be released here in U.S. soon & I highly recommend! Also great to prepare kids for Halloween if you're worried about them being easily spooked. Highlights the fun in the traditions and costumes & portrays what may be perceived as scary to be fun & friendly. We also own & love "Taking Off!" & recommend that too! It can't be easy having to find three new members at once, but they couldn't have found any three better and are doing just a fantastic job!!!
Great songs, as expected from The Wiggles
This latest Wiggles video has lot of great songs -- probably even better than Taking Off or Furry Tales. Pretty much every song is catchy, and the new cast is great. The videos from the new generation have been pretty low-budget as they push them out quickly, but the quality of songs hasn't dropped.

One gripe with this one: they did a traditional English song called "Who Killed Cock Robin?" The lyrics about killing and death are unexpected from The Wiggles, and I skip the song so mu 3-year-old doesn't hear them. Might be a 5-star video if that song had been omitted.
Cute, but doesn't encourage as much movement as some of their other movies
My 3 and a half year old daughter loves The Wiggles and I love that I can put it on for her and know she is going to do a lot of moving and get her energy out. This was our first experience with the new Wiggles and my daughter loves that there is a girl in the group now. The halloween theme is really cute and my daughter loves watching it and singing along. My one complaint is that there are quite a few slower songs included so she isn't up and moving as much as I would like. But she likes it and it keeps her attention so that is good enough for me.
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