Baby Einstein - Baby MacDonald VHS

Baby MacDonald is one of my favourite videos in the Baby Einstein collection. It takes little ones and toddlers on a field trip to the farm and introduces them to animals, food and more. I like the choice of classical music for this program, I personally think it fits the setting very nicely. I also like that this particular release (12 months and up) features a second viewing mode with added words at the bottom of the screen and extra puppet shows. Just select Mode 2 (Grow With Me) on the main menu. You can also watch 5 minutes or 10 minutes of the show at a time. My only complaint is that the 10 minute show is out of sync with the audio. The subtitles match the video (if you have them on), but the audio doesn't match what's going on at the time. Other than that, it's an excellent DVD release from Baby Einstein. I highly recommend picking it up!

dvd was good

I purchased this to watch with the little boy I babysat - he was 18 months old when I first played it. The DVD was watched again and again - I enjoyed it just as much as he did! I found that the segments of activity were timed just right for short attention spans; then the action and music flowed into the next "scene". The music was memorable, and the puppets were adorable. There was much about farm animals and planting to learn about; and there was humor, as well. This was definitely a favorite, and was not so lengthy that I felt we were parked in front of the TV too long.

Great educational DVD that will be given at an upcoming birthday party.

While I hate to admit it, my 8 month old is hooked on Baby Einstein. His favorites are Baby McDonald, Numbers Nursery, Baby VanGogh and Baby Shakespeare--i.e., all the classical puppet format types. Of these, McDonald is his absolute favorite. He's been watching it since he was 5 months old and just loves every minute of it. It is truly one of the more stimulating and beautiful of the series. While I am not crazy enough to think the BE videos will make my baby any smarter, I do like that I know what he's watching, I get a few minutes to shower, cook, etc, and most importantly, he loves them!

Results using a six-month old test subject.VIDEO ON: eyes wide and glued to screen, jaw hanging open. VIDEO STOP: baby looking around room. INSERT MICKEY MOUSE VIDEO: baby crying. RE-INSERT BABY MACDONALD: eyes again glued to screen. He occasionally smiles and jumps up and down in his walker during some of the music. During the "Old Macdonald Had a Farm" rendition, he makes noises that I interpret as an attempted sing-a-long.He's been watching this during visits to Grandpa's for about a month now and it is holding his attention as good as ever.This is CLEARLY his favorite video, followed closely by Baby Einstein Neighborhood Animals. Might be available in DVD but I don't think he cares.

The good things about this DVD are:1. The animals2. The farm scenes, especially the ones that show the various methods of ploughing the fields.3. The puppet skits don't repeat the same thing over and over again.4. The Old MacDonald song5. The song set to the Farmer in the Dell tune.6. The pigs sliding into the mud puddle.7. Has some good extras and not just flash cards and toy lists.The not-so-good things about this DVD:1. Too much of the music is slow, when it should be upbeat. Why plough to a lullaby?2. Younger children like it, but it's not easy adult viewing. This DVD puts me to sleep.3. Some of the content is for babies, some for toddlers, but as a whole it doesn't hold the interest over 24 months.My son is now too old for the Baby Einstein series, and it's time to move on. It's been a great three years, and definitely essential viewing for children.Thank you Baby Einstein, and goodbye.

Our 15 month old grandson doesn't watch TV except for maybe 15-20 min here or there... so this is wonderful as they tell us to encourage imagination. When you don't live near any farm animals it's hard to give them toys resembling them as they just look like lumps of plastic. Certainly you can't expect them to use imagination. We can see what a difference this makes. He especially loves the horses. He bops along to Old McDonald and sings ee, I, ee, I, ooooh- he just loves it. I can see him growing with this as he starts to understand harvesting and where food comes from. It's delightful, wonderful music and color. The ony small downside is the rather long wait to run through the intro each time (copywrite warnings, etc), if someone figures a way to shorten that, once you'd seen it, that would be wonderful.