Product Details

• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Live, NTSC
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
• VHS Release Date: September 19, 2000
• Run Time: 30 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6305970947
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #374,905 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Hap Palmer is among the handful of kids' performers who can sing straight-faced and with an almost peculiar sincerity about such things as shaking beanbags and scooting around the playground pretending to be a mouse. Most preschoolers are perceptive enough to pick up on this strange, satisfying display of grown-up earnestness and enthusiasm, and that's why they're apt to be instant fans of Baby Songs: Play Along Songs, even if they don't count themselves among Palmer's existing swell of followers. This video corrals nine original numbers, all invitations to get moving with the kids in each live-action scene. For instance, the first track, "Just Fun," follows a diverse lineup of boy- and girl-next-door types, all under the age of 10, who act out different ideas about what constitutes a good time--some jump, some turn and spin, some roll around. Beyond the many suggestions to shake, hop, wiggle, and stomp, a couple of these songs plant ideas that may take hold once the half-hour kiddie groove-a-thon is complete. "Weekly Rap" assigns a different activity to each day (Wednesday is stretch and bend day, Monday reach and run day), making the oft-confused seven more memorable if not more sensible. And "Homemade Band," in which a band of future musicians display their ingenuity by concocting instruments out of empty oatmeal boxes and such, is likely to inspire young maestros to march to the beat of their own drums (or pots and pans) once the VCR is off and dinner is being readied. --Tammy La Gorce

From the Back Cover

Get up and dance to the beat of the imaginative, musical playtime songs from children's music legend, Hap Palmer. Toddler's imaginations will take off as they clap along with the interactive lyrics, stamp their feet to the live-action scenes of real kids playing and dancing, and learn how to make musical instruments. Play Along Songs lets children's natural love of music and movement lead the way as they explore new concepts and have tons of FUN!

Songs include:
1. Just Fun
2. Weekly Rap
3. The Mice Go Marching
4. Parade of Colors
5. Homemade Band
6. Bean Bag Shake
7. Let's All Clap Our Hands Together
8. Things We Like To Do
9. Put Your Hands Up in the Air

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Kidsongs-Play Along Songs, October 6, 2000

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Barb (Buffalo, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kidsongs - Play Along Songs [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I have seen many of the Kidsongs videos in the past 13 years. Although this one is not my favorite, it still has great songs for kids and has that special appeal of the other Kidsongs videos. These videos, although older, are a refreshing break from Barney, Blues Clues, and Disney. The best feature is probably the length, which is just the right amount of time for the attention span of those who enjoy then the most-the kids.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars We love Hap Palmer!, March 12, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Babysongs - Play Along Songs [VHS] (VHS Tape)

My daughter was given a Hap Palmer video by a family friend to watch at Grandma's house. My mother begged me to get another, as she was tired of the same old songs. After much research, I finally found more. I bought about 5 of them, but this one is my almost 2 year old daughters favorite. She especially loves "Weekly Rap" and I love the fact that she gets some exercise while she is watching TV. All of the kids in the videos are "normal" kids - no makeup and fancy clothes. I would recommend these videos for home use as well as day care, preschool, or school use. They teach good morals (without being preachy) as well as the alphabet and numbers.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Baby Has Loved This Since 6 Months Old, December 7, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Babysongs - Play Along Songs [VHS] (VHS Tape)

My baby, who is 13 months now, has loved this one since about 6 months. It took us all a few screeings to warm up to it, but I think it is actually the best Hap Palmer. It's catchy and fun and great for kids that love music. Now that baby is 13 months, he waves his hands up in the air like the kids on the video. It's really great entertainment for him.