Customer Reviews

Cedarmont Kids - Toddler Tunes

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When our daughter started out-growing her favorite Baby Einstein videos we decided to order a few new ones. We wanted to get something with music so we picked a couple of Sesame Street videos and Toddler Tunes because it was highly rated here. She absolutely LOVES this video and could watch it repeatedly all day long. It's a very nicely done series of music videos shot on various locations with young kids dressing up and singing along to the music - not obnoxious and not commercial or phony at all. The kids genuinely seem to be having fun.

I checked the www.cedarmont.com website (where you can find a list of all the songs, by the way). These videos are produced by a small church group in Tennessee and the kids in the videos are the ones doing the singing. While many of their videos are collections of religious songs, this one isn't (except for one little innocuous song that didn't bother me).

All the songs on the DVD are sung both in English and in Spanish, with the option of sing-along subtitles in both languages.

I highly recommend this video: it won't rot your kid's brain, it's fun to listen to and it won't drive you nuts after a hundred repeated viewings. I just bought several more Cedarmont Kids videos.

I have 3 DVD's in this series, and toddler tunes is my favorite. My 12 month old loves to watch and dance along. I like him watching real kids do kid stuff instead of cartoon figures. The songs have great messages and are the ones I grew up with. (I am learning a lot of 2nd and 3rd verses that I didn't know existed.) A must have for anyone with kids.

My daughter is 23 months old, and she has loved pretty much all the DVD's in the Cedarmont Kids series since she was about 1 year old. They really hold her attention, and she likes to dance to the music. This one and "Silly Songs" seem to be 2 of her favorites. We also have several of the cassettes. I think this is a wonderful series for children.

My two year old son received this for Christmas and it is his absolute favorite! I especially love it because it has all the simple and fun songs that we grew up with in the form of music videos. The fact that they used real kids is a big plus too!

My 20 month old son loves the Cedarmont Kids sing-alongs! I highly recommend Cedarmont Kids toddler tunes, preschool songs, and silly songs. Please, please skip all the Singing Babies Dvds and buy Cedarmont kids instead you'll thank me!

I got this for my 18 month old. She's now 36 month old and still enjoys it. The kids are filmed on location doing fun kid activities and they all look like they are enjoying themselves as they sing. None of the songs include weird/scary lyrics. I like the option of displaying the lyrics at the same time so that I can learn the songs and sing to her when we're not watching the DVD. Also, as someone who has perfect pitch, I appreciate hearing kids sing in tune. (I own other Cedarmont Kids videos and know that these kids are really singing themselves, albeit recorded in a studio).

There are two things that I can think of that some parents might not like. First, 4 out of 25 songs are religious. Here's the song list:

The Wheels on the Bus * The Alphabet Song * Polly, Put the Kettle On * God Made Me * Eensy, Weensy Spider * Deep and Wide * The More We Get Together * Six Little Ducks * Mulberry Bush * Baa, Baa, Black Sheep * Roll Over * Old MacDonald * Father, We Thank Thee * Are You Sleeping? * Jack and Jill * Oh, Where, Oh, Where Has My Little Dog Gone? * Get on Board * Oh Dear! What Can the Matter Be? * Pop! Goes the Weasel! * This Old Man * London Bridge * Mary Had a Little Lamb * The Muffin Man * Row, Row, Row Your Boat * Be Kind to Your Web-Footed Friends

The last song is short and a bit weird.

Second reason that some very very picky musician parents might not like is that the style of the singing can get monotonous. This is not an apparent deficiency when you watch the kids perform on the DVD but will become apparent if you listen to the CD for many times w/o the visual distraction. What do I mean by monotony? If you compare the same songs by Cedarmont Kids to let's say, Raffi's version, you'll notice that Raffi interprets his song much more and uses different styles/voices to "tell" a story. Still, I wouldn't knock off a star for that because I realize that these songs are done by kids and the production overall is very good.

A worthwhile investment. My kid loves it and still sings with it.

These are great DVDs---all children love these. I brought the DVDs to my daughter's daycare centre and the teachers, and all children enjoyed viewing these from the beginning to end.

My grandchildren, ages 3 and 1, come running when my daughter pops this video in. They are fascinated by it and are so cute as they sing and dance along. I highly recommend it!!

From the first time we played this DVD for our grandson and for the past year he has enjoyed this DVD immensely. He is mesmorized by it. It holds his attention for the entire DVD. The songs are done beautifully by the kids. It has the old fashion songs we grew up with ourselves, such as "Jack and Jill", "The Wheels on the Bus go round and round", "Polly Put the Kettle on". You won't be disappointed. The kids are adorable in this video and the quality is great. Our grandson has autism and this DVD seems to reach him. Highly recommended, especially since he has not grown tired of it.

I purchased this item and my son loved it. He has memorized every song. It was just wonderful. I plan to buy again as a christmas or birthday gift for a friend or family memeber. It get an 11 in my book.