Peppa Pig - Piggy In The Middle And Other Stories (DVD)

...This is the stories of Peppa pig and her family: namely Mummy pig, Daddy pig and little brother George. This is quite a deviation from the cars and other engine driven children's programs that I usually have to watch but my son loves it.

The stories are only about 5 minutes each and are quite cute and friendly usually ending up with the whole family and other friends laughing out loud. The DVD is titled "Piggy in the middle" ...
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This stories shows Peppa trying to show George how to catch a ball but Mummy pig comes and shows them the game of Piggy in the middle. Soon Daddy pig joins in and all is fine.

2: FANCY DRESS PARTY:

It is Peppa's birthday and everyone comes dressed up. Even George is dressed up as a dinosaur(his favourite) which he finds scary for a second. Then Peppa has to judge the best costume.

3: VERY HOT DAY:
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This is another DVD which is currently being well used in my household. This is the stories of Peppa pig and her family: namely Mummy pig, Daddy pig and little brother George. This is quite a deviation from the cars and other engine driven children's programs that I usually have to watch but my son loves it.

The stories are only about 5 minutes each and are quite cute and friendly usually ending up with the whole family and other friends laughing out loud. The DVD is titled "Piggy in the middle" and has Peppa. George and Mummy pig holding a ball on the cover. It also illustrates at the top that this series has won the best pre-school animation in 2005 and tells you about the extras and that it includes 10 episodes and where the series is shown(namely five and Nick jr).

The back cover has a quick recap and gives you the titles as well as repeating the 2 extras. It also has a small area where it shows some of the toys available and other titles in the series.

Back to the DVD. As previously mentioned, it has ten stories or titles:

1: PIGGY IN THE MIDDLE:

This stories shows Peppa trying to show George how to catch a ball but Mummy pig comes and shows them the game of Piggy in the middle. Soon Daddy pig joins in and all is fine.

2: FANCY DRESS PARTY:

It is Peppa's birthday and everyone comes dressed up. Even George is dressed up as a dinosaur(his favourite) which he finds scary for a second. Then Peppa has to judge the best costume.

3: VERY HOT DAY:

Peppa and George want to jump in mud puddles but they are dry so out comes the paddling pool and Ms Rabbit with ice cream to make a perfect day.

4: MISTER SKINNY LEGS:

Peppa and George are having a tea party in a doll's house until George befriends a spider . Peppa is scared until Daddy pig is the one who is scared.

5: LUNCH:

Peppa and her family go to lunch at Granny pig's house but George will not eat his freshly grown vegetables until they are made in the shape of dinosaur.

6: SLEEPY PRINCESS:

It is Peppa and George's bed time but Peppa isn't sleepy so Daddy pig tells them the story of the sleepy princess.

7: THE TREE HOUSE:

Granny and grandad pig have built a tree house for Peppa and George. Soon Mummy and Daddy pig want to go in but only with the help of the secret word.

8: DADDY GETS FIT:

Mummy pig is doing exercise in front of the TV when Daddy pig comes in thankful that he is fit enough until Peppa asks him to touch his toes. Daddy pig can't so he borrows Peppa's bike to go for a ride and realises that he will have to do exercises everyday to get fit.

9: SHOPPING:

All the family is shopping and following a shopping list. Peppa helps to get the items until a chocolate cake appears. Who put it in the trolley?

10: CHLOE'S PUPPET SHOW:

The family is visiting Uncle pig, auntie pig and cousin Chloe. Chloe has a new puppet theater and with Peppa and George, they have a puppet show after lunch which shows that Daddy pig and his brother are rather alike.

This DVD is quite entertaining as I had not seen a couple of the episodes on it(this has now changed). The stories have a certain message in them without being too strong and always ends with a laugh which I am sure we could all do with. The messages can be from trying to get fit to eating your vegetables but it also has moments which parents will relate to(Daddy pig telling about his brother's snoring and the children repeating it- a lesson to us all). This is quite entertaining and children up to the ages of probably 7 will enjoy it(my niece loves it and she is 5).

The only reproach I have is that the merchandise is aimed at little girls and the only thing my son can have of Peppa pig is a DVD as everything else is pink based(although could probably buy the more expensive toys!!!!) and most of the boys in my son's playgroup know who Peppa pig is and actually watch it.

The DVD also has some interactive extras:

A learn to count with Peppa which is Peppa counting to 10 with differrent objects and giving a gap time for your child to repeat the number and object.

A car game which asks the child to press the right button to close the roof of the new car as it is raining.

Both of these are quite redundant as my son can already count to 10 and I found the right button to press on the first go for the car puzzle. These probably offer the opportunity to interact with your child for a very short period of time but they are very short and the interaction you would get with watching and commenting on the stories themselves would be even better.

The DVD runs for about 51 minutes and is U rated.

Peppa pig is created by Mark Baker and Neville Astley.

Peppa pig's website is: www.peppapig.com(shows you clips, can colour characters and shop for Peppa pig's stuff)

I bought this DVD from Woolworths for £4.97 and it is available from prices ranging from £4.97 to £9.97(would recommend Woolworths as amazon offers it for £5.47 not eligible for free delivery unless buying more than one item).

This is a lovely DVD which I thought I would not get to watch with a small boy but it goes beyond boys and girls sections and is great fun. Would love to see more unisex clothes and accessories(only my opinion).

GREAT WATCHABLE AND NOT TOO LONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

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