Sibelius - Violin Concerto / De Falla - Nights In The Gardens Of Spain (DVD)

Advantages: Enchanting and charming tales for the young ones
Disadvantages: Will be watched over and over andover.....

...Well. As planned My son received the new "in the night garden" DVD entitled "Hello Igglepiggle" courtesy of Nana. To be quite honest, I was quite glad as with all children's dvd, they are played over and over again until we as parents hum the tunes or actually know the words that follow. This dvd still has all the charms of the previous dvd but with differrent stories(hooray). All the main characters are back again but the main one seems to be Igglepiggle. A quick run through of some the new episodes. Igglepiggle's blanket walks about itself: The now famous red blanket is left but is seen in the garden walking around to the amazement of the regulars(and amusement of my son who sees it as a peek a boo finish) simply to find out the Makka Pakka is under it. Jumping for everybody: Its jumping time for Upsy Daisy and soon... Read review

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Advantages: Sweet, good for bedtimes, 5 good episodes
Disadvantages: None

...To say Harry is fond of In The Night Garden is a little bit of an understatement. The minutes the first notes of the now infamous theme tune (in my house anyway!) he is absolutely hooked, it's actually quite adorable! So I decided I would use one of my Amazon vouchers to treat my son to a DVD of his new favourite TV show, and it was this one, Hello Iggle Piggle, that I chose for him. In the Night Garden is the latest craze for toddler's all over the country, with it being shown on the C-Beebies channel 3 times every day. They are a set of characters who live in the Night Garden, and have lots of fun and games, before going to bed. The show is supposed to settle children down at bed-time and the bed-time scenes help you encourage your child to go to bed like their favourite characters. The characters are Iggle Piggle (the blue one... Read review

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Advantages: The children love it
Disadvantages: Not great for grownups, irritating songs which get repeated all the time!

...This has been a very welcome addition to my childrens DVD collection from Father Christmas but maybe not my choice! BACKGROUND The night garden is a new show which is shown on the CBeebies chanel. Children of all ages enjoy this show which is set in a magical garden which only appears at night. Characters include Igglepiggle, Makka Pakka, Upsy Daisy, the Pontipines and the Tombliboos. Despite the weird names and the unusual looks of the characters the children seem to be drawn into the show. None of the characters talk properly but the shows are narrated. The DVD contains 5 stories from the popular childrens show. STORIES 1 - Igglepiggle's Blanket in Makka Pakka's Ditch This story starts with us seeing Makka Pakka cleaning his Og-Pog and the items which he keeps on it. We then see Igglepiggle come into the garden... Read review

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