Prima Princessa Swan Lake {A Winey Mommy Review}

Isabella {as many of you know by now} loves to sing and dance. I cannot wait to let her start dance and gymnastics once she turns 3--I have a feeling she'll just love it. Until she is old enough to register in classes she enjoys dancing to different DVD's. I can always count on a dancing show to uplift her spirits or to cure boredom on those rainy days.

I recently received the Prima Princessa Swan Lake DVD for Isabella to watch. It couldn't have arrived on a more perfect day. It was too cold to play outside and I was running out of ideas of what we could do. When I showed her the DVD she immediately wanted her tutu. I obliged and got it out for her. I popped in the DVD and sat down with her to watch and capture some pictures.

The Prima Princessa DVD's were started by two stay at home moms, Mary Kate and Stephanie. I love supporting mompreneurs and their creativity. Their Prima Princessa DVD is adorable and does not disappoint. It starts with explaining that they are at the ballet and shows the original ballet which takes place at a professional theater. The narrator which is a cartoon voice explains who wrote Swan Lake, when it was composed and what Swan Lake is about.

Isabella dancing away to Prima Princessa Swan Lake

After a few minutes from the theater ballet the DVD shows actual students performing different ballet techniques. The music is very peaceful and fun--not the loud type that many kids' shows have--it is actual classical ballet music! There are also little girls in tutus dancing and twirling around together laughing. Isabella loves those parts! It shows them all swinging together, falling down and laughing--which Isabella does at the same time. I love that she is learning so much about ballet and having fun at the same time.

The DVD will then go back to the next act and pick up where it left off telling the story of Swan Lake. I love the ballet parts. I haven't seen Swan Lake in years--we saw it in school when I was young and I don't remember it at all. It was beautiful to watch. How their gracefulness and the music goes perfectly together. The narrator does a great job to make it interesting for Isabella. She stopped and was just watching it. If the music picked up she was moving backwards to peek around the couch as if she knew what was coming. When it slowed down and was serious she stopped dancing and just watched--it captured her 2 year old attention which is amazing!

I would recommend this DVD to anyone with little ones who love to dance, move and are in the need of a different type of DVD to watch. I love how it incorporates the arts and is fun for toddlers and children at the same time. You can buy Swan Lake by clicking on the link and seeing the different retailers that sell it--the retailers include Amazon.com and Target. It is sold out but will be available for purchase on March 2nd. Check out the link to see what the DVD includes--it shows you scenes from the actual DVD.

We loved reviewing this DVD. I cannot wait to own more Prima Princessa shows for my girls. They would be a great DVD to show at a birthday party, playdate or even for your own family to enjoy.

Thank you to the Product Review Place for making this review possible. I received a copy of the DVD to view in order to write and complete this review. No other compensation was given.

She Got You, Babe

Tonite Isabella wanted to watch one of her favorite Halloween movies ever--It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown. She LOVES that show.

I was feeding Madelyn and the movie was in our dvd player in the Jeep. I yelled out to Leo to see if he could go out and get it for her.

No answer.

"Baaabe! Can you hear me?!"

Still no answer.

Isabella looks out to the kitchen and this time she yelled out to her Daddy.

"BAAABE! Halloweeeeen?"

Yes, she calls her Daddy babe.

Seriously cute and seriously the only other girl (well, besides Madelyn who can't talk yet...) who I would ever allow to call my husband babe.

Baby Einstein World Animal Adventure Blog Tour...

Let me start off by thanking Mom Central for giving Isabella and me the opportunity to receive and watch the dvd---it's already a huge hit in our house!



The World Animal Adenture dvd is the newest dvd in the Baby Einstein series. When it first arrived the cover had a cartoon of a monkey on the front. I assumed that this would be a cartoon which I didn't know if Isabella would truly enjoy.



After popping it in the dvd player we watched Mode 1. Right away they had real animals from around the entire world--it wasn't just another kids' cartoon! I was so excited and Isabella's attention was focused on the show right away.



The dvd goes through all of the continents and climates of the world and what animals can be found where. They show one at a time and say the names of the aimals as well as show the word on the screen as it's said--a huge plus for me.



Isabella had fun naming the animals she knew and when she didn't recognize one I would say the name and she would repeat it back to me.



The Baby Einstein World Animal dvd also had little puppet shows in between segments. Isabella LOVED this part and was laughing so hard! It was so cute! She would laugh and look at me and tell me about it--with a huge smile plastered on her face.



We LOVED this movie! It's perfect to watch as a calm down before naptime. That is when I played this for Isabella and brought out her favorite blanket and pillow to watch it with. That was a huge hit--a new, fun animal movie and a picnic-like area to watch the show.



My honest opinion? If your little one LOVES animals or if you need a gift idea for a little one who loves animals I definitely recommend this great dvd. It was a huge hit in our home! Take a look around the Baby Einstein website and see what all Baby Einstein has to offer. Their products truly are wonderful.



One last note--Baby Einstein can also be found on Twitter and a new You Tube channel. Enjoy!



“I wrote this review while participating in a blog tour campaign by Mom Central on behalf of Baby Einstein and received a World Animal Adventure DVD to facilitate my candid review.”