Brainy Baby Shapes & Colors DVD: Rainbows, Circles and Squares Classic Edition

I am very impressed with the Brainy Baby videos we have tried so far (Shapes & Colors; English; Animals). My 16-mo-old is captivated by this Shapes & Colors video and I've been amazed by all the shapes she can identify (triangle, circle, square, rectangle, oval, heart, star, crescent). I'm not saying she learned all of this from this video; she's also learning from books, puzzles and our conversations in "everyday life." But what I like most about these Brainy Baby videos -- as compared to Baby Einstein -- is that they name the objects clearly as they show them. The BE videos we have tend to show objects along with nice music (and my daughter enjoys naming the objects as she sees them), but as she is quite interested in learning names for objects right now, I like the fact that these videos name everything. If your child likes you to read word/picture books or identify every object they see, these videos will probably be a great hit.

This DVD is just one of about 5 of the Brainy Baby series that I own! My daughters (3 and 2) LOVE them! They have been watching them since they were infants, and even at almost 4 years old, my preschooler still adores them and picks them every night to watch before bed! This particular one is one of their favorites- the little one has learned pretty much all her shapes and colors from this DVD! The lack of crazy pigmented animation is something I like- something actually soothing for them to watch and so refreshing from the blaring Dora we usually hear! (Big Dora fans in our household!) I think these movies are very well made and stimulating in an educational way for babies and young toddlers/preschool aged kids. They are great!

My kid is smart. And not like "oh, he's a smart kid" but like "holy cow, you have a smart kid" smart. I really do think these videos help. We've been watching the Left Brain and Right Brain videos for a long time, and he still likes them at 3, but is starting to get a little bored with them. So we tried this one for older kids. He thinks it's awesome. I like the Left and Right Brain videos more, because they play nice classical music and are very unoffensive to listen to while you're paying bills, or folding laundry, or whatever reason you need your baby to be entertained without you. This video's music is... not as nice. My 3 year old likes it. But he also likes Spongebob. So, there's that.All in all, very educational. Apparently entertaining

It's okay. I do like how they teach the colors and shapes, although the production value could be better for the price. It doesn't have an actual storyline, but it's a decent educational video. Unlike some I've seen, it's not confusing or unclear in anyway. The use of real kids is good, too. Helps hold my son's attention. He's two and doesn't ask for this video by name, but if I put it in, he usually watches. The colors section is the best I've seen so far.

My daughter is now 3 1/2 years old. She started viewing the entire Brainy Baby Collection since the age of 2. I must say this DVD has not only aided in shape recognition, it also introduced shapes within everyday objects (e.g. Sandwich (square), pancakes (round), folded napkin (triangle), street signs (rhombus). She notices shapes of all sizes--pointing things out that I didn't even notice...like octagon shapes embeded in the marble flooring of my local bank. I highly recommended this DVD to parents/homeschoolers/caregivers/teachers who are looking for an fun, educational DVD without the gimmicky cartoons. I must add that NOTHING replaces good ol' fashion observation of shapes in our everyday lives, indoors, as well as outdoors.P.S. This DVD covers Primary /Secondary colors, Cool/Warm colors. The visual aids shown on this DVD were brillantly simple and fun.Cannot recomment Brainy Baby series enough. Excellent investment!

This was the first of the Brainy Baby series DVDs I bought for my now 3 1/2 month old son. It hooked me. I like the series overall so much better than most Baby Einstein videos which many moms rave about (except I do like Neptune in that series). Anyway, this video is wonderfully perpared. It has vibrant uses of colors and shapes--using many children and creative ideas for every day items to show children shapes--such as a pizza slice for a triangle. Since children tend to want to watch the same video over and over--be sure to pick one you can stand too. This one is fun to watch for you and your children.

The tape could not play in Nigeria where I stay. Was told it has region restrictions. Soo sad about that.

For the longest time everything was "yellow". I knew he would eventually figure it out but wanted to give a little encouragement. This video is excellent. After watching a few times he no longer says everything is yellow. He knows all the shapes and colors and impresses people when he says oval. Great video, its kind of long but my son watches the whole video no problem. He still likes to watch the video which is a bonus. Definitely recommend !

My daughter started watching this around 16 months and within a few weeks, knew all the colors and shapes. Very well done and no extra junk added, just good, attention grabbing teaching.

下の娘が2歳になります。何色を観ても”green!"と言うし、形に最近興味が出てきている様子なので、”BRAINY BABY"というタイトルにも魅かれ購入してみましたが・・・大失敗。前半は丸・三角・四角の解説で、赤ちゃんが大きな形で遊んでいる様子が流れ、歌は回りにあるもので丸いものは？といった具ワイです。形の紹介の最後に6角形や8角形がおまけのように出てきます。後半は色についてですが、凄く単調。赤なら赤いものが永遠とでてきます。色を混ぜたりということは一切ありません。生まれたて~1歳くらいまでのビデオかなと思います。うちの娘はぜんぜん興味がありませんでした。これで本当に脳が刺激されるのかしら？？