Having worked as a preschool teacher, on occasion I would put on a video (rainy days when the kids are crazy, can't get them into any particular activity planned) during a transitional time (pottying, clean up, etc) and I can easily say that I hated most of the videos - Thomas(boring!) Tellytubbies (very strange,some kids are afraid of them) Barney (pure torture) Disney sing-a-longs, VeggieTales - we had them all, donated from families that outgrew them or became sick to death of them. But the best one that I could always put on that the kids (2-3 yr olds, mind you)loved was one given to me as a joke by my dear friend, JN. It's called "Let's Potty!" We had the songs memorized. It was cheezy, made in the late eighties, and the kids in it were total robots, but man, you would be singing, too. "She's a Super Duper Pooper! SHe can potty with the best! No more diapers to get in her way, we are very impressed!" It would always make me laugh. Best thing, the vid came with reward stickers, "I'm A Super Duper Pooper!" which I kept or gave to friends. The toddlers I had didn't give a shit about them. I think they were included with the video to make the parents feel rewarded. Besides that one, and some video books (I don't like the Dr Suess' books on vid - I read Green Eggs & Ham quite a bit and it is much better my way) I hate using videos for young kids - it saps them of any creativity and self expression, makes them robots. If you want to entertain 2 year olds, do something to make them laugh. Become 2 yourself, and everything is funny. That's why I'm good with kids - I can become one of them. Q: What kind of bee gives milk?
A: A boo-bee (as told to me by a 5 year old)
I just got a job here out East at a preschool (NOT church affiliated, Hooray!). Wait til they get to know me! I've missed being with kids. BTW, Gordonzola, I loved that you blew out your rental car's speakers! HAHAHA! Sounds like something I would've (& have) done.
yeah, Fuck Thomas & Co, and other shitty kid vids
time (pottying, clean up, etc) and I can easily say that I hated most of the videos - Thomas(boring!) Tellytubbies (very strange,some kids are afraid of them) Barney (pure torture)
Disney sing-a-longs, VeggieTales - we had them all, donated from families that outgrew them or became sick to death of them. But the best one that I could always put on that the kids (2-3 yr olds, mind you)loved was one given to me as a joke by my dear friend, JN. It's called "Let's Potty!" We had the songs memorized. It was cheezy, made in the late eighties, and the kids in it were total robots, but man, you would be singing, too.
"She's a Super Duper Pooper! SHe can potty with the best!
No more diapers to get in her way, we are very impressed!" It would always make me laugh. Best thing, the vid came with reward stickers, "I'm A Super Duper Pooper!" which I kept or gave to friends. The toddlers I had didn't give a shit about them. I think they were included with the video to make the parents feel rewarded.
Besides that one, and some video books (I don't like the Dr Suess' books on vid - I read Green Eggs & Ham quite a bit and it is much better my way) I hate using videos for young kids - it saps them of any creativity and self expression, makes them robots. If you want to entertain 2 year olds, do something to make them laugh. Become 2 yourself, and everything is funny.
That's why I'm good with kids - I can become one of them.
Q: What kind of bee gives milk?
A: A boo-bee
(as told to me by a 5 year old)
I just got a job here out East at a preschool (NOT church affiliated, Hooray!). Wait til they get to know me! I've missed being with kids.
BTW, Gordonzola, I loved that you blew out your rental car's speakers! HAHAHA! Sounds like something I would've (& have) done.