Cute but my kids were bored
I liked it but my kids both walked away from it (I have a 5 yr old and a 2 yr old). We are a spanglish household as it is, so perhaps that's why. I guess it seemed too much like an actual Spanish lesson than just watching a movie. I recommend El Perro y El Gato. They're fun and the kids don't even realize they're learning Spanish.
Learn Spanish with your child and have fun too!
After receiving another DVD in this series (Eating and Drinking) as a gift, I decided to buy Playtime because my two year old daughter loved watching Eating and Drinking so much. I don't speak Spanish myself, but I want my daughter to learn it and I heard it's best if kids are exposed to a language when they are young. I like the mix of real kids and cute animation and she seems fascinated by watching other kids at play. I try to use the words with her for extra practice. My daughter is already repeating some of the words from this DVD and I'm actually learning too!
So disappointed.
So I purchased this video after seeing the rave reviews for it. I am a foreign language teacher myself (but in French) so I was hoping to find something to help my daughter with her Spanish. Being familiar with the Pimsleur method and seeing this was from the same family, I had high hopes. The DVD is insanely short, and doesn't teach much at all. My daughter walked away with nothing new, and was totally bored watching it. It is definitely not fit for anyone over 3 - saying it's good for up to 5 is crazy - my 5 year old was bored to tears. And frankly, I'm not sure anyone under 2.5 would be interested in watching it either - so it's just not fast paced enough nor does it provide enough information to be worthwhile. And I should mention - it is not cheap! Save your money and watch Sid the Science Kid for free on PBS in spanish instead.
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