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Baby Van Gogh: World of Colors (Baby Einstein)

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We own all the Baby Einstein videos and this is my son's favorite. He's been watching it since he was four months old, and it captivates him like no other in the series. I agree with the other reviews that this one is well structured, presenting colors in a logical and meaningful sequence while making it fun for baby at the same time. A close second would be Baby Neptune, but if you are considering buying any of the Baby Einsteins, this would be my first choice.

Baby Van Gogh is so much better than the first Baby Eistein Videos - Baby Einstein, Baby Mozart and Baby Bach. This video has puppets that my children absolutely love, great classical music, a theme (learning colors) and structure. We also have Baby Doolittle: Neighborhood Animals, whcih is also great, and Baby Newton, which is not quite as good but still worth having. My kids are now two and four and they still watch this once in a while and enjoy it.

We are a Baby Einstein family, we have several of the DVDs, and as well as Toys, books etc. This is MY favorite DVD in the bunch. The music in this one is fun, and the puppet clips are actually humorous to an adult. The live action sequence are wonderful too, especially the introduction one with toys, animals and other things of every color. (And the annoying kids are kept to a minimum in this one, no corny jokes)

That being said...

This one won't hold my daughter's attention as well as some of the others. She'll watch a bit, and then it's off to explore the house! So this is one we'll put on in the background when we are playing other games, simply for the great music. I dig deeper in to the baby einstein series when I want one to have her watch while I prepare her lunch, or grab some laundry. For older babies, I recommend "Baby Neptune" or "Neighborhood Animals", which are her current favorites. For younger babies, the composer DVD's are like a magic on fussy babies, baby Mozart was an early favorite.

Wow! I was thoroughly impressed. My 15-month-old son has never been able to sit still for a meal, for a diaper change or a change of his clothes, but the minute I put in this DVD, he was transfixed and did not budge for the whole duration of the show. The music was a wonderful match with the visuals. I really like the way they introduce each color sequentially and gather all the elements that feature that particular color. The result is a beautiful tapestry of sight, sound and colors. Even my 5-year-old daughter was mesmerized. I have watched it 5 times now and I still find it very entertaining. This fall, when I travel to Asia with my kids, I will invest in a portable DVD player and bring along this DVD to keep the kids entertained on a very long flight.

My son has also wathced other Baby Einstein DVDs and this one is his absolute favorite, followed by Baby Newton. He has no interest in the Baby Nursery Language DVD, nor the Neighborhood Animal one. I share his view preference as well. I thought Baby Newton is well done, but I was not impressed with Neighborhood Animal and found Baby Nursery Language sub-par.

After having loved "Baby Mozart", our baby (now over six months old) no longer feels so attracted to it, but "Baby Van Gogh" has been one that he's enjoyed since the first time we played a Baby Einstein video to him. This video is indeed fit for babies even before they can babble. It introduces them to the main colors with a host of images introducing Vincent (Van Gogh, played by a blue puppett of a goat) that are presented in a more structured way than in "Baby Mozart", once again accompanied by some gorgeous classical music (a few bits from Musorgsky's very appropriate "Pictures at an Exhibition", along with a some Tchaikovsky, Ravel and Brahms, among others). If you stick the DVD in your computer, you will gain access to a PDF (Portable Document Format) version of the Printed Coloring Book. All in all, this is probably one of the best DVDs you can get to your baby, whether s/he is an infant, a toddler or beyond that, since well after the initial excitement due to its colorfulnes, it will continue to have an educational value.

I bought the Baby Galileo first, since it was all that my Wal-Mart had, then I came to Amazon and bought this one, as well as Baby Bach and Baby Mozart. Of all of the 4 that we have so far, Baby Van Gogh is my daughter's favorite. She screams with glee when "Van Goat" appears on the screen. I have been showing this video to her since she was 2 months old, regardless of the "recommended" age of the videos, and she is completely encaptured by them all, but this one in particular. I have ordered 4 more titles, and I hope to get the other accessories for my daughter so we can have more family interraction time.

I have strong feelings about letting my child watch television. I firmly believe that children should spend their time outside playing or using their imaginations and not sitting watching TV for hours on end. However, I find that I don't mind the Baby Einstein videos...in fact I really enjoy watching them as it provides some quality time. Yes I did say quality time in reference to watching a video. Once a day I sit down with my son and we watch a part of a video together. I point to the objects on the screen and name them for him. He divides his time between the screen and interacting with me. At 7 months old he is absolutely fascinated by seeing all the children in the videos. He is also very fond of the puppets. The Van Gogh video is fun in the way it introduces colors. The music is pleasant and soothing. Vincent Van Goat (the puppet host) adds a lively touch...especially with the subtle bandage on his ear on the title screen of the video.

baby Einstein DVDs are the best thing ever! Since my baby was 6 months we watch videos toguether. I can get him to eat when he's crancky only by putting on baby einstein videos. I can get him to sleep or to stop crying. I do not know what I would do without them. I have all the videos so my baby can never get tired of watching it over again. He is 12 months now and he still LOVES it. These videos should get awards for the wanderful job they have acomplished.The only video my baby do not enjoy is the language nursery.(neither do I)

The box says this is for 1+ or so, but our 4-month-old loves it. Sure, the names of the colors are beyond him, but the assembly of images emphasizing each color, rolling one color after the other, fascinates him. So, don't be deterred by the suggested age.

I just wanted to share that we own Baby Mozart, Baby Neptune, and Baby Van Gogh and love them all. Our daughter is 6 months old and enjoys them so much. Of the three, I would have to recommend Baby Van Gogh over the other two. There seems to be less "down time" for this one. In other words, our daughter is more mesmerized through and through with Baby Van Gogh. The other two are great as well, but Baby Mozart seems to have a few very slow spots that has my daughter losing attention and whimpering. And Baby Neptune has more live scenery shots which she doesn't care for yet. So, my vote has to go to Baby Van Gogh for best Einstein video. At least so far...