Baby Einstein - Baby Van Gogh

Pros: Wonderful Music, Beautiful Colors. Introduces babies to colors and fine art

Cons: Turns my son into a TV-Zombie

The Bottom Line: Wonderful addition to the Baby Einstein family. Introduces colors and art in a fun and musical way.

Review: Our Experiences With the Baby Einstein Family of Videos/DVDs:

My son had 3 Baby Einstein videos before he was even born. Being new to parenting, my husband and I did not know what our child might like someday, and thought that the...

Pros: Educational, Introduces babies to Music, Colors and Art

Cons: A few distracting/startling sounds between segments

The Bottom Line: A quality video that provides an introduction to colors and fine arts.

Review: I was prepared to be disappointed with the Baby Van Gogh video from the Baby Einstein Company and I freely admit that. My son and I had been let down by the Baby Van Gogh Color-Go-Round (which I have also reviewed

Pros: Beautiful use of Colors and Classical Music. Good educational value.

Cons: Some abrupt sounds from time to time.

The Bottom Line: Another fine addition from the Baby Einstein company that's sure to entertain and engage your toddler.

Review: The Baby Einstein company, founded by Julie Aigner-Clark, focuses its attention on creating attention-grabbing video and educational products for young toddlers and infants. My first two reviews of their products, Baby Mozart (See:

Pros: Flashing lights and bright colours.

Cons: The whole concept is just too tacky for words.

The Bottom Line: Hmmm... this one started one way and ended another. How interesting.

Review: Are you concerned that your 8 month year baby can't conduct a character analysis of Hamlet or provide a convincing reproduction of Van Gogh's Sunflowers with finger paint?

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Pros: Beautiful visuals and music choices, great educational content for very young children

Cons: Did not interest my child for long

The Bottom Line: I would suggest renting the videos to see if your child will enjoy them. If they do, it's a worthy addition to your video collection.

Review: This title is one of the Baby Einstein series of videos created by Julie Aigner-Clark. Called "Digital Board Books", the series is designed for very young children to introduce them to concepts such as language, classical music and art. The Baby Van...

Pros: Good introduction to works of art, classical music; visuals babies can relate to

Cons: None that I can think of

The Bottom Line: If your public library has it, give it a try--my children loved it so much, it's on the Christmas wish list!

Review: I checked out BVG from our public library--I was curious to see what the series was about and if it was just hype or genuinely useful. I also liked the idea of the integration of classical music with works of art; my children are exposed to...

Pros: I enjoyed it!

Cons: My baby didn't really enjoy it...

The Bottom Line: Though Baby Van Gogh didn't keep my baby's attention, it's still a great video, and I would recommend giving it a go with your child.

Review: Though I will still recommend this video for others, because of its colorful and beautiful moments and its well-placed classical music, I can honestly say it is a disappointment to me. My son forgets about it after about 5 minutes. :(

If I...

Pros: It goes over colors

Cons: It isn't as good of quality as some of the other videos

The Bottom Line: Some of the same toys are used in this film that I've seen in others, it just didn't cut it.

Review: My 21 month old daughter has watched Baby Einstein for quite awhile and has learned quite a bit from the video series, but Baby VanGogh doesn't quite make it if you ask me. My daughter has learned baby sign language and numbers at a very early age...