Barney - Let's Play School!

Pros: Teaches children that school can be fun.

Cons: Same as all the other Barney shows.

Review: If you are expecting some out of this world fantastic children’s show, this is not the DVD for you. Barney - Lets’t Play School is a nice, pleasant show, but it is basically the same as any other Barney production in that Barney, BJ and Baby Bop...

Pros: cool set, good production values, lots of songs, covers pre-school basics

Cons: It's Barney; kids are overly cheerful; what are all those kids doing at the school, anyway?

Review: A little background is in order here. Our entire family was on vacation at Gramma's house on Cape Cod, where (shudder) there were NO Barney videos to be had. Thankfully, Nana and Papa, who had come for the weekend, rushed to the rescue! They located a...

Pros: Gets kids ready for preschool

Cons: Shows dissatisfaction with school

Review: My 3.5 year old loves this video and I do too! She started pre-school this year and had no problem with the transition. The day before it started she told me how it was going to be just like Baby Bop's school. It's not your typical video where everyone...

Pros: strangely attractive to some kids

Cons: trite, hokey, shoddy, overdone

Review: Summary: As parents, we have the power to choose the things we and our children will see. I choose not to expose my child to videos like Let's Play School, in which the lesson consists of false emotion, unbelievably over-acting child...

Pros: Keeps kids' attention, prepares them to want to go to school

Cons: Ugly lip-synching kids, tacky music

The Bottom Line: I reccomend you buy a game and sit down and do something with your children!

Review: As a day care provider to 2 young boys, I do not believe in allowing the tv to babysit for me. I am quite picky about what the kids watch and this Barney Video "Let's Play School" has turned me against everything "Barney". I have hundreds of...