It kinda snuck up on us.
Like a sneaky cat that looks all friendly and you think "oh, I'll just toss him a scrap of bread". But then he comes back and he won't stop mewing, so before you know it you've got a 5lb bag of meow mix, a litter box in your bathroom and you're going collar shopping.
Well right next to the Sesame Street picture is the more brightly colored Yo Gabba Gabba! picture. Kaleb kept pointing to it and asking (I'm assuming) in his baby garble to see that one.
So, I've heard good things about it. Two guys from our ward stared and our wedding photographer is something like the producer (don't quote me, I'm not sure.) so I thought "What the hey. lets give it a shot."
5 episodes later Kaleb had dug up some Brobee doll (the little green one) that my cousin gave us in a box of other toys and books (I don't even know how he remembered it was in his toy box)
And my child is jumping up and down yelling "Gabba! Gabba! Gabba!" and signing "More" Whenever DJ Lance Rock says its time to go.
Now, although this childhood "obsession" (its only been a week, but I think this one is sticking) came on us quickly, its not necessarily bad at all.
The music is fun and there are tons of cool guests.
Its just awesome. I mean, come on... they have a 'BEAT OF THE DAY'
It may not teach reading or writing like Sesame Street, but I love the social skills they promote. Some of my favorites are; Don't bite your friends, Clean up your trash, Its ok to be afraid sometimes, Try it you'll like it and Different isn't scary.
Plus I find fun little hints at the creators beliefs in there every once and a while.
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| See anything interesting in this still from the Yo Gabba Gabba! short? |
So yeah. Not a lot happened this week, so this is has been a pretty dominant theme.
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No one can replace Snufalupagus and Big Bird!!!!!
ReplyDeleteBut it does seem this show has a cult following in the under 3 age group. They have like, preschool-groupies. How is that possible?
My family is VERY Seasame Street loyal. My mom sat down and watched the PREMIERE epsiode, as in the FIRST EVER IN THE WORLD with my brother in the 60's, and all of us 4 kids watched it right down through me, 80's baby. My mother watched Seasame Street for twenty years!!!! And she event taped her/our/my favorite episodes and clips and made a best of tape, which we still have.
I'm proud to be a cow is still one of my favorite songs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtI5J4qwSog
My kids have never seen a Yo Gabba Gabba episode. Not because I'm mean or anti, just we don't have cable and we've never happened upon it on Netflix. They do like Sesame Street, especially Elmo's World and I credit Elmo with teaching Weston his ABC's. :) If you're looking for another educational show check out Super Why. My kids love it. Although Kaleb might be a little young still. It definitely is good with teaching letters and reading and the characters are really cute. Talia has a crush on Wyatt (the main guy on Super Why).
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