The GiggleBellies Musical Adventures Volume #1

We first bought a Giggle Bellies DVD over a year ago after finding a clip on the internet. We were desperately looking for something to calm and distract our toddler who was really distressed one night when we were away from home. He was immediately soothed and engaged by the visually stunning imagery and delightfully catchy music. We have since bought other DVDs in the collection for our family and have even given them as gifts. They are always a hit with the little kids...who happily dance and sing along. Even older kids and adults inevitably become mesmerized. The art is something out of a rainbow-infused dream...the characters are totally adorable and sweetly surreal. The songs include cherished ones from my childhood as well as some new ones that have now become favorites. The music is fun, catchy, and calming/upbeat (depending on the song); and the singers have a wonderful vocal quality. I would TOTALLY recommend this visual-musical adventure! Kudos to 3D Magic Factory for creating a high quality product as well as for their great customer service.

I first discovered Gigglebellies on youtube. The song was 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star' i was trying to find a gentle song to calm my 18 month olds temper as his cartoon had just finished and needed him to settle before bed. Joey was captured from the very first giggle to the very last second, Joey fell in love as did I and my 2 other sons aged 9 and 10. From there we discovered what then i didn't realise was to be the magical song to fix everything. (As a tantrum starts, i press play and that second it ends, to help him sleep, to settle him when his brothers leave him to go to school.) 'Old McDonald Had A Farm' The characters turn up in most of the 9 songs on this DVD, Bucky the horse, Betty the sheep, Pickles the pig, Kissymoo the cow and the ultimate of characters Fribbit the frog. They are colourful ( im english btw) consistant and loveable in so many ways, The songs have a wonderful tempo to them, with happier bouncier videos at the start for day time use and the slower songs to the end of the DVD. The way the DVD is can bring excitment and calming is wonderful and very well thought out. I enjoy watching this just as much as my children do and love the modern ways they can bring old songs back into our lives in such a modern way and completes this nicely with new songs.

Ordered this DVD along with Volume 2 after watching the songs a countless number of times on YouTube with my son (I found them by chance while searching for kid's nursery rhymes/songs). My son has recently been addicted to and refuses to watch anything else but the brainy baby DVD's which are all wonderful, but I finally managed to change the DVD today (just received the DVDs) and he was hypnotized! He couldn't believe that what he had been watching on the small iPad was finally on our large screen TV... His favorite song to date is: the wheels on the bus. And he'll literally play it on loop!! He has loved music from a very young age, and this just gets him up and dancing! The animation is very colorful, has lovely images and keeps a toddler focused for longer than most other (educational/music) DVD's. A nice touch too, is that after passing my order through Amazon, I actually received a personalized email from the founders thanking me for my purchase and letting me know if I had any questions or suggestions, that I could contact them directly. Much appreciated! All in all I would recommend this to any mom who enjoys sharing musical experiences with her toddler... These DVDs are a lot of fun, and at times have little twists from the original songs.

The Gigglebellies video should be enjoyed by every child, it makes them laugh, sing, dance and clap their hands. My great granddaughter sits glued to this video so I bought one for the video player in the car and also sent one to my great grandsons in Idaho. The colors are vibrant and I love the way the lyrics are changed just a bit to add new interest to classic nursery songs. When my granddaughter was in the hospital for tests the nurse got the video up on her cellphone and it calmed Mya down and brought a smile to her little face. The creators of this video have amazing talent and know what children will like. I can't wait until the next one comes out in October, 2011.

This is one of those CDs you can enjoy at any age. My 2 year old daughter loves it, the characters are bright, colorful and wacky. The songs are all family friendly and easy to sing along to. Personal favorites are the opening Gigglebelly Train, Old MacDonald, Wheels on the Bus, 5 Little Monkeys and the best Twinkle Twinkle Little Star I have ever seen. Even the elephant Peanut song is fun to watch. The whole CD is about 30 to 40 minutes long but worth every penny. I originally came across the Gigglebellies Twinkle Twinkle Little Star video on Youtube before purchasing this CD. It had well over 28 million views so that many people cannot be wrong this is great viewing for children. I used to sing the Twinkle song to my daughter when she was a baby to calm her down for bed. I cannot highly recommend this video DVD enough.

I bought this DVD for my 2 year old after watching some of the videos on YouTube. My daughter absolutely loves singing along to this DVD. It puts a cute spin on some classic toddler tunes. My only negative is the price. For about 30 minutes of video, I would have liked to see the price a bit lower, but at the end of the day, I am glad I bought this. It's fun to sing along with and keeps my daughter happy in long car rides. I was looking for a sing-along DVD that my daughter would enjoy, and this is it.