Tales of Life with a Girl on the Go

When Reid was tiny, I watched Baby Einstein videos while I nursed. Baby Bach and Baby Mozart were the best – I had the impression that they wouldve been even more enjoyable while under the influence of mind-altering drugs. Being a new mother, with the mixed up sleep patterns that entails, is sort of a mind-altered state. The toys spin and slide in a sort of hypnotic manner and the music, played on xylophones and other similar instruments, was familiar and yet unusual, too.

At one point, maybe when she was sick since she was out a lot of her first year of daycare, Ken discovered Pocoyo on Treehouse TV. It’s the story of a boy who is 3, named Pocoyo, and his friends:
* Elly, a pink elephant who plays a big sister role;
* Pato, a fastidious duck who is the best friend;
* Sleepy Bird who can sleep through almost anything or wake up to chirp a complaint at being disturbed before promptly returning to sleep;
* Baby Sleepy Bird, who has as much energy as her/his mama has sleepiness;
* Loula, Pocoyo’s dog, who is just a dog;
* the voice of Stephen Fry as narrator; plus
* a variety of other characters who make occasional appearances.

(Wikipedia has a good entry on Pocoyo and his friends.)

My favourite episode ever involves Pato trying to stay clean while Pocoyo and Elly fingerpaint, eat sandwiches and then make mud pies. The latter lead to scenes feature Pato trying to avoid mud droplets in the same way Nemo avoids the bullets in The Matrix. It’s laugh out loud funny. Ultimately, Pato learns that getting clean is more fun if you get dirty first.

What about you? Which kids’ shows do you enjoy?

Note: Her Bad Mother, over at Mama Said Check This Out, just received some Farzle dvds and is giving them out for posts about What’s on Your Tube.

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