Pareve videos for kids

Active Poster Joined: May 31 2009 Posts: 98

Any ideas on videos for my kids? Can't have anything remotely untzanua(ie:boy and girl slightly flirting...) or scary(nemo is too scary because of the beginnig scene.) I've shown them the old charlie and the choc. which was pretty pareve. mary poppins won't work with my son.
TIA

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How old are they?

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My kids love Magic School Bus videos.

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3 yo loves bernstein bears. Really clean and sometimes even educational.

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What about the Planet Earth series?

Posted: Thu, Dec 29 2011, 1:50 pm Post subject: re: pareve videos for kids

what about bob the builder?
curious george?

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For very little kids, Richard Scarry's videos are cute. For older kids, The Little Princess and The Secret Garden are good and clean.

And BTW, I LOVE the first Willy Wonka video. The tunnel is scary kind of in the same way that a roller coaster is scary. It's not shooting or violence or anything like that. It's just a speedy boat ride in a dark tunnel with a couple of gross pictures flashing along the way.

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berenstien bears, did you notice how Papa bear is always the klutz?

Caillou, not sure if its spelled right
care bears
leapfrog learning episodes
cat in the hat

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Barney
Dora the explorer.

Active Poster Joined: May 31 2009 Posts: 98

thanks for the replies. I did have a problem with the freaky scene in charley, that's true. My son is 10 but has hardly seen anything so he'd probably actually enjoy berenstein bears and science planet. What about wizard of oz? Is that too scary?

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Sid the Science Kid
Franklin
though at 10 your son would probably find them boring

Posted: Sat, Dec 31 2011, 10:49 pm Post subject: re: pareve videos for kids

Bob the Builder has a bunch of romance, including a peck on the lips - sounds like that would bother you.

Sid the Science Kid is very cute and educational but the parents do give quick kisses. Also, it has a bit of "attitude" in how the kids speak and dress. You need to check it out for yourself and see if you're comfortable with it.

I've found Berenstain Bears to be full of good values. When there's some "love" it's between the parents - they hug.

A 10-year-old boy would probably enjoy the old Mr. Wizard science videos.

My kids enjoy the Animated Heroes series - 30-minute animated biographies of people like Helen Keller, George Washington, etc. The Benjamin Franklin video has a bit of romance (and untzniusly dressed women - think decolletage Smile

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I checked out the Popular Mechanics for Kids series and was disappointed that there was so much flirting between the boy and girl co-hosts. It could have been so good - the boy-girl stuff ruins it.

Some of the Bill Nye the Science Guy videos are fine; others have some innuendo and/or untzniusness. Again, frustrating, because there's a lot that I like about them otherwise.

If I think of more ideas, I'll post again.