Baby Einstein: Baby da Vinci (DVD, 2004)

We got hooked on Baby Einstein after the reaction of our baby to the Neptune DVD, however, upon purchasing more we realized they were either hit or miss, with lots of repetition between different discs - to the point that only the subject matter was different. It felt like production was getting lazy and churning out the same old thing time and time again!!
This DVD - Baby Da Vinci sounded promising - helping your child learn about body parts; by 16 - 18 months our toddler could do this quite competently, but it was in no part to this DVD. The subject matter is maybe too much for young babies, but the content is uninspiring for an older toddler. There was no originality, the music very repetitious from previous releases and the concept is the same - a mix of puppets, animation and actual toddlers demonstrating areas such as eyes, nose etc!
Also from an educational stand point it is better to introduce one concept at a time...but this DVD wanted to not only to present bosy parts to the younger viewer but do so in a choice of languages. The idea sounds great until you consider the age group to which this is directed and you will soon see that a child will become confused or switch off!!
Our child had no interest in this and we stopped buying the series. I works well for infants and smaller toddlers, but this particular offering had little to capture the attention of a child over 18 months which is the key time they can learn the concept of body parts!! I have given other Baby Einstein releases top marks but sadly this is not one of them!!