Plaza Sesamo: Vamos a Cantar

I am a Hispanic mom who had a very hard time finding variety and culturally relevant and good quality DVDs in Spanish. I was pleasantly surprised with Vamos a Cantar. If you grew up in Latin America, some of the characters will bring back memories....BETO, ENRIQUE, LOLA, la Rana Renee. There are also special appearances by popular Mexican stars. I have a one year old and he loves this DVD. It's comprised of short little stories, all weaved in together nicely, and features lots of music and songs. It's good for little ones and perfect for dancing. This DVD is not ideally for someone who is wanting a DVD with a fun Spanish lesson or is wondering What is my kid going to learn by watching this? Spanish is spoken naturally (not slow like some other DVDs that make you want to snooze if you are a native speaker). This DVD is fun and entertaining for babies/kids who love music and families that appreciate the intricacies of the Hispanic culture.

My little girl absolutely loves this DVD! I bought this for my daughter when she was about 17 months old. She loved it from the very first day. In an effort to raise our child billingual, my husband and I have taught our daughter Spanish first. We speak to her in spanish and it is the language she predominantly understands right now. This was a great DVD because she was able to understand it and she loves the music.One word of warning for those of you not familiar with "Plaza Sesamo:" This is its own show - not a dubbed version of Sesame Street. Some of the characters overlap with Sesame Street, but most are not the same. Also, this DVD is primarily music, not your traditional 1-2-3 A-B-C Sesame Street program. If that is what you are looking for, try one of the other Plaza Sesamo DVDs.

I’m bilingual but teaching my kids to speak the language isn’t as easy as I thought it might be. This DVD along with the its counterpart DVD are my kids favorite. The songs are catchy and easy to sing along to, and they learn some Spanish basics. Love it!

I found Plaza Sesamo On Demand when my daughter was about two months old. Ironically, it was the only show she would actually sit and watch and to this day, she is going to be one year next month, it is still her one and only show. Vamos a Cantar is one of two 55 minute DVD's I found online (and in stores) which is great because as she gets older I want her attention span to develop. The shows On Demand or on Saturday and Sunday mornings are only about 25 minutes. I recommend Vamos a Cantar for all children; while it is all in Spanish and I don't understand it, she seems to love it. The songs are cute, too. The product shipped fast and is of great quality so far and we have played it at least 5 times since receiving it about one month ago.

This video is described as having closed-captions, and the case's label has the CC logo on it, however we are unable to see the closed captioning, and have tried it on 3 different DVD players including our home PC's DVD player.I have searched online, and found that poor-quality compression can cause closed-captions to be lost....?? We are trying to learn spanish, and have found that Plaza Sesamo with closed-captioning on our local spanish television station is helpful - but we wanted to be able to track back to repeat sections.So, we were disappointed that we can't get the captions. However, the content otherwise is quite charming.

I bought this video for my 20 month old son who is a complete Elmo freak. I really wanted some videos he would enjoy in Spanish and I thought this was perfect since Elmo is in the video but Elmo is not shown as much as my son would like so he looses interest until Elmo shows up again. The songs are cute but for this age group they should have more upbeat songs because little kids love to dance and this video is not something you can get up and move to.

Fantastico

I'm trying to raise my daughter bilingual and was hoping that this would be a good start. We currently own a large selection of Sesame Street DVDs. Daughter was just not into this DVD. It probably kept her entertain 10 mins. while I was sitting with her. The minute I stood up, she got up also. I tried putting on a couple of other times, but it was the same. Maybe it's not meant for 2 years olds. I'll keep it around, but it hasn't interested her yet.

My daughter who is bilingual (English/Spanish) can't get enough of Plaza Sesamo and this DVD is no exception. They are entertaining, educational, fun to watch... When I first bought one for her she was almost four already and I thought she would be a bit big for them, but oh no! I only wish that there were more Plaza Sesamo DVDs I could buy for her. She has all the titles I have been able to find in Amazon. Although they are aimed mainly to preescolars, I remember enjoying Plaza Sesamo for most of my childhood and although it's too early to say the same of my daughter as yet, all I can say is that she's 4 years and 7 months and she would pick a Plaza Sesamo DVD anyday over any of the Barbie ones.

This DVD has become our son's favorite and a lifesaver during long car trips. Each sketch is short and entertaining and songs are easy to learn and fun. Great product!