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Children's Video/DVD Review:
Zen
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Zen Baby
Released: 2002
Reviewed: December 2004
Our Recommended Age:
Newborn to Toddler
Our Rating: A+
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Buy: Zen Baby
(VHS) or Zen Baby
(DVD)
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Pick. Zen Baby
is a DVD/video that is as relaxing as its name suggests.
Peaceful scenery accompanied by gentle music takes little
viewers from sunrise to sunset.
This
video is divided into chapters, although everything flows smoothly
and evenly. There's nothing here to jar, confuse, or upset
little ones. Each live-action scene flows into the next
fluidly, as can be seen in the screens below:
Zen Baby
begins with a segment entitled "Good Morning,
Baby", and moves on to "Look Up", in which
the sky is one of the scenes, "Look Down",
including
scenes of flowers and plants, and "Look All
Around".
"Look Closer" offers little viewers
close-up views of familiar things in baby's world, such as an
ant crawling on a flower's petal. The "Let's Play"
vignette features such delightful things as an irresistible
big red ball, a puppy at play, a baby bopping around with
colorful balloons, and spinning pinwheels. Next up is
"Touch and Feel", in which babies reach out and
explore flowers, leaves, sand, and even their own toes in a
hands-on manner.
The "Grow" and "Colors,
Colors Everywhere" vignettes celebrate life and colors,
respectively. "Listen" features chimes, the wind blowing trees, rain, and other lovely sounds of
nature; and the final segment, "It's the End of the
Day", features winding-down themes.
The
scenes in Zen Baby are truly gorgeous, and the music lusciously
soothing. This
gentle video will delight the senses, never dull them. There
is nothing over-stimulating to be found in the video's
inspiring scenes of nature, cameos of infants and toddlers,
and original soundtrack featuring piano and guitar. This
video is best for naptime or bedtime, and will smooth the
ruffled feathers of parents, too!
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