Customer Reviews
Almost really good 
2006-01-27
Uses a birthday party event to teach some basic words and phrases. The context is easy to understand. The simple songs help reinforce the learning. My 2 year old watches this and we will probably both learn some Spanish from it. I like that I have the option to just play the video and skip the exercises because my child isn't old enough for the exercises. My complaints are 1) sometimes the accompanying instrumental music is so loud that its hard to hear the words clearly. 2) It would help if they would put the Spanish text up on the screen (as well as the English, maybe English in smaller text). That would help when its hard to hear the pronunciation clearly. 3) The acting is awkward. I'm not sorry I bought it and will probably buy more in the series, but I do wish that the creators of these things would look at the product a little more closely before production because it wouldn't have been much more work to make it much much better.
Wow! I'm a Spanish teacher, and this is great! 
2005-11-09
I was very impressed with this DVD. It is obviously professionally done, with great lessons. My children work through the Flip Flop Spanish workbook that I authored, and they enjoy the drawing and exercises, and listening to the CD, so I didn't know if sitting and watching a DVD would be too helpful, but it goes great with the workbook, and adds to it with reinforcement (and someone other than Mom speaking Spanish is a big plus!)
Great addition to any Spanish curriculum up to age 6 or so, I'd say.
Sra. Gose
Author of Flip Flop Spanish: Ages 3-5: Level 1 & Flip Flop Spanish: Ages 3-5: Level 2
Spanish Lesson 
2005-09-26
My 2 1/2 years old loves it - I think a little more than Professor parrot speaks Spanish. [I must also mention that she has several Spanish language tools like books, classroom style charts with English and Spanish numbers, colors, and shapes and and other DVD/CDs] We call the time we spend viewing this DVD our "Spanish Lesson" and I notice that when many of the words appear on the screen in Spanish she will shout it out before the narrator says it. I think that it is a good complement to the other tools that we use and I look forward to the other volumns.
Fun Learning Format 2005-08-29
There's a lot packed into this DVD. The DVD is split into 5 chapters with a specific learning theme. After each scene, the characters review what was taught and then follow up with a song or a DVD game. My kids enjoyed the games, the music and the kooky animated Chihuahua that jumps in with the human characters. In the past, I had a difficult time getting them to study Spanish with books and CDs but this DVD really had them interested in learning more.
Great Learning tool 2008-07-03
My 5 year old son loves this DVD! They do have many words in spanish and english on the screen as they say the words, which is very helpful since my son knows how to read. Even if you child doesn't read yet, he will learn how by just watching the DVD many times. I tend to agree with some of the reviews that maybe they should put the words to the songs in spanish as well as english because it's hard to understand sometimes. But for the most part, it's a great learning tool and my son loves it!
Great if you can read 2008-02-21
This is great for kids who can read. However, my 4 year olds can not read yet. It keeps their attention for a little while but not through the whole video. It is easy to understand what is being said in Spanish. However, there are English subtitles rather than English being spoken. The characters act out what is being said, but order for my children to understand exactly what the Spanish words mean I have to sit with them every minute that the video is on and constantly read the subtitles. With the Professor Parrot video the English and Spanish words are spoken so that my kids can understand it better. I would rate it higher if my kids were old enough to read the subtitles.
Great Video! 2007-08-23
My kids love this video. I only wish their were more in the series. It has been great in teaching them some basic Spanich.
Some good things to say, some not so good 2007-01-21
We own this DVD and Professor Parrot Speaks Spanish.
Here's the bad: I prefer Professor Parrot by far. This DVD is much cheesier. The guy who is the tree is annoying and does not know how to act. I agree with the other post that says the sound is of poor quality. I couldn't understand the words of the songs, so I had to pull out the booklet to read them. My son can't read yet, so he doesn't have the added benefit of reading the words.
Professor Parrot is much more stylistically interesting. The acting isn't so cheesy. And I love the warmth of the lady who tells the story of the Three Bears to the children. I would give this DVD a definite 5 stars.
Now for the good: My son does enjoy this Spanish for Kids DVD. He says he doesn't like the tree guy either, but he loves the dog. He thinks the dog is funny and he likes the balloons too. He was catching on to the colors because it's repetitive. He enjoyed the "test" questions at the end. He says he likes this DVD as much as Professor Parrot. So I guess from a kids point of view, cheesy and sound problems aren't a big deal if it's fun.
Finally something interesting 2006-06-27
I started summer school to learn Spanish and I've been feeling behind compared to the other kids even in a beginner class. We purchased Spanish for Kids and it has been a huge help. I learned basic phrases for meeting and greeting, as well as primary colors and couting to 10 in no time. The best part is I find it cute and funny. It's much more interesting to learn this way than using work books. I'm feeling much more confident in my class and actually feel ahead of the curve now.
