HBO Classical Baby Series Entertains Little Minds

We entertain and enhance little minds every day, but there are times when we need a break. We are not a huge fan of using the television as a babysitter so we welcomed the Classical Baby series from HBO as an alternative to regular programming. Recorded from HBO onto your DVR or purchased in DVD format, this collection is educational entertainment for babies and toddlers.

It is an animated show featuring music, art and dance set to the attention span of wee ones. All the shows are based on the classics and are geared to help you introduce cultural subjects to your kids. The masterpieces of Miro, Leger and others are set to music and come to life on screen in the Art Show. Dancing images inspired by George Balanchine, Martha Graham, Pilobolus and other famous choreographers fill the room in the Dance Show. The cartoon animal orchestra is lead by a cute maestro baby conductor and the cheerful animals in the audience, are savoring the musical program featuring Tchaikovsky, Bach, Mozart Berlin, Ellington and Puccini during the Music Show!

It is no wonder to me that this show has won a Peabody Award and three Emmy Awards. HBO gets huge props for creating the Classical Baby vignettes that are just long enough to let you get dinner started, take a bathroom break or return a phone call. Free from violence, commercial messages and filled with learning, these Classical Baby shows are simply perfect.

Written by Helene, who is a “fly by the seat of her pants” mom with 6 kids, well really 7 if you count her husband. She is a die-hard bargain shopper, designer-clad domestic diva who writes reviews to maintain a sense of sanity and unleash her creative side. You can also keep up with their busy family at their blog.