Dora the Exploradora, not my favorite show but my “on the road got to gal!” See, what happened was that last black friday I bought a DVD player for the car. I put a Dora DV and it was over! And that day I fell in love with the way Dora captured my boys attention while I was driving…
The love affair only lasted through the holidays and the amusement definitely died soon, but last Friday as I was getting ready to drive by myself with the boys from VA to NY I decided to try another one of the bunch of dvds we got from that coworker! It ended up being a compilation of Dora episodes that I have never seen. We are a Disney family, totally not a Nick family, so I was pleasantly surprised to see that Gavin, now almost 26 months enjoying the new episodes and quietly sit in his car seat for 6+ hours without a complain in the World!
So thanks Dora for allowing me to drive not worried about one kid while slowly torturing the other one who at 8 months made it clear he really does not like you a bit and decided to scream for all of 6+ hour drive!
How I made it to NY is a mystery to me! Just happy to be home, but definitely missing the mini vacation with all the extra sets of helping hands at my moms place!
I hated Dora a lot, but after reading a book I received as a gift I learned that Dora and Blues Clues are the only current running shows that actually teach a child 13 or more words per episode! Isn’t that quite amazing. I would also like to thank Dora. For not only keeping my daughter entertained, but also helping her obtain a vocabulary with more words than MANY children her age.
I never thought about it that way. You’re right. The kids shows are definitely stepping up their game. My boys are really into Blaze right now and so is my husband. Is the only show that is teaching physics to pre-schoolers!
Exactly! It’s amazing.