Genre: Children’s Religious/Educational
Runtime: 30 minutes each
Age Range: 1-36 months
"The Praise Baby Collection" Overview
From the record label "Big House Kids," "ThePraise Baby Collection" provides a developmentally appropriate CD, DVD, and video series that focuses on popular praise and worship music for children. The DVD collection includes three DVDs:
- "Praises and Smiles"
- "God of Wonders"
- "Born to Worship"
Each DVD contains real world video of children, people, and nature as well as animation all set to a soundtrack of nine to ten spiritual songs. The music,produced by Christopher Davis, can be listened to with female lead vocals, child lead vocals, or instrumental.
In addition to nurturing children spiritually, Big House Kids relates the following about the value music brings to children:
"The Praise Baby Collection emerged from studies showing that a child’s exposure to music early on helps stimulate learning, creativity, and affects long-term memory. Numerous studies have shown that young children, even infants, experience an explosion of brain activity when they hear music."
Guide Review of "The Praise Baby Collection" DVD Set
The DVDs included in “The Praise Baby Collection” provide a calming and inspiring program for children. The soft, simple lyrics and the soothing composition of the music create a calm and reassuring atmosphere for babies and toddlers, or tired moms and dads. Children will also be mesmerized by the beautiful images of nature, animals, and other children. Playing any one of these DVDs will transform the feeling of the home or other environment where children are, and bring them and their caregivers to a place that is quiet and peaceful.
The DVDs will likely hold the attention of children of all ages. The creators of “The Praise Baby Collection” have worked with child development experts in researching and developing age-appropriate content. The video content for each title in the series consists of animation and filmed images, so the viewing experience is mainly passive. Included in each DVD, though, is a card with ideas to help parents and caregivers offer their children a rich, interactive experience – an experience that will lift the spirits of both parents and children.
Ideas for Expanding on “The Praise Baby Collection” Curriculum
- As you watch with your children, point out different objects and concepts, and help them learn to name them too. How do these things relate to God? How are they proof of His goodness and love for us?
- The music from the DVDs has a very calming effect. After watching, ask your children how the program made them feel. Where do these feelings come from? How can this peaceful feeling be retained in the home?
- The DVDs show various beautiful scenes from nature, as well as images of both children and adults. Talk with your children about how they fit in to Heavenly Father’s vast and glorious kingdom. What does this say about their individual worth?
*For more information on the CDs or DVDs offered in "The Praise Baby Collection," visit the official website.
