Braincandy - DVDs About the 5 Senses

Braincandy: My Five Senses portrays children using their five senses to explore the world around them. The DVD provides an excellent introduction to the five senses and sensory organs, but more importantly, it shows kids that learning can be exciting and fun. Ideally, after watching the Braincandy overview and corresponding 5 senses DVDs, children will want to use their senses to similarly experiment with the world around them. In this way, Braincandy supports the natural wonder that all kids have within, and the curriculum encourages open-ended, scientific learning. Kids at home can do some of the same activites they see the children on the Braincandy DVDs doing in order to experiment with their own senses first-hand.

Bruce Brain and Ivy Eyes guide kids through a beautiful world of colors and fun in See My World. The DVD shows viewing children that eyes help us see, and there are all kinds of eyes as well as all kinds of things to see. Some things are far away and harder to see, and some things are fun to look at up close. See My World shows kids how they can use their eyes to see things that are big and small or near and far

Whether they are making music or just listening to it, kids love to experiment with sounds. Hear My World tunes little ones' ears in to the music all around them. Bruce Brain and Ana Ear help kids explore sounds that are soft and loud, and kids also learn about animal sounds and voices.

How does a piece of fruit smell? How about cold cereal? Viewing children watch as kids on TV use their sense of smell to learn all about the world around them. Not only does the DVD help kids learn about their noses in a colorful and fun way, but it also gives parents great ideas for smelling games to play at home. Whether kids take part in a "smelling bee" or compare the noses on different types of animals, they are learning to be little scientists by exploring and drawing conclusions about the world around them.

Kids know that we use our hands to touch, but toes and lips can feel too. Touch My World helps kids understand the ways in which our sense of touch helps us gain information about the world around us. Something that feels cold and round could be a grape, and something that feels fluffy might be a stuffed animal. Help kids get hands-on experience with their sense of touch by watching the DVD and then letting them try some of the activities at home. To start with, you can give your child a hug - that always feels good!

Toddlers get a sweet treat as they learn about taste in Taste My World. Children on the DVD use their words and their facial expressions to talk about sweet and sour, and yummy and yucky! Kids also learn about food and how taste relates to eating.