Hillsong Kids: Crazy Noise

The media could not be loaded.  My 2-year-old is in the phase where she watches the same videos over and over and over again. So I was looking for Christian material to entertain her with and was glad to find something specifically for toddlers. This DVD has different types of music videos, a reading of a story (about accepting yourself), scripture learning, skits about children in the Bible and other crazy skits, prayer, and a goodbye song. These are all set in the overall story of a girl who finds an ipad in the mail, brings it home, and pushes the play button to see all the music videos and other items. Interspersed are clips of the same girl watching the videos on the ipad and following the directions on the ipad to make a paper lantern with her mother.The music videos are all very creative: some with graphics so you can read the words, some with kids/adults dancing, some with just the lead singer, one with small people (like Honey I Shrunk the Kids). There is also one with cut-outs of people's heads moving against a still background. The music and singing are terrific, and the songs are good quality and generally well written. The lead singer is usually an adult woman or two women. The costumes are all bright and colorful, and there are also two crazy costumed characters that appear to be children (an adult wearing a costume to look like cartoon kids). The scripture learning usually shows a guy making faces, reading it word by word in a silly way that only little kids would love - sometimes misreading and re-reading the words, which actually gets you to remember the verse easily. The main scripture seems to be "Make your light shine so that others will see your good work and praise your father in heaven." Obviously, since this was made by Hillsong in Australia, the characters all have a little bit of an accent, but there's no problem in understanding them.Just two negatives here. One is the lip syncing - when you hear a a man "singing" but hear a woman's voice. The second negative is the Crazy Noise video. The lyrics state, "Make a crazy, crazy, joyful noise. A wacky sounding noise that you enjoy... so everybody knows that you're praising the Lord." I'm uncomfortable with the idea that making any crazy noise you want (grunting, squealing like a pig, etc) will lead other people will know that you are praising God. I don't believe that is the meaning behind the verse about making a joyful noise to the Lord. Thankfully, my kid hasn't started making any weird sounds and sings along with the song in a nice way. In fact, she just loves to sing and dance along to all the songs on the DVD. I enjoy watching it and singing it as well (way better than getting your head stuck with the Little Mermaid!). And of course, I love that she's learning scripture and enjoying praise songs. And yes, she also sings "I love you Jesus" all the time too.

I have now bought 3 of the hillsong crazy noise dvds. I give them as gifts to toddlers. Mom of 4 and even my older non toddlers enjoy it. Both families I gave to love it as well. Hillsong did a great job. They also have a Tell The World dvd for kids that we all love, but is geared more toward elementary kids.

My children love this DVD. We moved to an area where video streaming is very limited and the closest church is much more traditional, so I wanted something to help ease the transition for them. They would give it 5 stars.It's more of an entertainment DVD with worship incorporated into it, ultimately designed to lift up Jesus' name and bring joy. After watching it and hearing it no less than 30 times in the past 2 months, the silly factor is grating on my nerves. There are times when the crazy noise could be toned down or the scripture memory could he done without the funny man Dan's distracting antics. That being said, I would recommend it for light hearted uplifting entertainment.

Bought this for Preschool Sunday School so we could sing some songs at the beginning of class. I haven't used it that way, because it more like a 30 minute "show" with songs mixed in. I plan to use it for a special event where the kids need some down time. The songs are originals and full of energy (but not anything our kids would know) and the silliness is a little cheesy but I'm sure the preschooler would enjoy it! All in all, not a bad purchase.

This DVD is loaded with unique uplifting songs that are kid friendly and that will make worshiping the Lord a joy. Songs show lots of happy children dancing and jumping and having fun while focusing on God. If you are fans of The Wiggles and Yo Gabba Gabba, then this has that same excitement. Also contains short clips and scripts that are fun too but God centered. Words are on the videos so you can sing along. Great resource for church, home church, children’s' church, toddlers and even your own personal time with your children in your home. Can't say enough about the awesome products that Hillsong KIDS produces. Highly recommend.

Awesome!! I originally bought this for my 3 younger kids (3 years and 22 month old twins) but all 5 of my children loved it! The older 2 who are 5 and 7 couldn't get enough! They thought it was hilarious and tons of fun. They got to sing some great songs and praise the Lord while learning some fun lessons at the same time. Very few DVDs hold the attention of everyone and this one did it! Highly recommended. I hope Hillsong Kids comes out with another "junior" DVD.

My five and three year old can not get enough of this dvd. I love hearing them sing the very catchy songs around the house.

We use this in Kids Church. It's a cute DVD with songs and funny little skits. I would not recommend this DVD if you use videos to lead worship in kids church. This is more of a great video to play during free time/down time.

My kids aged 2, 6 and 11 love this DVD, we have A lot of fun dancing and singing to it. Would recommend it.

I bought this for some different song ideas in our small church and the kids seem to really like it. I do wish it was in a format that I could use properly for the kids to sing along to the videos, but I guess it's not made for that.