Cedarmont Platinum Bible Collection

We bought these for our granddaughter for her first birthday. She enjoyed them then, but loves them much more now, at 18 months, than she did then. Anytime she is grumpy, we can put a Cedarmont DVD on and it cheers her right up, and makes her happy, and that's what's important to us. She and my daughter (her Mom) no live with us while Daddy is in Afghanistan. Many an evening these DVD's buy us enough time to get dinner ready, whereas without them, she would be "OVER THE EDGE" (and I think most Moms and Grandmas know exactly what I mean). Her favorite song is "If You're Happy and You Know It Say Amen....Clap Your Hands....Stamp your Feet...." She makes us sing it OFTEN when the DVD isn't on. She isn't talking much yet, but when she wants us to sing it, she comes up and stands right in front of us, points one foot and stamps it over and over. We know what to do!!!!! Anytime she thinks we're not as happy as WE should be, she will require us to sing this song!!! And I have to say, it works! I'm not sure if that song is on one of the DVD's in this collection, or on an individual Cedarmont DVD we bought separately (also from Amazon) because we just have a hundred CD's and DVD's loaded into our player and we just pick the number of what we want to play, so I'm not sure which ones came in this set and which were separate.Grandma, Granddad, Mom, Dad.....none of find these songs obnoxious to listen to, even after they've been on for a while. We can't say that about a LOT of other CD's and DVD's.We do wish they did more of the hand motions that go along with the songs, the hand motions I used to teach the little ones in Children's Church 30 years ago!!!! But they keep our granddaughter's rapt attention nonetheless, so if she's happy.....we're happy.

My wife and I were disappointed with this purchase. We depended on the reviews on Amazon. We assumed with 5 star ratings, we would get good quality. So, hopefully giving our opinion will help balance it out for future customers. I won't be too picky. I could say more, but I will just give what I think potential buyers would want to know.With one of the DVD's labeled "Bible Action Songs", I would have expected to see the kids doing physical actions along with the music throughout all the songs. This was my wife's primary interest in getting the DVD's. It was just the opposite. There were some actions here and there, but very little compared to what you would expect. "Father Abraham", for example had nothing (as far as actions you can teach your kids) in the whole song. In fact, you feel like you're losing brain cells while you're watching that song. There are three kids wearing these ridiculous- even scary-looking costumes that make you only able to see their legs. the rest of the costume looks like somebody took a large bed sheet, wrapped it around them, did a big sloppy paint job for eyes, nose, and mouth with paint brushes, and then threw a wig on it. The kids spent the entire song turning back and forth so that the cloth arms of these costumes would swing back and forth. Finally, they all fall to the ground. There is no "right arm, left arm, right foot, left foot, chin up..." It was a complete waste of time. There was also the song...can't remember the name, but they say "I'm inright, outright, upright, downright happy all the time" or something like that. The kids literally just do flips the whole song. That's it- they just flip.Another thing is that the video usually does not match up well with the audio. I don't know if this was the fault of the editing though. Of course, you would expect them not to use the kids voices while they were dancing. That should be done in a recording studio. It just looked awkward though- like the kids are not actually singing...just mouthing the words. And while some of these kids were cute, there others that made you think their parents said, "alright, here's your chance to make it on the big screen. Give it all you got." So, the kids are performing in an exagerrated way wearing sometimes dorky clothes or costumes. Terrible- they looked ridiculous. I hope I don't sound horrible for saying that. I don't think I am being too critical, but there are some songs I just can't watch. There's especially the little girl who will not stop turning her head back and forth. Ug!One last thing- probably most important. On one of the other Cedarmont DVD reviews, one of the parents said her kids love the DVD's and enjoy having their friends over where they watch them together. The most disappointing thing about these DVD's to my wife an me is that our son does not really like them. The music is okay- you know, the basic Sunday School songs (and they have it with Spanish overdubbed which I like), but if we want something that he will actually sit down and watch, we put in Veggie Tales, because he is just not into the Cedarmont DVD's. I wonder if maybe the other reviews were a little biased- maybe friends or fellow church members of the people who put the videos together.Sorry Cedarmont- I am just trying to give an honest review.

I found these videos on YouTube, and my two-year-old daughter loved them so much, I decided to purchase the set. "Sunday School songs" is what she requests instead of Daniel Tiger these days, which I love! She is always singing these songs around the house now, which is exactly the kind of thing that I want to be filling her head! Although outdated, I think that these are sweet videos. I like the fact that there are real children singing the songs. As a music lover myself, I appreciate that the songs themselves are very well recorded and sound very nice. I don't mind hearing them each day! We are definitely getting good use out of these!

My daughter loves these DVDs. Yes the "action" songs DVD isn't a mini gym class, but that's not what I bought it for. My 3 year old learned lots of good Bible songs & I can actually stand to listen to them, unlike most children's singing productions that are high, screetchy, & untrained.There are clearly 2 groups of kids, the ones that have musical training & sing the songs in the studio and the ones that are there to be cute in the video. There is a little bit of mismatch between the audio & video sometimes, but no little kid watching is really going to notice or care. Some of the outfits are a bit out of date, but it just makes it more interesting to watch. The video scene isn't always very relevant, but again makes it interesting to watch.

There are several comments about the Cedarmont Kids videos being cheesy and out of date and yes, they are a little cheesy and out of date. But, guess what? The videos are not for adults, but for toddlers and young children. One of the reasons I bought this DVD series is because the entertainment is geared towards the children. Too many TV shows on TV are geared to catch the parents' eyes and then have them show it to their children. I also chose Cedarmont Kids over other children videos b/c it had real children instead of cartoons. Although the children are on the TV screen I feel that it engages her more than a cartoon would. My daughter is only two years old and already knows all the lyrics and copies all of the dance moves. The price is also so affordable!

We do not regularly go to church, but nevertheless, I bought these DVDs, after I found that my 1- and 3-year old girls loved the Christmas songs from the same brand. I often put these DVDs on before meal time or nap time while I have to do some work in the kitchen. The songs are at the same time animating for the kids (it keeps their attention for quite a while), but also calming (they even calm me down, when I am sleep deprived and stressed). The children on the DVD sing very well and seem all very enthusiastic, smiling a lot, which appeals to my daughters. It doesn't get too boring for them, as the songs are filmed in different settings during different activities. I only don't like two of the songs, as they refer too much to 'battle' and 'fighting' for Jesus, which I personally find too radical, as I do not like to link Christian belief and charity with war. I also do not like that the camera sometimes moves too fast or unevenly like a hand camera does, because I get a kind of motion sickness easily from this. However, my kids do not seem to mind. Overall, myself I would probably give 3 stars, but as my toddlers would give 5 starts, I decided to give it 4 stars.

Yay!!! My family from small to big love this DVD's set!!

Just as expected. It's great music! My kids love it and we love it too. A great buy indeed

This DVD is fab. It's very educative. It's a must buy! My seven months old baby loves it very much.

great product my kids love it