I watched In the Night
Garden on CBeebies one afternoon with my grandson.
The series was created by
Andrew Davenport, produced by Ragdoll Productions and narrated by Derek Jacobi.
It’s a preschool series
set in a magical garden with some unusual characters; Makka Pakka, Upsy Daisy,
Igglepiggle and the Tombliboos, just to name a few!
My grandson goes crazy for
it, he loves it and so do most young children that I have come across.
My favourite character is Makka
Pakka, he loves cleaning and washing faces with his sponge; maybe that’s why my
grandson likes cleaning?
I watched one episode with
great fascination, at a balloon flying thingy called a Pinky Ponk; it flew
slowly over the hedge into the magic garden.
The unusual sounds and
characters are too much for me, but my grandson smiles and gets really
excited when it comes on, the effect on him is mind boggling, but then what do
I know, I'm just a grown up!
The music and songs are
very catchy, I find my self singing along to some of them; I especially like
the music at the start and end of each episode it’s so beautiful.
In my opinion it's great for young children, they will watch the show for hours.
My final thought: it's very abstract, best suited to young children.
What's your opinion?
