Invasion of the Little Robots?

I watched Little Robots with my grandson the other morning on CBeebies, after a few minutes as usual he was off playing leaving me to watch it alone.

The theme tune is really catchy it got me hooked. The children’s programme was actually very entertaining and I'm and adult.

Little Robots is a stop-motion animation, produced by Cosgrove Hall Films for Create TV and Film Limited.

The series is based on the book by Mike Brownlow and published by Ragged Bears Publishing.

                                                       

The animation and stories are great, the idea to use metal works and create a wonderful series out of rubbish, sorry I mean scrap metal is quite genius.

The main character is called Tiny voiced by Hayley Carmichael, he repaired himself and his friends who live around a nut and bolt tree. Tiny uses a lever to turn night into day.

The stories are based in a very tidy and clean scrap heap, I mean scrap yard, sorry I mean junkyard.

All the characters are great, with actor voices being use, Lenny Henry and Su Pollard are just two of the well known voices that can be heard in the series.

My favourite robot character has to be Scary the bat voiced by Mike Hayley.

Scary makes me laugh when he tries to scare his friends he usually fails because his voice isn’t frightening enough.

I would definitely recommend this programme, ideal for both children and adults to watch.

My final thought: it’s a great children’s series, funny, witty and it has great animation.

However the question still remains, is Scary the Bat scary enough?

What do you think?  

Would you go on a Bear Hunt?

I read the book, “We’re Going on a Bear Hunt,” and watched the story being performed by Michael Rosen on YouTube.

The illustrations were created by Helen Oxenbury.      
                                               

This is a story about a young father and his children who go on a bear hunt.

It’s a wonderful story with lots of adventures along the way, with great illustrations.

I wondered what they were going to do when they found a bear, talk to it, or keep it as a pet.

I definitely wouldn’t want to meet a bear face to face I could be its dinner!

With that said, the book is definitely worth reading, or if you prefer watch the story being performed by Michael Rosen on YouTube and sing a long to it. 

My final thought: I wouldn't recommend you take your children on a bear hunt, unless it’s to find a costumed character like Yogi Bear! 

What do you think?  

Who are The Octonauts?

The Octonauts is a British children’s television series which is produced by Silvergate Media for BBC CBeebies and animated by Brown Bag Films in Ireland.

The series was created by Vicki Wong and Michael C. Murphy of Meomi Design Inc.

                                                   

The Octonauts came on the television the other morning, my grandson watched the first couple of minutes then ran off to play with his truck, leaving me to watch it as usual!

I found it to be very informative, the show explains what the different sea creatures like to eat, hide or live, and is done in colorful animation which looks great.

The Octonauts are a team of underwater explorers led by Captain Barnacles who is a Polar Bear. They live in an Octopod which is their underwater base.

Their mission is to Explore, Rescue and Protect.

My favourite character is Kwazii the cat, he wears a patch over one eye and he’s not scared of anything he likes the adventures.

The Ship’s Cook and Gardener made me laugh. He looks like a Vegetable and is called Tunip! Can you guess which vegetable he is?

It’s worth watching, very informative for children. 

My final thought: this series explains underwater species very well and is very educational.

What do you think?  

Let’s Play Dressing Up?

I watched Let’s Play with my grandson which is a fantastic dressing up programme, it teaches a particular profession which is great for children to know. It encourages children to dress up and play along.

                                     
Let’s Play is a children’s dressing up television programme, shown on CBeebies.

The show has 2D-illustrated backgrounds the animation was created by Studio Liddell in Manchester, the Foundation in Maidstone.

Sidney Sloane and Rebecca Keatley are the actors and presenters for the children’s programme, they are fun to watch and work well together.

The “What do we need to know?” part of the programme is very informative and shows what the character can do or use in situations.

The theme tune is very catchy, you will probably sing along to it like me.

I cannot choose my favourite character both Sid and Rebecca are good at play acting and dressing up and they are fun to watch. 

When they sing “Let It Be Me,” the facial expressions always make my grandson smile I’ve even tried doing the actions myself.

It’s definitely worth watching, the children will love it. 

It’s a brilliant dressing up programme, fun to watch, informative and child friendly.

What do you think?  

Is Everything Rosie?

I watched “Everything’s Rosie,” with my grandson which is an animated programme for children aged 3 to 6 years.

The series was created by Victoria Corner for V&S Entertainment Ltd, and is shown on CBeebies.    

The series is about a little girl called Rosie which shows her adventures and friendship with her friends Will, Holly, Big Bear, Oakley, Saffie, Raggles, Blue Bird and some annoying Acorns.

Rosie lives with her friend Raggles in a wonderful playhouse that is on a hill overlooking a playground.

My grandson likes watching the programme he stands in front of the television smiling at the characters and dances when the theme tune starts playing. The first time I heard it I thought it sounded a bit dated, however that has not stopped me from singing along to it each time it comes on.

The character Rosie is very kind always thinking of her friends, helping them when they are sad making them feel happy again.

My favourite character is Holly, a cute little girl who is gentle, very helpful and loves big bear.

In my opinion the friendship and helping others element in this programme are very strong which is important for our children to learn.

It is definitely worth watching, your children will like the colorful animated stories.

My final thought: we should all follow Rosie’s example, be more friendly and helpful to our friends and to new people we meet, or does that only happen in animation?

What do you think?  

Buzz and Tell or Buzz Off ?

Buzz and Tell is a new programme that is shown on CBeebies for pre school children, created and produced by Jon Doyle of Impossible Kids.                      

The show features a panel of puppets some glove and some on sticks, they answer questions asked by a walrus hand puppet named Walter Flipstick.

In my opinion this programme is more suited to CBBC than CBeebies, as pre school children will not understand the humour or the questions because they speak too fast.

I am surprised to see the quality in children's programmes are slipping back to hand puppets.

If this is the best we have to offer our pre school children then I say bring back "Basil Brush," at least he was funny.                     

My final thought: if you want to make it work try it in animation!

What do you think?