Monday, 27 October 2014

Is Raa Raa Too Noisy?

I watched Raa Raa the Noisy Lion the other day with my grandson, he loves it and always dances along to the catchy theme tune.

Raa Raa the Noisy Lion is an animated children’s television programme that is shown on CBeebies. It was created by Chapman Entertainment and narrated by Lorraine Kelly.
                                                   
The stories are about Raa Raa the noisy Lion, who lives in the Jingly Jangly Jungle and personally their not wrong about him being noisy.

He is the noisiest Lion I have every known with his shouting and roaring, across the screen, my grandson loves it, the noisier the better for him. No chance of my grandson having a nap when Raa Raa’s on.

Raa Raa’s friends are not as noisy but when Raa Raa plays with them the decibels go up!
The animation is great the story lines and songs are brilliant.

I have no favourite they are equally good and entertaining.

Raa Raa makes me laugh when things don’t always go as he plans.

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

In my opinion it’s a great children’s television series, the story lines, songs and dances are fun to watch.

My final thought: he's too noisy for me I'm off to buy some ear plugs!

I just hope my grandson’s first words are not RAA RAA!

What do you think?  


Sunday, 19 October 2014

Is Peter Rabbit Really A Hare?

I watched Peter Rabbit the other day with my grandson, he likes watching Peter rabbit and his friends run through the forest.

Peter Rabbit is an animated children’s television programme that is shown on CBeebies, it has an exciting theme tune that you can sing along too.
                                                         
It’s a delightful animated children’s television series about Peter Rabbit, his family and friends. Peter’s friend Lily and his cousin Benjamin always accompany him on an adventure in the forest where they live.

In each adventure they avoid being caught by the sly old fox Mr Tod, who wants to catch them for his dinner!

Lily is my favourite rabbit she has very pretty eyes, and wears a pink cardigan; it reminds me of the one my Nan knitted for me as a child, such beautiful memories.

Mr Tod the sly old fox makes me laugh, his plan’s to capture the three young rabbits never goes as he planned. The rabbits always manage to escape his clutches; it’s very exciting to watch.

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

In my opinion the animation looks dated, however the story lines are great to watch.

My final thought: it’s great to see the forest animal’s work together to defeat the fox, but I do wonder if Peter is really a hare and not a rabbit.

What do you think?  


Sunday, 12 October 2014

Are you a Lola or a Charlie?

I like to watch Charlie & Lola when it comes on the television but my grandson prefers to play with his cars!

Charlie & Lola is an animated children’s programme that is shown on CBeebies.
This series is based on the books written and created by Lauren Child.
                                                       
The stories are about a brother and sister and their bond with each other.

Charlie has a little sister called Lola.
Lola is a very annoying little sister she likes to get her own way all the time.
Charlie likes to please his little sister but sometimes it can be quite difficult.

Personally I think Lola is quite spoilt, however with that said she always tries to put things right once Charlie reasons with her.

My favourite character is Charlie he is a well behaved little boy; he has a softly spoken voice and is very diplomatic when dealing with his little sister Lola.

Charlie is a caring brother, he loves his sister very much; not at all like me and my brother when we were younger!

It makes me laugh when Lola can’t get her own way or things go wrong; well that’s what happens when you behave badly!

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

In my opinion it is very educational, shows friendship and love between a brother and sister.

My final thought: is that there are many Lola’s in this world but not enough Charlie’s!

Are you a Lola or a Charlie? 

What do you think?  


Sunday, 5 October 2014

Is Charley Bear Mischievous?

I watched Little Charley Bear with my grandson the other morning.

Little Charley Bear is an animated children’s programme that is shown on CBeebies.
It was created and produced by Daniel Pickering and is narrated by James Corden.
                                      
The animation is very good, the narration works well and the theme tune is lovely to sing along too.

This delightful children’s programme features a little bear called Charley who uses his imagination to go on adventures with his toy friends Bellarina, Caramel, Frozo, Midge, Niblet and Rivet.

My favourite character has to be Charley he is really cute, cuddly and sometimes mischievous, he is very much like my grandson.

It’s worth watching, young children will love it. 

In my opinion this children’s programme is really good it will nurture a child’s imagination. It also shows friendship between toys!

My final thought: if toys can come alive using a child’s imagination; then could I use my imagination to make the car wash it self?  

Now that’s wishful thinking!

Or is it, what do you think?  


Sunday, 28 September 2014

Is Mike a Knightly Name?

I watched Mike the Knight yesterday with my grandson, he loves watching it and he’s not even two yet.

Mike the Knight is an animated children’s programme that is shown on CBeebies.
It was created by Alexander Bar and written by Marc Seal.
                                                
The animation is great and the theme tune catchy; the stories are opened by a minstrel who starts the story off with a song.

It’s a wonderful children’s television series about a trainee knight called Mike and his horse Galahad who likes to help his friends. The story lines are based on medieval times with dragons and castles.

Mike is always eager to help but instead messes things up; he always makes things right by the end.

My favourite character has to be Mike’s sister Evie she is really sweet and has a pet frog called Mr Cuddles who is also her best friend.

Evie is a trainee wizard and practices spells, unfortunately she’s not very good at it and things always go wrong!

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

In my opinion I think it’s a lovely children’s history programme with lots of humorous medieval elements.

My final thought: did Corgi’s exist in medieval times or did the dragons eat them? 

Also is Mike really a knightly name?

What do you think?  


Sunday, 21 September 2014

Where Does Abney & Teal Live?

I watched the delightful children’s series Abney & Teal the other day with my grandson.

Abney & Teal is shown on CBeebies.
The writer and illustrator is Joel Stewart; the series is produced by Ragdoll Productions.
                                                        
Abney & Teal are rag dolls that are bought to life through animation.

They live on an island in the middle of a big city with their friends.

As an adult I found the start of Abney & Teal a bit dated, however once the programme started it was very enjoyable to watch.

My favourite character has to be Bop the Elephant Seal, he lives in the river, blows bubbles and drinks tea from a tea cup.

The character Neep makes me laugh he looks like a Turnip and always gets up to mischief. 
I also have to mention Toby Dog who likes to play a tune and the Poc Pocs that look like they are made out of wood! Not sure what they are?

It’s worth watching the children will love it. 

In my opinion the stories are wonderfully told and lovely to watch, the animation works well with the rag dolls.

My final thought: how nice it would be to live on an island in the middle of a big city, eating porridge and drinking tea all day with my friends.

What do you think?