Baby Einstein : On the Go: Riding, Sailing and Soaring

Overview of Baby Einstein "On the Go: Riding, Sailing and Soaring"

Baby Einstein’s “On the Go: Riding, Sailing and Soaring” introduces babies and toddlers to the different ways people travel. Starting out with strollers and wagons, the DVD progresses through other things like trucks, boats and planes. The DVD uses animation, puppets and real world imagery to captivate babies with things that ride, sail and soar. The main objects are named as the word that describes them is shown on the TV.

The music consists of background classical music and other tunes composed with instruments that appeal to children, and the DVD also features a couple of songs that are sung such as “The Wheels on the Bus.”

Guide Review of Baby Einstein "On the Go: Riding, Sailing and Soaring"

The “On the Go” DVD is well organized and does a good job showing different modes of transportation in ways that will captivate babies and toddlers. The moving images, babies and music will likely hold the attention of the targeted age range.

For the most part, the DVD is simply images moving with background music. While babies and toddlers may watch intently, they are not likely to learn much without an adult interacting with them and pointing out the connection between the different images.

Baby Einstein "On the Go: Riding, Sailing and Soaring" DVD Special Features

• Repeat Play
• Language Tracks
• Discovery Cards
• Guess What I’m Drawing!
• Let’s Sing Together
• Puppet Shows
• Toy Chest

Expand Upon the "On the Go" Curriculum

• After the DVD ends, take your child on a stroller ride and point out the different modes of transportation you see.
• Gather toys that represent modes of transportation and some that don't. As you and your children play with the toys, talk to them about how things "go" and transportation. Ask them (if they are old enough) to separate the toys into things that go and things that don't, or into groups of things that travel by air, land or water. You can also ask them questions like "How does this go?" "What sound does this make?" "Have you ever ridden in one of these?" or anything else you can think of.