Let me start by saying up until now, I was not a huge fan of Barbie. As a kid, I didn’t really play with her, and Madison is too little for them. I actually had no idea that Barbie even had DVDs out (and sold more than 58 million units!) till I came across Barbie & The Diamond Castle.  I was all ready to not like it.  However, I was surprised to find that I did like it (and the really sad thing is that I have one of the songs stuck in my head, and we watched it over two hours ago!).  The story was fast moving enough that it kept Madison’s attention.  Will absolutely loved the dogs in this movie.  Ever time they came on the screen, he screamed and giggled.  The animation was great — they almost looked real.  At no point did the movie get too scary either (sometimes when bad things happen in movies it scares the kids).  I like the moral of the story too.  It was about friendship being the greatest gift of all.  The DVD didn’t really push the moral either, but with the great story, really got it across.  The music in this movie is good too (see note above about having it stuck in my head).  Madison was singing the songs from it immediately after watching it.  After watching this movie, we will definitely be getting more Barbie movies.

It is hard to come by good kids CDs.  Most of the kids CD’s out there are so sing songy and drive the parents nuts.  Groovy Ruby is not one of these CD’s.  Instead, I found Groovy Ruby enjoyable to listen to.  The songs are set to a rock beat.  Both my kids like to dance and sing to them.  I love that the songs are by tweens, and they are about friendship, perseverance, and endurance.  I want my little ones to stay little, and I like that these songs help them to say that way.  Madison’s review (my 4 year old) of the CD was that it made her want to get up and dance.  She also told me it was her favorite.  I asked if she had a favorite song on there and her reply was all of them. In her book, this CD gets two thumbs up.

In a time when we need our kids to get up and move around, I am glad to find a CD that we all can enjoy. I am lucky that I get to give a copy of this awesome CD to one of my lucky readers! Here’s what you need to do:

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This giveaway will end on November 21st at 8:00 pm. This is available to everyone no matter where you live! Thanks Groovy Ruby! Good luck!