http://www.viewpoints.com/aboutme/SMSLDY Wed, 12 Dec 2007 23:44:22 GMT Reviews by SMSLDY http://www.viewpoints.com/Finding-Nemo-review-13593 My son and I love this movie.  As 2-1/2 year old he will sit and watch this whole movie.  He laughs at the funny parts and gets quite serious watching the more intense parts.  The animation is great, the scenes are great, the story line is easy to follow, the voices are entertaining, the songs are catchy... we recommend this... Wed, 12 Dec 2007 23:44:22 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Finding-Nemo-review-13593 SMSLDY 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/Melissa-and-Doug-Beginner-Band-In-a-Box-1-review-f86a1 I bought this box of musical instruments for my son... and he loves it!  We often parade around our living room playing all kinds of different music makers.  The box includes a xylophone, kazoo and castanets.  I love the castanets and my 2 year old can already play a pretty mean tune on the kazoo.  My only dislike is that they paired the xylophone up with a square headed mallet.  Our very nice wooden xylophones are now all marked up from the corners of the mallet.  I've been trying to get my son to use another wooden mallet, but he is particular about using what came with the set.  Oh well.  They still work all marked up, but they don't look very pretty anymore. —... Wed, 12 Dec 2007 23:39:20 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Melissa-and-Doug-Beginner-Band-In-a-Box-1-review-f86a1 SMSLDY 4 http://www.viewpoints.com/LeapFrog-review-39383 This toy is great entertainment for my son while I'm doing the dishes.  He enjoys saying the letters and pressing them in to make the sounds start.  There are a couple of sounds that don't sound the way we make them, so we just put those higher on the refrig so he doesn't hear them the "wrong" way.  — — They are nicely colored, and hold up to my tough guy throwing them around the kitchen.  I would highly recommend these to anyone with a young one learning... Wed, 12 Dec 2007 23:30:01 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/LeapFrog-review-39383 SMSLDY 4 http://www.viewpoints.com/LeapFrog-Learning-Phonics-Bus-review-65c22 This bus sure does have the features!  Not only does it play songs and alphabet sounds, it also introduces children to instrument sounds.  It keeps my son's interest for quite some time... as there are many buttons to push and things to explore.  The handle design makes it really easy for him to carry it around from room to room, and push it as he crawls along.  It's a great toy, made my son a fan of school... Wed, 12 Dec 2007 01:33:01 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/LeapFrog-Learning-Phonics-Bus-review-65c22 SMSLDY 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/Fisher-Price-Little-People-Doodle-Pro-review-76692 My son was given the Doodle Pro as a birthday gift from his God parents.  When he opened it I figured that this would be another one of those magnetic boards that would be played with for 10 minutes and then forgotten about... but, my son loves it.  He loves to erase the board and watch the marks disappear.  My husband is quite amazed at the quality.  They sure have come a long way with these magnetic boards! —... Wed, 12 Dec 2007 01:26:01 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Fisher-Price-Little-People-Doodle-Pro-review-76692 SMSLDY 5