Sneak Peek Review of the Children's DVD Barney: Shapes & Colors All Around

This is a sneak peek review of Barney: Shapes & Colors All Around. This product comes from Lionsgate and HiT Entertainment and is due for release on February 8. I was provided a review copy of this product, but was under no obligation to recommend it. My observations are my own.

Synopsis of the Children's DVD Barney: Shapes & Colors All Around

Two episodes make up this video that focus on shapes and colors of everyday objects. First, in "Squares, Squares Everywhere," Barney and the gang of kids along with BJ and Baby Bop help a boy with his workbook project that requires him to look, find, and draw squares. All around the park and the caboose, the cast sings about and dances in honor of primarily four-sided objects that are square. The ideas of squares continue to the carry the storyline as things made of squares like robots get attention, as well as activities like square dancing and eating a square meal full of foods made up of different shapes like triangular-shaped sandwiches plus watermelon slices and circular snacks like donuts.

The second episode, "A Wonderful World of Colors and Shapes," is more focused on the colors of things, but once again, the shapes of things play an important role. BJ and Baby Bop even squabble over separating objects according to color and shape until Barney mediates the dispute. Art projects are made full of different shapes and colors. Colors are mixed together during a music video vignette. The bonus features of this children's DVD include a read-along to "Color Train."

More about the Children's DVD Barney: Shapes & Colors All Around

Barney and his friends come through again in helping introduce children to the world around them and appreciate how different shapes and colors are such a big part of our human existence, so I recommend this product, which runs about 51 minutes in length. The children's DVD has a Suggested Retail Price of $14.98. Barney: Shapes & Colors All Around will be available at retail outlets like Amazon.com on February 8. For more information about Barney, go to the dinosaur's website here