You Can’t Beat An Original

It’s always the case that originals are the best. In movies, the original always beats the sequels (see Star Wars, Rocky, Godfather, Shreck). After all, if the original weren’t so good, there wouldn’t be any sequels in the first place. I find this logic holds true with the Baby Einstein videos.

The early videos were low budget. Like something I could make in my basement (why didn’t I think of it?). You can see someone’s hand in the videos moving the toys, and the kids are the daughters and friends of the creator, Julie Aigner Clark. But somehow they work better than the higher budget, animated, effect ridden ones after Disney bought the company.

Two of the best originals are Baby Mozart and Baby Van Gogh. I never quite bought into the Mozart Effect on kids. You know, the one that says listening to Mozart music makes babies smarter. But if you are looking for something that will capture the interest of your baby, for say, 30 minutes, so you can do something, like eat, or shower, or brush your teeth. Then Baby Einstein is for you.

If you are a new parent, or plan to be one, or know someone who will be, go for the original gift pack.