• Leading to a lifetime of physical fitness and sports fun.
• Teaching girls and boys confidence, positive self-image, self-esteem, goal-setting, and personal achievement.
• Children involved in athletics are intellectually stimulated and may generally perform better academically.
• Team sports are beneficial to the development of good social skills, crucial to success in today´s world.
• Many lasting friendships are derived from childhood sports activities.

This DVD, which won an iParenting Media Award for "Best Products 2005," combines mentally stimulating classical music, vivid sports imagery and soothing voice-overs to create an engaging introduction to baseball, basketball, and soccer. The video´s format is uniquely designed to offer ten to 35 minutes of programming, so parents can adjust viewing time based on their child’s attention span. Only true colors and real-life action are used, to keep infants from getting hooked on computer-generated imagery. - Aire Norell

This 1/2 hour music video won the Fall 2002 Parents´ Choice Approved Award and the Spring 2003 Parents´ Choice Approved Award. It features six performances by this family group whose mission is to "fill the void between Barney and Britney." With songs like "We´re All the Same On the Inside" and "Goodbye, Farewell," this DVD is sure to become a family favorite. - Aire Norell

Inspire young children to be physically active with this innovative video series. Set to bouncy, energetic music showing young children engaged in active play, the video incorporates colorful, imaginative footage of balls and puppets created from real sports-gear. Introduce youngsters to a variety of sports including soccer, basketball, baseball and football. Parents and caregivers will want this video to assist them in encouraging positive attitudes and behaviors from an early age. — Aire Norell

athleticBaby Golf! is an award-winning presentation that takes babies and toddlers on a journey of exploration from the playground to the putting green! Colorful, inspiring images and energetic music have youngsters cheering for more!

Winner of DR. TOY'S AWARD for Best Vacation Children's Products! The Dove Family Approved athleticBaby Basketball! is the perfect tip-off for exploring the fun and rewarding game of basketball. This engaging feature encourages little viewers to roll, bounce, dribble and toss while enjoying colorful and exciting images of basketball fun--kid style!

athleticBaby All-Star!, our award-winning first release, shares the joy of physical activity and sports with little viewers while introducing a variety of sports including soccer, tennis, and baseball! Bouncy, playful music compliments this exciting feature!

Babies can talk with their hands - before they can even speak! This educational video artfully engages both infants and their parents so they can learn to communicate with each other through sign language. Research indicates that babies who use sign language will become better adjusted, speak sooner with larger vocabularies and boast higher IQ scores than their peers. It has already won awards from Parents’ Choice Foundation, the National Parenting Center, iParenting Media Awards and Kids First! Babies across the country have learned to talk with their hands instead of crying, reducing caregiver frustration and enhancing family bonding time. It is meant for babies 10 months and older. “Parents are looking for ways to give their children an educational and emotional head start and these parents look for our products in the specialty marketplace,” Baby Hands Productions Inc. Creative Director Kathleen Waidhofer told TDmonthly.

Your child is the star in these personalized videos featuring Dora the Explorer, Arthur, and other popular characters! Each video is photo- and audio-personalized. The character of your choice will appear alongside your child and speak your child’s name throughout the full-length episode. These videos make the perfect birthday present, and are often featured at children’s birthday parties for added excitement. Current titles include “Whose Birthday Is It?” featuring Dora the Explorer and friends, and “Arthur’s New Friend.” Children cannot believe their eyes when they see themselves on the screen with their favorite stars!

The unique format of the multiple award-winning So Smart! series will delight both babies and caregivers as they share a developmentally-appropriate, progressive learning experience. Images and characters like Cecil the Circle, Suzie the Square, and Traci the Triangle move slowly to gentle music at a pace developed specifically for young children. Also included is a Supplemental Activity Guide featuring other fun, stimulating educational activities for ages 6 months to 3 years. - Aire Norell

See the biggest John Deere tractors, implements and construction equipment in action in this captivating, live-action video set to the award-winning music of James Coffey. For vintage tractor buffs there are plenty of "Johnny Poppers" — including the rare Spoker "D" from 1925 — plus the limited production 8020, of which only 100 were produced in 1960. There´s even a fun segment on John Deere toys, along with Otto, the befuddled farmer, who keeps working the wrong field. Everyone loves the reverse action when he has to go back and "put that field back the way you found it." — Aire Norell

These new releases in the acclaimed Scholastic Video Collection feature time-tested fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen as well as top modern story spinners Leo Leonni, William Steig and Jules Feiffer and expert narrators including John Lithgow. The all-new DVD versions are loaded with extra stories, author interviews and a read-along option. All of the stories are produced in collaboration with authors and illustrators from Weston Woods Studios. Previously only available to schools and libraries, these video stories are now available at $9.95 VHS/$14.95 DVD for families to enjoy together anytime.

This hip and award-winning reality based series is enhanced with two new titles. Viewers join kid hosts Tyler, Elisha, Jay and Vanessa to get a fast-paced, behind the scenes look at extraordinary animals, places, things and people. Using the video medium in its most optimum way for children, the program invites young viewers to respond to the action and extend their learning with a cool hands-on project that relates to each theme. Each video includes four action-packed episodes. It´s $9.98 VHS and $14.98 DVD.

Following a sold-out tour in 2004, The Wiggles, the world’s #1 preschool band, will launch an all-new live show in 2005. For those wiggling, giggling fans who can’t wait for the tour, "The Wiggles LIVE Hot Potatoes!," an all-new LIVE home entertainment release will get them on their feet.

A mother bear´s cub dies in the Arctic wild, and her mate steals a human boy to be their son. The mother bear loves the child more with each passing day, and he grows as wild and free as the strongest bear. When the boy´s human father arrives to reclaim his son, the child must choose his destiny. Can he return to the life of humankind, or will his heart forever be the heart of a beast? This film is produced by Les Armateurs, the creative talents behind the Academy Award® nominated animation, "The Triplets of Belleville." The film was a Winner-Adult Jury Award Children's Jury Award, 2003 Chicago International Children's Film Festival.

This introduces infants and toddlers to their own bodies! This delightful video features kids, songs and fun. More than 20 body parts are reviewed, including face, mouth, eyes, ears,  elbows, knees, fingers and toes. This exploration of the human body is tailored to the littlest learners and presents a number of original songs a child will love to sing along with. A cast of children and babies ensures that children will be captivated.

AxTelevision is a show where Steve Axtell along with his talented crew and some creative kids make a movie! Watch as a real show is conceived, written, puppet characters are designed & built, special effects and animation progress, music is crafted and the movie is shot right before your eyes! After all the hard work grab some popcorn with Steve and sit back and enjoy the final movie..."Come Outta that Shell".

AxTelevision is funny! Highly entertaining with it´s wacky production style and silly comedy.

AxTelevision inspires you as you watch the process of making a mini-movie! Watch us make puppets, movie sets, compose music, create animation and more!

The first movie we make is on "Being a good friend". Norman rescues a run-away turtle from certain death!

"Videographer Award of Excellence"!

Voted Best Animation by Genesis Media Group

Baby Football ($16.99 DVD, $14.99 VHS) will delight infants and toddlers with stimulating colors and shapes. They´ll love watching engaging characters like "Petey Pigskin," "Herbert Helmut," and the Tiny Tot Sports Team as they punt, pass and kick. By watching their peers interact, babies and young children learn from positive role models who demonstrate good social skills, giving them the foundation for lasting friendships as they grow up. Ignite a life-long love of sports and physical fitness with this fun video series.

Alphabet Al takes kids on an exciting trip to the circus where it´s easy to learn about letters. Amazing acrobats, crazy clowns, dancing dogs, and much more keep kids entertained as they practice naming letters that begin words. Colorful action and fun songs hold the attention of young learners. Approx. 35 minutes, $14.99 VHS, $19.99 DVD.

Boulder Buddies are a new group of characters for children, 36 characters in all. They appear in a 60-minute animated video on VHS or DVD with wonderful animation and music.

"Everybody´s in the Band" is the second kids´ music video from award winning singer-songwriter Billy Jonas. The new DVD includes 10 musical segments inviting viewers of all ages to sing, dance and move with the beat. As a special treat, Everybody´s in the Band features a sing-along with Grammy Award-winning recording artist Alison Krauss.