Create-a-Tale: Funny Fairy Tales DVD

When I was little, I absolutely loved the books that allowed you to choose which direction the story takes. Every time you read the story, you created a new outcome or a new route to get there. I could spend hours reading those books.

Enter 2008.

Yesterday my kids spent about an hour playing with the Create-a-Tale: Funny Fairy Tales DVD, creating new stories each time. The DVD is pure fun. The stories are unique and funny. The choices are intriguing and interesting; and the stories that are created made both of my girls giggle. The DVD was controlled easily by my 7-year old as she used the remote to make story choices and her little sister was more than happy to watch the results.

The DVD is geared to kids aged 3-6, but my kids are just out of the range on either side and I felt it was appropriate for both of them. The stories feature fun music that I actually liked too. No parental torture has been inserted into these stories whatsoever.

There are five different stories to choose from including: "The Teeny Weeny Genie," "The Monster Song," "There’s a Fly on My Soup," "The Three Big Pigs," and "The Witch’s Stew." If you’d like to watch a sample, you can do so here. These are not your ordinary fairy tales.

While watching the DVD with the girls, I couldn’t help but think about what a cool learning device the DVD can be. For an artistic 7-seven old who likes to tell and draw stories, she was able to see different ways to construct a story while watching the DVD. For my 2-year old, it was pure entertainment.

The DVD is priced at $14.99 and is worth every penny. TV is an inevitable thing in most households; but Create-a-Tale makes that time interactive and fun instead of a total zone-out time period. If you’re interested in purchasing this DVD, you can do so directly from the site or on Amazon.