Elmo Toys

Sing along to your favorite Holiday songs with Elmo and the whole gang with this CD featuring several all time favorites in classic Sesame Street style and a few originals just for little monsters.

Sleigh Ride – (with Ernie/Bert/Elmo/Telly Monster/Big Bird/Grover/The Count/Zoe/Oscar/Hoots The Owl/Prairie Dawn)
Most Wonderful Time Of The Year, The – (with Elmo/Telly Monster)
Blue Christmas – (with Grover/Cookie Monster/Herry Monster)
Feliz Navidad – (with Rosita/Elmo)
It’s Christmas Again – (with Bert/Big Bird/The Count/Elmo/Grover/Hoots The Owl/Oscar/Prairie Dawn/Rosita/Snuffleupagus)
Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree – (with Elmo)
Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow! – (with The Count)
I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas – (with Elmo)
O Christmas Tree – (with Prairie Dawn)
Elmo Saves Christmas – (with Elmo)
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer – (with Big Bird/Snuffleupagus)
Jingle Bell Rock – (with Elmo/Hoots The Owl)
Here Comes Santa Claus – (with Zoe/Big Bird)

Your best bet for finding this CD to listen to on your Christmas road trips is probably going to be Ebay. If you already have it, we would love to read your review!

I discovered pbskids.org today.  You can play games and print out color pages with all of your favorite Sesame Street friends!

Rhyme with Elmo!

Play Number of the Day with The Count!

Zoe’s Great Shape Scavenger Hunt!

Visit the Sesame Street PBS page to take a look at all of the games.

In today’s instant gratification world, it is getting harder and harder to teach our children how to eat properly and stay active.  Its getting harder every year with fast food restaurants on every corner ready to have an 800 calorie cheeseburger in your child’s hand in 3 minutes or less and video games and tv so easily available to babysit our little ones while we take care of ourselves and our daily duties.  We tend to lose site of how easy it is to form these horrible eating habits and how hard it can be to break them.  These habits lead to childhood obesity and if they don’t, its almost guaranteed to catch up with them as adults.  I speak from personal experience on that one. 

Harmful effects of childhood obesity include:

These are just the health problems.  That doesn’t even touch the psychological damage we could be doing by not teaching our children how to properly care for their bodies.  We only get one!

Now is the best time to start cutting sugar out of your children’s diet.  Start substituting sugary candy with fruit and other naturally occurring sugars to keep them satisfied between meals.  No more sodas or juices, water is always best.

It is recommended that children get at least an hour of physical activity a day.  Many parents find it hard to set aside even just an hour to kick around a soccer ball, throw a Frisbee or just go for a little walk to the park. The newer morning children’s programing is actually quite encouraging in getting kids up off the couch and moving and dancing with the characters.  When its too late in the day for that, check into an easy DVD.  Since this is an Elmo blog, I recommend Elmo of course.  He speaks perfectly with children and Grover is a most excellent teacher as well.

Check out these recommended DVD’s.

Build Elmo and his piano! The Elmo K’NEX building set is full of fun, colorful shapes and personality parts that snap together easily. While your child is snapping and clicking to create Elmo, they are doing more than just building a new friend, they’re also building fine motor skills and imaginations as well as experiencing the pride and satisfaction of creating something fun all by themselves. Perfect for kids 3-7 years old, Elmo K’NEX is a toy you can both enjoy!

After you’ve built Elmo, move on to Bert & Ernie, Abby Cadabby, Cookie Monster, Oscar the Grouch and Super Grover!  K’Nex the whole gang!

Find K’NEX Elmo and other Sesame Street K’nex!

The gang from Sesame Street keeps youngsters busy with lights, sounds and this toy’s four functions: walker, rocker, ride-on or underseat play area. Pal Elmo “drives” the vehicle and steers the fun as kids rock, walk or push. The seat opens up to reveal a play area with four removable Sesame Street characters. Engaging lights and sounds on the dash invite little hands to explore. Includes 16 activities in all. Parents can adjust the volume to suit their preference.

Take a look at the different stores and prices for Elmo’s 4-in-1 Riding Toy!

This toy converts from a rocking toy to a riding toy to a push toy.  This is a universal toy that encourages many activities for your almost toddler. Why not include his favorite pals from Sesame Street?  Your baby will pull himself up and use the toy as a balance to take his first steps. I would recommend that a child who is not walking on his own be carefully watched with the toy in push mode.  It would be too easy for baby lose balance  The ride on mode encourages physical activity in or outside the home.  This is a perfect 1st Birthday present for your favorite neice, nephew, grandchild or your own little one!

The Singing Pop-Up Pals features Ernie, Elmo, Cookie Monster and Oscar. Press on the buttons in front of their hiding places and watch as they pop-out and sing their signature songs. Ernie will sing Rubber Duckie, Elmo will sing the Elmo’s World Theme Song, Cookie Monster will sing “C” is for Cookie and Oscar will sing “I Love Trash.”

Shop for Sesame Street Singing Popup Pals!

Expecting?  Looking to decorate your new addition’s space?  Some studies have found that bright colors like red, orange and yellow encourage creativity and excitement in your baby.  This mobile is perfect for your baby’s developmental stimulation.  It may not be the best choice to calm your baby to sleep, but mobiles are easily switched out from playtime to rest time.

Shop for the Sesame Street Musical Mobile.

Watch baby’s favorite friends from Sesame Street head to the park for a day of fun! Elmo, Big Bird and Cookie Monster play in this nursery collection perfect for both boys and girls.