Feb26
Handy Manny: Fixing it Right
Handy Manny: Fixing it Right is the latest Playhouse Disney DVD release. Handy Manny, along with his tools, is the true do it all handy man of Sheetrock Hills. Each episode on on the Disney Channel is 2 separate stories about 12 minutes each. These short stories are great for keeping youngster’s attention. The DVD contains five of these stories or one full hour of Handy Manny. My 4 year old and 2 year old recently watched the DVD on our way to Disneyland. It was good entertainment for about 75-80 miles of the trip.
Once concern I have about buying DVDs of kids TV shows is that we’ll end up with a DVD of episodes that we’ve already seen a hundred times. In fact, in our house, we TiVo Handy Manny and watch it a few times a week. I was pleasantly surprised that this DVD didn’t contain a single episode we had seen before. The DVD cover touts the first episode - Manny to the Rescue - as never before seen but, the other four are not in regular rotation on Disney Channel yet either.
Like Dora and Diego, Manny speaks Spanish and introduces Spanish words throughout the stories. The episodes are educational and do particularly well in teaching social interaction. If you’re little ones aren’t tuned into Handy Manny, I highly recommend it.
Here are a few other resources on Handy Manny:
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