Fun With Creative Galaxy!

When I first saw that Amazon Prime Instant Video  had a kids' show called Creative Galaxy, I wasn't sure if I was the right person to review it. Hugmonkey, though he is only 5, tends to watch more "big kids" shows. Mostly because he wants to keep up with his siblings, not because he is especially interested in big kids' shows. He was reluctant to watch Creative Galaxy at first, assuming it was for "little kids" since we were watching while his older siblings were at school.

He started out like this. 

It took all of five minutes for him to be like this. 

What's more, I did not wish for earplugs once. Normally, there's at least one voice on every kids' show that grates on my last nerve. Honestly, that gives Creative Galaxy a lot of points in my book. But even better is the show's focus on creativity, problem solving and the arts.  Animated buddies Arty and Epiphany travel the galaxy solving problems with art. It's a fantastic premise and I only wish they'd started the show when my other two were smaller. 

After the first episode we watched, Hugmonkey wanted to do a craft together. It might have been the live action piece at the end that inspired him. In addition to the cute story about helping Arty's mom with goody bags for his birthday party, there were step by step instructions from real kids about how to do the art project. Hugmonkey, of course, had his own ideas. We were to make people out of paper, he decided. 

He was very serious about his craft idea. 

He was so serious that he made me follow his directions too. 

But his turned out the best. 

Hugmonkey has since mentioned that he would like to do some of the cool crafts mentioned on the show, but only if we do them "his way". He's definitely got the clear vision of an artist, that's for sure. We've since watched a few more episodes and I've become even more impressed with Creative Galaxy. I think if you've got a kiddo 6 or younger you should definitely let him/her watch this show. And older kids will definitely be interested in most of the crafts. 

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Sex Toys, TV and Preschool

So today another preschool mom mentioned that I should blog about the red character on Yo Gabba Gabba because, (whispered) "He looks like a giant dildo."

He totally does, doesn't he?

I really love that when people think of children's TV characters looking like sex toys, they think of me. It shows that they get the real me, because I've hardly ever seen a children's show without having dirty thoughts.

Hell, I had questions about Bert and Ernie when I was a child myself. *

Anyway, I hadn't really made the Yo Gabba Gabba/dildo connection because I hate Yo Gabba Gabba and hardly ever let my kids watch it. But it reminded that I'm pretty sure everyone who creates children's television is drunk, high, hates their parents and/or has weird sexual fetishes. **

There's a dildo shaped character on Oswald too. And there are background dildo shapes all over Wow Wow Wubbzy. I wonder if Nick Jr. has an interest in a sex toy company?

I also have questions about Mr. Noodle from Sesame Street. I'm not sure what they are, but I know I have them. I would also like to talk to whoever  created Oobi, which is the one with the creepy talking hands (Hands. Not puppets, but decorated hands.) Then there's LazyTown. I think the relationship between Stephanie and Sportacus is weird. Plus, you know, almost all the other characters are puppets with plastic-faced masks that make me think of bank robbers and that creepy movie V is for Vendetta.

And what about all the shows that have virtually no parents? They don't even talk about Max and Ruby's parents. . .maybe "Grandma" is really their foster mom and Ruby mothers Max so much because she is actually his mom and that's why they're in foster care? And how many episodes of Dora and Diego show their parents? And what about Blue's Clues? If Steve and Joe are brothers, where are their parents?

I'd like to rest my case with this: listen to a kid's show when the characters are excited about something. Don't look, just listen and let your mind wander. If hearing those, "Oh oh ohs" without kid context doesn't make you think about sex, you need to get laid.

I totally should have gone into children's television programming, don't you think?

*Like that never occurred to you.
**Except for whoever made Olivia. I love that show. And I've never had a perverse thought while watching it.