Wiggle and Stretch (CD with words and actions booklet)

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Tested By Emma Graydon – Georgia 4 years

Emma
Awarded The Wiggle & Stretch CD 4.6/5

It
looked colourful and inviting. The songs on the cd were a really good mix of
new ones and good old favourites. They were really catchy so my daughter could
sing along very easily. This is a great cd for really anywhere. We listened to
it mainly in the house, normally in the kitchen while preparing tea. If
listened to in the car then there are a couple of actions that you can’t really
do but there are lots that you can. My daughter loved this cd and enjoyed
listening to the songs but really enjoyed dancing and doing her exercises at
the same time! The music was really good and definitely got my daughter moving.
She really enjoyed all of the songs but had never heard the Hokey Cokey before
and really enjoyed doing the actions to this song. She has been learning her
right and left so the actions helped a lot with this. My daughter liked all of
the songs but her favourite was ‘Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes’. She really
enjoyed the actions and it was a challenge to complete the song without singing
in the missed out word parts! At the recommended retail price this cd is
slightly expensive and there are others available at a lower price. I would not
buy this product at the price it is recommended to be sold at. I would
recommend this product to friends and family as it is a very good item to
encourage children to get more exercise but would have to inform them of the
price first. Great product but a little expensive! We have really enjoyed
this product and have danced and exercised to all the songs. It is really good
fun and is now my daughters favourite cd.Emma Graydon – Georgia 4 years

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Tested By Emma Powell – Harry & Georgina – 3 & 1 Year

Emma
Awarded The Wiggle & Stretch CD 4/5

Nicely
presented, eye catching for the children. The songs were repeated so that after
the first time my little boy then joined in as he felt confident enough to
having heard the words. We used this in the car on the way to and from
school/child minders daily. Georgina clapped along and bobbed about dancing,
Harry enjoyed singing along and doing some of the actions. Both the children
like music and they enjoyed the cd. The
both liked wind the bobbin up. Wind the bobbin up is a firm favourite so Harry
was very pleased to hear it on the cd. I think £9.99 for a children’s cd is
rather expensive, having bought a similar cd with children’s Xmas tunes on for
£5 I think it is overpriced. I would purchase at a lower price. A nice interactive cd, the songs aren’t too
long and the children really enjoy having it on in the car. Makes the morning journeys a little easier as
they are busy singing or moving along so they moan less! Emma Powell – Harry &
Georgina – 3 & 1 Year

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Tested By Claire Gooding-Matthews – Lucy & Henry – 3 & 1 Year

Claire
Awarded The Wiggle & Stretch CD 3.5/5

Good
packaging, nice variety of songs some new some well-known, starts in a way to
capture interest from the start. My children generally enjoyed the songs, but
there are a few that they would ask me to skip, much preferred the more upbeat
songs. We listened at home and took it along on holiday due to the actions we
didn’t use in the car. My children did interact with this CD but to get the
most benefit from the CD it needed to be adult lead. Some songs really got my
children moving including wiggle and stretch and shake my sillies. Most popular track was shake my sillies. I
think £9.99 is a lot for a CD I would be happy to spend £4.99 anything more I
would like a DVD so the children can copy the actions. If it was relevant to
their needs or they had a child that enjoyed this type of activity I would
recommend. We did have fun dancing
around as a family and listening to the music, (we are a family where we adults
don’t mind getting involved). As the product is advertised as fitness for kids
I would have liked the playlist to start with the wiggle and stretch and then
build up to use all the body and then ending with the quieter songs to create a
warm up, then ‘workout’ or play, followed by a cool down/calm down. Having
this as a DVD would take this product to the next level and make it more
appealing. My children love dancing along to the Wiggles and my 3 year old
tries to copy the moves and having a visual to copy would be great for those
times when an adult isn’t able to dance along. Overall it is a good concept,
but could be fantastic with a few tweeks. Claire Gooding-Matthews – Lucy &
Henry – 3 & 1 Year