To connect or not to connect .... LITERALLY.....with Dora!

I have succeeded for almost 3 years without a tv in my home.

Whenever I tell people I dont have a TV, I always get the same pause and jaw dropping response.

When actually it isnt that absurd if you think about it, considering I’ve got a 2 year old and a 1 year old.

So they keep me very busy and I'm totally hands on.

We have however been toying with the idea of getting a tv as a babysitting tactic for those mornings when we’re not quite ready to get out of bed yet OR for those days when we’re so exhausted and all we want is a bit of down time in the evening.

So we got it! A TV, a television, a visual resource illuminating information and entertainment (Make abracadabra sound!!!!!) GLORIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Aside from all the movies which are very popular with the tots like Nemo, Toy story, etc, I must say the most pleasantly surprising,interactive series that I have watched with my 2 year old daughter would have to be DORA the EXPLORER. She is a cute and adventurous latino that teaches you how your world is your oyster. (Note I havent watched tv for almost 3 years so this might be to your knowledge already but not to mine)


SIDE TRACK ANECDOTE:

Once upon a time I bought my tot 'Dora and Boots book of manners'. It was a quite a tough day after a rough night and I was excruciatingly exhausted while reading to her. Bearing in mind my lack of exposure to the TV series due to my lack of a TV, I was totally confused with Dora's nationality when she greeted Boots with an upside down question mark with the word hola next to it ----> ¡Hola!
I pronounced the word 'ee-hole-er' through my fatigue and instantly became the butt of my lovely husband's best joke ever!
NO!!!!!!!!!! she does not typically look spanish in the book so how was I supposed to know!!!!!!!!
 

Back to what matters in life:

Interactive series are educational and fun but ..... (scroll down)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The question gets posed, then my tot stares at the tv screen and then stares at me then I stare back at her and then Dora carries on merrily.
 

Gracias!