TYPE: DVD
AUTHOR: Circle and Diamond
GENERAL INFO: These are 3 DVDs with different run times. The first two are quite short and the third runs over an hour.
GENRE: Mostly animals, some instruction and some figures.
COST AND AVAILABILITY: Available on EBay for bid, or use "Buy it now" feature for $24.99 plus $9.95 shipping and handling.
CONTENT AND SUMMARY:
The first DVD includes instructions on how to tie a balloon, the basic bubble, fold twist, ear twist and z-twist. Sculptures include: Dog Cat, Mouse, Giraffe, Bunny, Parrot, Sword, Basic Helmet, Holster for Sword.
The 2nd DVD instructions include the roll-thru and apple-twist and sculptures: Swan, Dinosaur, Heart, Ladybug, Turtle, Laser Blazer, 4 petal Flower, and Elephant.
The 3rd DVD has: Aardvark, Rhino, Pony, Pig, Dog with Bone, Hound, Fireman with Hat and Hose, Old Lady, Tree with Banana and Monkey, Lovebirds, Horse, Bee, Hummingbird, Latin Dancer, Airplane, T-Rex and Skunk.
REVIEWER'S PERSONAL OPINION. These are done by two children. It doesn't have anyting new on it, most of the figures can be found on Dave Bartlett's tapes and DVDs. This is a great tape for children. The instructions are very clear and the picture quality is quite good for out-of-studio work. I purchased this on EBay a few months ago and had trouble finding it elsewhere on the net. There was not much original on here, but pretty good.
STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES:
The instructions are good. The airplane is a great parody on Snoopy and the Red Baron. The T-Rex is different than I have ever seen. Interesting one-balloon Aardvark, Rhino and Pig and a very nice Dog and Bone.
WHAT I LIKED AND DIDN'T LIKE:
I think this is a good DVD for children but I have a couple of real problems. The first is putting balloons in the mouth. They say not to do it, but do so for shaping, trimming, etc. For this reason I decided not to give it to my grandchildren. They also use the finger in the mouth for doing a tulip twist. I know a lot of people do this, but I have a problem with the germ issue.
Ashes Test: (Would I replace this if the house burned down - again.)
No.