DVD Review and Twitter Giveaway: Dora the Explorer: Dora’s Big Birthday Adventure

Nickelodeon Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Entertainment presents

Dora the Explorer: Dora’s Big Birthday Adventure

FAST FACTS:

Price: $16.99 (currently $12.99 on Amazon)
Running Time:  Approximately 95 Minutes
Bonus Features:* DVD Game ¡Feliz Cumpleaños Dora!

The three episodes on this DVD are:

* Dora’s Big Birthday Adventure

* Dora Helps the Birthday Wizzle

* Wizzle Wishes

* Bonus Game: Dora’s Birthday Adventure Game

OUR THOUGHTS: This DVD showed up at the right time! Teagan is celebrating her birthday in a few weeks and she is a huge fan of BIRTHDAY PARTIES!

This video is fun, encouraging and sweet! The DVD has a cute pop up in the cover and comes with a sticker sheet. Teagan loves to sing along to the songs and I love that Dora speaks in English and Spanish!

The birthday balloon reveals that it’s DORA’s birthday! She celebrates with her family and friends but before she does she goes on adventure Dora style! Help Dora find her way home to celebrate her birthday! Dora and Boots wind in a Twisty Wind Cloud and land in Wizzle World. That’s when her adventure begins! Watch out for La Bruja, she’ll try to stop Dora from getting her wish, to make it home for her birthday party. I’m assuming this video is based on Wizard of Oz. Dora meets the Wizzles (munchkins), goes over the rainbow, plus  wicked witch and flying monkeys served up Nickelodeon style.

Nickelodeon does a great job integrating languages and exploring lessons that are important for young children. Interactive lessons get kids off their feet for some lively singing, dancing and jumping!

You know a DVD is a hit with Teagan when she wants to watch it over and over. Teagan is engaged throughout the entire DVD and loves to retell the story her style! Happy Birthday to Dora The Explorer! – Tee and Teagan.

BONUS NEWS! Nickelodeon is airing Dora the Explorer: Dora’s Big Birthday Adventure on Sunday August 15, 2010 at 8 p.m!

This is a Twitter ONLY giveaway!

GIVEAWAY: One winner will receive a Dora the Explorer: Dora’s Big Birthday Adventure DVD.

To win, simply follow @NickelodeonDVD and @thatsitmommy and include the #DorasBigBirthday tag in any tweet on Twitter.

• Sample tweet:  Twitter giveaway! Win a copy of Dora’s BIG Birthday Adventure DVD. Follow @NickelodeonDVD and @thatsitmommy. #DorasBigBirthday please RT!

Winner will be contacted via Twitter.

This giveaway will run through August 15, 2010 (PST) with winner being contacted on Twitter on or before August 16, 2010 (PST). Winner will be chosen using Random.org from all valid entries and notified via email. Winner will have 48 hours to contact us before another winner is chosen. Giveaway is open to U.S. residents only (18+).

* We did not receive monetary compensation for this review. That’s IT Mommy received the a Lunch Pak mentioned in this post to facilitate this review.
 This will in no way sway our opinion of the product or service.
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