Help with DVD for 5 year old...PLEASE!

[ilovepcot]

I'm totally out of my element here and could use some help. I'd like to purchase a DVD for a 5 year old boy, BUT...I'd like more than *just* a DVD by itself. Is there a "series" that comes specially packaged that would appeal to a young boy, or possibly a DVD with a book specially packaged? One DVD by itself just isn't enough for this particular gift and I don't know which way to turn.

 

[LisaNJ25]

I'm totally out of my element here and could use some help. I'd like to purchase a DVD for a 5 year old boy, BUT...I'd like more than *just* a DVD by itself. Is there a "series" that comes specially packaged that would appeal to a young boy, or possibly a DVD with a book specially packaged? One DVD by itself just isn't enough for this particular gift and I don't know which way to turn.

Is it for the holidays? I thought last year the Polar Express dvd came with a book.

 

[Not so Dumbo]

Thomas the train comes with a dvd and a train.

 

[ilovepcot]

Thanks! This is actually for a birthday gift but happens to be 4 days before Christmas. Something educational would be a great choice and I've been combing sites searching, but no luck. It's been too long since I was in the loop for kids that age and it *shows*!

 

[Bob Slydell]

Leap Frog has a number of good education (Talking Words Factory) DVD's out which you could package together a couple of.

 

[It's A Happy Day]

My DS is 5 and he likes Power Rangers, Thomas the Train, Backyardigans, Scooby Doo, Arthur with the power rangers being a favorite. You could do:

a movie bucket - popcorn, movie, fruit punch, candy (target has cute popcorn holders for $1)
a movie and coloring/activity book combo with crayons

 

[redshoes]

I bought DS who was three at the time a DVD set that was all about construction equipment (I know I could hardly contain my excitement ). It was a four disk set, everything you ever wanted to know about road construction and then some. If memory serves me it came with a matchbox dump truck or something similar.

 

[Beth76]

Not exactly educational, but my 5yo loves Spongebob, in addition to some of the other things mentioned.

 

[TheOtherVillainess]

What about Lazytown? It's really great for getting them up and moving around, and Sportacus is probably one of the coolest superheroes ever. Not to mention one of the cutest.

TOV

 

[luvsmickeymouse]

I have the Samantha-An American Girl Holiday. And I got the Samantha series book set. The books are of such good quality. I don't have daughters, but got them for myself, and hopefully I will have a granddaughter someday to share these with . The movie is fantastic.

 

[luvsmickeymouse]

I have the Samantha-An American Girl Holiday. And I got the Samantha series book set. The books are of such good quality. I don't have daughters, but got them for myself, and hopefully I will have a granddaughter someday to share these with . The movie is fantastic.

I'm sorry, I thought you were talking about a 5 year old girl. I should have read the post more carefully.

 

[Papa Deuce]

I "could" help you...... but then you would have to feed me!

Actually, I can't help you yet, but let me see what I can come up with.