Bob the Builder in the Real World DVD

If the popular cartoon character Bob the Builder somehow could become one with TV handyman Bob Villa... you'd get the newest DVD Bob the Builder On Site: Houses and Playgrounds. It's informative for kids and adults alike.
My two year old daughter Ava loves cars, trains, and other "boy" things just as much as her princesses and ponies. But I still wasn't quite sure what she'd think of Bob the Builder. We don't watch any TV (but we do watch our fair share of DVDs) so neither of us was familiar with Bob and his buddies until we popped in this DVD. We were both pleasantly surprised. She sat their mesmerized.
Houses and Playgrounds is really entertaining and educational as kids learn all that goes into building houses and playgrounds. Bob includes information on how to build an environmentally friendly house usgin solar panels and recycled materials where possible. (A nice little extra for moms like me who are trying to teach eco-consciousness whenever and wherever I can.) They even build a dog house, which Ava particularly enjoyed.
Bob goes back and forth between his cartoon world and the real world helping kids to understand. I learned a thing or two myself about how houses are made, plus now I know what to do if we decide to put a playground set in our own backyard or build our dog Clarkie his own dog house finally. Another fun part (which I knew Ava would love) are the big rig construction machinery that rolls out to help in the building process in the real world.
At first I was worried that it was over Ava's head when they started explaining how the house is built. It kept her attention and she even asked to watch it later that night, the next morning, and so on. So now I'm happy with it's level of explanation because we can keep watching this DVD for several years to come. The whole DVD is 100 minutes, including the "Fireman Sam" bonus episode... or you can watch the house and playground segments separately.
Ava didn't care too much for the "Fireman Sam" episode and asked to watch the house segment again instead. I think we'll be tuning in to see Bob and his buds build more things. The new season of his PBS show Bob the Builder - Project Build It airs next month.
Bob the Builder On Site: Houses and Playgrounds hits DVD shelves on August 26th. You can pre-order it now at Buy.com for $13.51. (The MSRP is $19.98) I may have to check out the other DVD in this series, Bob the Builder On-Site: Roads & Bridges, as well.