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Dora Saves the Crystal Kingdom Review

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Dora’s going on another adventure! Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Crystal Kingdom was released on DVD last Tuesday and my girls love it.

In this feature-length movie, Dora continues her magical storybook adventure from last fall (“Dora Saves the Snow Princess”), when the magic crystal that the Snow Princess gave her brings to life another character in her storybook – Allie of the Crystal Kingdom.  A greedy king has stolen the crystals that give Allie’s kingdom color. Dora and Boots must help Allie locate the crystals and turn the pale gray kingdom back into a colorful wonderland before it’s too late.

I’ve always loved the way that Dora encourages kids to get up and move around while watching TV. She asks questions, and my girls answer. She says words in Spanish, and they repeat the words and learn them by heart. It’s a wonderful, well-rounded program for preschoolers, and this particular episode doesn’t disappoint. The DVD also includes a fun age-appropriate crystal color matching game and two additional adventures – “First Day of School” and “Boots’ Banana Wish”.

When the movie’s over, you can go online and find tons of Crystal Kingdom activities that go along with the movie, like dress-up ideas, recipes, coloring pages, and online games. There’s also a  Dora Saves the Crystal Kingdom Wii game coming out in November and I have a feeling it’ll be on the 5-year old’s Christmas wish list. 😉

Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Crystal Kingdom is available now on Amazon and other retailers nationwide for a suggested retail price of $14.99… and I’m giving a copy away to a Riding With No Hands reader! To enter, please leave me a comment telling me what your kids love about Dora.

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Contest ends: October 9th, 2009 11:59 pm EST. US entries only. Leave a separate comment for each entry & a valid email address/blog URL. Winner, chosen at random, has 3 days to claim their prize.

I was provided with a complimentary DVD for review, and another for a giveaway prize.

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  2. My daughter loves dora! She loves boots too! I think she enjoys watching because of the singing and how they let you interact or get involve with the show by asking questions.

  8. my grandsons love that she speaks two languages an she teaches them stuff,an shes non violient

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  17. My daughter and son love that Dora always takes them on a great adventure! Son loves the map & daughter loves Dora!
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  22. My granddaughter says she loves her because in her words I love her. She is a walking Dora advertisement with her shoes,jacket,doll etc. She would love this DVD. Thank you!

  26. I love that Dora is a great way for children to learn multiple languages. I do not have kids at this time, but my neices love Dora. They love the characters, especially boots.

  35. my son is still a little young, but i love how simple the show is, and how it repeats things so that the child can learn from it. Our neighbor’s daughter is 2 and watches it all the time and she can say some things in spanish now which i think is great!
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  36. My daughter loves Dora’s songs, and she loves to wear a backpack so she can be just like Dora!

  38. they love she is fun, I love she is not a slim perfect girl, she teaches so much and most can relate

  39. My kids like the books, movies and music – they dance away every time!
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  44. We think Dora is adorable, polite and informative. Please accept my entry. Thank you.

  46. my daughter loves Dora. We watch the DVDs on our road trips. She loves the interaction with Dora and the Map.
    thanks

  48. My son loves telling dora which activity to do next after the map tells them where they are going.

  54. My boys aren’t very verbal yet, but I think they love how interatice the Dora the Exployer show is. They just smile & respond to that show every time they watch it!

  55. My daughter loves the interactivity of Dora. She cracks me up yelling, “Backpack!”
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  61. They love the Spanish. They think it is so cool because they are also learning it in school.

  65. I have a 3 year old and 2 year old who are obsessed with Dora. They love how Dora asks them to say stuff along with her. Their favorite is “swiper no swipping”

  69. My little granddaughter is language delayed and so it is hard to know what she finds special about Dora, but special she is. Dora is her hero, and the sight of Dora on backpacks, toys, clothes or advertisements sends her into paroxysms of glee and joy.

  70. My kiddo loves the Dora videos from the library. When we are in the car she looks out for Swiper the fox and saves us every time from having our cookies stolen. Phew!

  71. We love that Dora is interactive and she is bilingual. They are learning and at the same time it feels like they are right there with her. Thanks for the great contest.

  74. My daughter loves that she “interacts” with Dora, she tells her what to do and helps her out.

  76. My two oldest girls love the fact that Dora is a “smart girl” who knows how to “figure things out”…and we all love the music..even my third little girl(who is 10 months old) starts to laugh and dance when the Dora theme song comes on!

  84. My girls love learning and repeating the Spanish words Dora teaches, and they always love to see what that sneaky Swiper will do next.

  88. My 2 little girls love that it is interactive. They love doing the motions right along with the videos. Plus they have picked up so much Spanish. I guess it really is easiest to learn a second language when you are little.
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  91. My daughter loves lots of things about Dora. She likes to shout answers to the TV when they ask a question and she loves the fact that she knows some Spanish because of Dora.

  102. My niece is Dora obsessed, she loves to watch and sing along {it’s fun to watch her make up words} and I enjoy watching with her. Thanks.

  103. My girls love Dora! They love the songs and love to sing and dance along. My youngest daughter loves Boots, she gets so excited whenever he comes on the TV screen! Thank you so much for such a wonderful giveaway!

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  106. The little one in my life loves the adventures Dora experiences. The songs and dances add so much!!! Thanks!

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  120. My niece dances to the songs.

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  126. My daughter loves Dora! No other show on TV keeps her attention the way Dora does, and I love how interactive the show is.

  128. That would have to be the music. What can be cuter than little boys dancing around to Dora songs? 🙂

  129. My daughter is Dora the Explorer fan and she loves interacting with the show and dancing to the music

  134. Somebody needs to teach me English lol. The above comment should say teaches her Spanish.

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  136. My kiddos are huge Dora fans, they have been since day 1! I remember my 6 year old being a baby when it just came out, and she was hooked.

  142. My four year old son loves Dora! I’m surprised that she has not begun to wear off on him yet, but she remains his favorite cartoon of all. He loves Boots and will sit in front of the t.v. through several shows at a time without budging. I’m able to get a lot done during these times. (Smile)

  145. My Son loves learning spanish with Dora it makes him feel like he can talk to his aunt and uncle and my daughter just loves Dora she’s only 1 1/2 and everytime it comes on she gets so excited and yells DORA!

  147. My son loves Dora. Every time the theme song comes on, he stops and is mesmerized! =D I think he enjoys the songs on the show!

  150. My niece likes her because she watches it all the time! She likes all of her adventures and fun she has!

  170. My daughter loves Dora for the backpack theme. That is her favorite song and goes crazy when it comes on. She also loves the part where they ask the audience what was their favorite part, boy does she ever give them an ear full of her favorite part.

  172. My daughter has taken 5 years of spanish so she really enjoys watching it with my 2 yr old grandson!

  176. my daughter is just now starting to like dora. she goes outside at night and during the day and tries to catch the stars like dora does