
A video posted by D A N I E L L E F A U S T (@thedanifaust) on Dec 27, 2013 at 12:57pm PST
It’s gotten way high tech. I remember watching when I was a kid and even back with Garrison. They’ve really stepped up their game. It’s all brand new! It’s all the same characters with a few new friends and lots of fun features that keep it fresh and entertaining for kids. I love all the celeb cameos, and the “smart” jokes and pop culture references they sprinkle in to make it bearable for mom and dad. It gives me a chuckle and surprises me. Even John knows the Elmo’s world song, and the Feist version of her song 1234 that she sang with Elmo. That says a lot.
It’s something that all four of us can lay up in bed and watch on a Saturday morning with our coffee and cocoa (and warm milk for Kai). Sesame Street is the reason dinner has gotten on the table many nights. My cooking hour seems to be the “go berserk hour” for Rohan and Kaya. Sometimes I have to put on an epi of Sesame Street on demand so I can get them from (literally) underfoot while I’m cooking.
HBO loves me and wants to make my life easier. We don’t have cable/on-demand on our living room TV, we just have an Apple TV box, so I have to put the kids into my bedroom while I cook and check on them every few minutes while cooking. On January 16th, Sesame Street is going to also be available on HBO!! Now, I can pop the kids on the couch and use HBO GO in the living room and watch the kids – and the show – while cooking. #winningatlife.
I feel good having my kids watch Sesame Street. Outside of the cute songs, and the nostalgia for me, it’s really educational. I love when Rohan answers the characters on the TV and counts along. Kaya tries to do the same, but her alphabet song goes like “A B C D mumblemumble P mumblemumble X Y and Z.” Outside of those basics, they learn about loving themselves, not being shy, making friends, being a good person, and other lessons. It’s just wholesome.
There’s something magical about Elmo too. I don’t know if it’s his voice that mesmerizes children, but kids are just drawn to him! I’m glad he questions and “learns” along with the viewer. He’s kinda spooky sometimes though…*wink*… remember this:
Rohan is 3 and Kaya is just 1.5 so I have a few more years for Sesame Street to still be “cool” in our house, thankfully. I’m sure I’ll still be as un-cool as ever, singing children’s songs in public… Sidebar: sesamestreet.org has a page with all the fun songs on it…in case you want to make a fool of yourself in public too. (But some of the best songs are the “theme” songs to the daily features on the show like Elmo’s World, The Letter of the Day… and Bert & Ernie’s Great Adventure… #justsayin)
Our family will be watching Sesame Street on HBO and HBO Go in January when these two brands we love have joined forces. Will you?
Did you watch Sesame Street as a kid?
Do your kids watch it (and obsess over Elmo) too?
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My kids don’t watch Sesame Street but I did as a kid. My parents spoke Spanish at home so I learned English from Sesame Street as a preschooler.
https://twitter.com/yarbr012/status/669323185452531712
I used to watch Sesame Street all the time growing up and my daughter will watch it occasionally, but she likes Dora better.
My son loves to watch Sesame Street.
https://twitter.com/ElenaIstomina/status/669351394776739841
Yes, I always watched Sesame Street. My daughter still watches it. My son was crazy about Elmo as a toddler, but they have now outgrown that portion of Sesame.
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https://twitter.com/Kellydpa/status/669353589924589568
tweet==https://twitter.com/mami2jcn/status/669304257728892928
I watched Sesame Street as a kid, and my kids watch it (and obsess over Elmo) as well.
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I don’t remember watching Sesame Street, but my kids always liked it. Elmo and Oscar were favorites.
yes, I watched it as a child and so did my children.
tweet-https://twitter.com/LuLu_Brown24/status/669468075931082752
I did watch Sesame Street as a kid and I loved it. Both my kids watch it now but they don’t have an obsession with Elmo, it’s cookie monster for some reason. haha!
https://twitter.com/WiseOwlDesigns/status/669508167500488704 Tweeted
Yes the kids watch it and the love Elmo he is so cute and super sweet and we love his voice.
I watched Sesame Street as a kid and so is my daughter and son. They love Elmo and have the Elmo doll. They think he is so cute!
tweet-https://twitter.com/JewelWood/status/669712310626217985
Yes, I love Sesame Street and so do my kids….and how did you know we are all obsess with Elmo? I guess I’m feeling better that it’s “normal” and I’m not the only one. hehehe…
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https://mobile.twitter.com/Esham4life/status/669789864599134208
Big Bird actually scared me as a kid…. Lol
I used to… And yes, Elmo is the favorite around here!
https://mobile.twitter.com/kytah00/status/669844618943569920
https://twitter.com/OneFrugalGirl/status/669874448632295424
My son watches it a little. I watched it a ton as a kid.
Yes I watched it all the time….loved Grover and Cookie Monster and Snuffleupagus.
yes i watched it my kids and my grandkids
My children watched Sesame Street when they were younger.
We love SS over here too! I’m disappointed they are moving it to HBO…so many kids are going to miss out on the joy of SS…hopefully they have old ones still running on YouTube!
Sesame Street wasn’t available when I was growing up, but my kids watched and enjoyed it when they were small.
I did, and my kids do, too. 🙂
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yes they do
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https://twitter.com/aes529/status/670985290459324416
https://twitter.com/faithjacklynswe/status/671145291018592257
I did as a kid. My kids aren’t as big as fans as I was though…
When my daughter was a big fan of Elmo when she was a child.
Yes!! My favorite is Elmo and my son loves elmo as well!
https://twitter.com/HappyTina0115/status/671533430866341888
I did watch it and my kids also did!
tweeted: https://twitter.com/KerryBishop/status/671804294841151489
Yes, but my sister was the big fan.
Yes, I loved that show! No kids, but if any are in my future, they will 🙂
I watched it when I was little. my kids did too
I loved watching oscar the grouch being grouchy.
I did watch it and my kids watch it now.
Tweet: https://twitter.com/PrettyHotPink6/status/672532352149491712
My kids loved Sesame Stree when they were younger. The oldest loved Ernie and my youngest was an Elmo fanatic. And yes, I knew all the songs.backnin the day when they liked for me to sing with them. 🙂
http://bit.ly/1RqvqLo I tweeted it!
My kids have not yet..
https://twitter.com/willgriesmer/status/672611506500972544
Yes I watched it as a kid and my daughter now loves it too and yes she loves elmo. We actually got to meet him in person.
tweeted https://twitter.com/mommysweetiepie/status/672631444334751745
Oh my gosh yes, I watched Seseme Street & loved every minute of it.
Tweeted: https://twitter.com/relaxedthairapy/status/672655436450017281
My kids are too young to watch Sesame Street but when they’re older I’m sure they will.
https://twitter.com/RachelGriesmer/status/672926644257079296
I watched it as a kid. My favorite character was always big bird!
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I always watched Sesame Street when I was young and my daughter watched it when she was young.
https://twitter.com/susan1215/status/673686765832540160
Yes, I remember watching it as a kid.
https://twitter.com/prizepuzzle/status/673696393354153985
Sesame Street wasn’t around when I was a kid. Actually TV wasn’t around until I was a teen. My children watched it though and they all had different favorites. The most popular were Cookie Monster and Big Bird.
Tweet – https://twitter.com/willitara/status/673812012166602752
Back in the day when Sesame Street first came on the scene, I was a little too old to be their target audience, but I confess that I often watched it when my little brother had it on. And to this day, it’s part of my life. My cookie jar and my soap dispenser are both Elmo–for real!
Here’s my tweet about your fun blog post and the Sesame Street giveaway:
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Thanks!
I did watch it as a child. My son does not watch it.
https://twitter.com/sweetums82/status/674200756581482496
I used to watch Sesame Street at my babysitters’ house. All of the other children had to take a nap but I was so quiet that she let me watch TV instead!
Tweet link: https://twitter.com/shala_darkstone/status/674213037092552705
My favorite memory is watching the show with my Mother as a child and always listening to the theme tune knowing it meant time to collect my Sister from school. My Children do watch and enjoy the show.
tweeted https://twitter.com/mummytotwoboys1/status/674357444567527424
i watched Sesame Street when i was growing up all the time! Big Bird was always my favorite Sesame Street character
i posted a tweet here:
https://twitter.com/purplepanda1966/status/674562831073710080
I watched it, my kids watched it and my grandkids watch it now.
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https://twitter.com/eswright18/status/674740234853199875
I watched it as a kid and enjoyed all the fun characters.
https://twitter.com/eliza_elliott/status/674784173073162240
I did watch Sesame Street as a kid.
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https://twitter.com/thomasmurphy40/status/674809616409223169
I watched Sesame Street as a kid. My nephew and niece watch it but obsess over Big Bird.
I publicly Tweeted this giveaway: https://twitter.com/versatileer/status/674843650082271232
yes i watch it as a kid
https://twitter.com/purplelover04/status/674851596086476800
I grew up watching Sesame Street, my two oldest kids watched it when they were younger, but my two youngest never really got into it—too many other choices
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https://twitter.com/ChelleB36/status/674962246196400128
tbarrettno1 at gmail dot com
Yes! I grew up watching this show. NO kids of my own. 😀
I tweeted here: https://twitter.com/MsTofuFairy/status/674985810945515521
I did watch it as a kid and yes when my little ones came a long I did want everything Elmo!
Not only did I watch it as a kid, also as a teenager. We lived in Japan and that was the only English channel on tv!
Tweet https://twitter.com/Lindiac/status/675092237198446592
I definitely watched Sesame Street growing up. I even went to the concert. Big Bird was my favorite character.
I sent out a tweet here: https://twitter.com/electricstar/status/675100332960161794
Yes, I loved Sesame Street when I was a young child – and now I have a little one who adores Elmo and Abby! 🙂 And of course, we both love Cookie Monster and his C is for Cookie song. 😀