
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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Amy
Thursday 10th of December 2015
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. :-D
WHITNEY
Thursday 10th of December 2015
I sent out a tweet here: https://twitter.com/electricstar/status/675100332960161794
WHITNEY
Thursday 10th of December 2015
I definitely watched Sesame Street growing up. I even went to the concert. Big Bird was my favorite character.
Linda C.
Thursday 10th of December 2015
Tweet https://twitter.com/Lindiac/status/675092237198446592
Linda C.
Thursday 10th of December 2015
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!