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Jan
29
Pingu was not on thin ice for me
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Penguins seem to be the animal to watch nowadays. Parents may have had their fill of marching, dancing, and surfing penguins but kids can’t seem to get enough. At least not mine.All four of my kids in ages ranging from two to almost ten were excited about our opportunity to review Pingu: On Thin Ice
for PBN.
Pingu is a collection of claymation shorts featuring a penguin named Pingu who is constantly getting himself into some mischief or “on thin ice”. The penguins speak in a pretend language that had my kids inquiring about what language it was. Actually it is more like giggles, grunts, and sounds that aren’t anywhere as annoying as the Teletubbies. Despite their mostly unintelligible language their message is unmistakable through expressions and gestures.
All my kids were giggling up a storm during the entire 59 minutes of the DVD. I even found the cute little penguin quite humorous and entertaining as he got himself in and out of all kinds of trouble. Many of his antics were the very things my own kids have or will get themselves into such as Pingu pouring his unwanted fish dinner in his backpack which led to a big stinky problem or when he got lost in a snow cave. My son could definitely relate with Pingu having to use a pink snowboard since he had to ride his sister’s pink bike until he got one of his own
My kids give Pingu an A and I would have to agree. The theme song that plays before and after each cartoon short got on my nerves after awhile but not enough to prevent me from viewing. My kids did suggest a feature showing how Pingu was created.
Pingu: On Thin Ice is fun and entertaining for preschoolers and school aged children. There is some potty humor such as a snow sculpture shaped like a toilet, implied flatulence and a brother and sister take a bath together. I did not find it offensive or inappropriate but some parents may.
We were unable to get the flash game on DVD to work properly but the official Pingu website has several fun flash games for your kids to play. .~Kristie
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I have to agree! I LOVE Pingu, I used to watch him when I was younger and my baby brothers grew up watching him too.
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