Hi-5 DVD Surprise
WINNERS Announced: Congratulations to Jen, Kalynda and Jackie who have each won a copy of Hi-5 Surprise! Please use the contact form to let me know your postal address. Hope you and your kids enjoy it.
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While I’m not a huge fan of Hi-5 myself, my daughter certainly is. And I must confess that as I’m writing this post their catchy tunes are buzzing around in my head (lah-lah-lah-lah lah-lah lah-lah party at the….)
The Hi-5 Surprise DVD is a recording of their hugely popular national tour. The whole gang has changed since last I sang along with “1-2-3-4…Hi-5!” If you need an introduction to the new team in order to remain in-the-know, allow me to introduce you:
Though the team is new, the DVD is full of everything you’d expect from Hi-5. The kid-pop songs are fast paced, catchy and fun. Everything is brightly coloured, from the set to the outfits. And there are lots of opportunities for children watching in the audience or at home to get in on the action. My daughter certainly gives the moves a go! In the interests of writing a fair review I have to admit that I find the heavily scripted dialogue a little overdone, and I prefer more natural sounding language. But, obviously that’s just my opinion as a whopping 120,000 Aussies attended the Hi-5 Surprise tour! What I DO like about Hi-5 is the way they expose young kids to harmony and part-work in vocals.
“Zoo Party” is my kids’ favourite track and an example of classic Hi-5. With its animals, actions, stick-in-your-head melody, calypso feel and lots of lah-lah-lahs it is sure to appeal to toddlers. Check it out (you may have trouble viewing Youtube if you are still browsing in IE… try Firefox):
So, do you think your little groovers would like to “party at the zoo (lah-lah-lah-lah)” with Hi-5?! Thanks to my kind friends at Roadshow I have THREE copies of the new DVD to give away. All you have to do is leave a comment below sharing a song your kids like to sing. Easy. The comp is open to Aussie residents only, one entry per person please, and winners will be drawn at random on Sunday 13th June 8pm Qld time. 
I received a pre-release review copy of the DVD courtesy of Roadshow Entertainment.
Random Winners:
One of my daughters favourite non Hi-5 song is “Jesus your my Superhero”. Her favourite Hi-5 song is from the christmas album “It feels alot like Christmas”
My son loves hi five, he says “especially the new kids”
Mandy Ferry´s last blog ..Jun 4, Camp Fire Songs
My son loves “we are family” it’s with the old crew but would love a CD of the new team
My daughters love singing ‘The Wheels on the Bus’ at the moment with the actions. My eldest also loves watching all the Hi-5 videos we have (yes, videos), but they are the old Hi-5.
My daughters sing alot of songs-especially playschool ones. I love it when they ask me to sing for them before bed.
I think one of their favourites at the moment is “Here is the Sea” from Playschool.
1,2,3,4 Hi 5
Is my son’s favourite at the moment.
Hi,
My daughter found a high five hand at the opshop the other day and ran around the shop singing “5 in the sky lets do it together HIGH FIVE”
did you know when they have high five on tv there are NO ads!!!!! so you get NO break!!!!
It is a bit old school but because they are McNamaras my boys think “McNamara’s Band” is really cool!
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My daughter currently doesn’t know much about Hi 5 – but it would be nice to have a change from Dora!!
So I will have to say a song that she loves to sing that is not Hi 5 – it’s “I can sing a Rainbow”
My daughters favourtie is Old MacDonald. All time classic and can be used in so many different contents with a few lyric adaptions.
Oh so many songs to choose Zoe loves we are family
Riley loves Humpty dumpty
We dont have any new Hi Five, currently watching cousins old videos
Both the girls absolutely love singing ‘Dancing Pants’. I know I don’t have to tell you where that one comes from!!
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Can’t participate, but just had to say that Hi-5 was the second show my daughter ever showed interest in. We checked out their color show DVD from the library and she liked it so much I found the show on TV and recorded several shows. We don’t know the new crew, but just had to say that people in the USA love Hi-5, too.
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My daughter loves singing along to Peter Combes “Wash your face with Orange Juice”. A classic that we only recently discovered. Very catchy
JJ hasn’t really got into HI 5 yet… i am sure he would like it though
Oh my goodness, Clover is not even 2 yet and she comes in and raises a hand in the “hi-5″ symbol to request that show. All 3 of my kids would be GLUED to this DVD. We sing “twinkle twinkle little star” daily, so cute when they get to the stage where they know songs.
Five in the air, let’s do it together – HI-5!!!
This is the song, on repeat, out of my daughter’s mouth, morning, noon and night. As bad as you’re thinking that is right now, imagine it in the tuneless warblings of a two-year-old. NOW you see why I’m going grey!
My kids would love a HI-5 DVD and to be quite honest so would I…. their current favourite song is something by Moby (i am not into music that much myself) but it is part of my husbands CD collection…. something age appropriate would be good for them I think LOL
Elliotts always singing “Dingle Dangle Scarecrow” at the moment, and Zoey only ever sings is “twinkle, twinkle”
Hannah´s last blog ..Thinking Party Themes….
oohhh, my daughter is a BIG fan of Hi-5 – it is the only show she actually likes.
She LOVES the theme song – especially when I sing and dance along with it
I just asked my son, and he said, ‘I love the car one’. I have no idea which one he means, lol!
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Lorelei’s (2) favourite song at the moment is “Amen, praise the Lord!” The second we get in the car, and sometimes even before we make it to the car, she asks for the cd… “amen the Lord?” It’s delightful. Montana (1) sings along too… “Loooooord”. Beautiful!
Great comp Cath! While Hi-5 are not my favourites, I am a fan of anything that gets the kids moving
A non Hi-5 song both of my little toddlers love is Rock a Bye Your Bear. “Everybody clap. Everybody sing!”
Hi,
My little girls favourite song is definately ABCD which she sings with gusto in the car and l,m,n,o,p is more like elle, elle, elle, ellahhh p. She also loves Twinkle twinkle but the daddy’s got a motor car version which she makes up her own words too. In fact, she makes up songs all the time and tries to get me to sing them with her.
We are currently loving Justine Clarke’s song Hop Hippity Hop.We hop around the house pretending to be bunnies and kangaroos.
Current fav for nephews is The Rainbow Connection. I love that they love this song because even now it’s one of my all time favourites too and it’s on the special CD I made for them. I love this song for little boys especially
“Have you been half asleep
and have you heard voices?
I’ve heard them calling my name.
Is this the sweet sound that calls the young sailors?
The voice might be one and the same.
I’ve heard it too many times to ignore it.
It’s something that I’m supposed to be.
Someday we’ll find it, the rainbow connection,
the lovers, the dreamers and me”
My kids love the Hi-5 song “Come around to my place”. While I agree it’s hard to be as fond of the new Hi-5ers, I’m coming around to them! Our number 3 is only three days old, so I guess I have a few more years of Hi-5 in front of me!!! The song we sing the most though is Justine Clarke’s “Off to the Library”.
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Michaela is into Justine Clarke in a very big way at the moment especially all the new songs on Great Big World – favourites are “Climbing up the Rainbow” and “Happy Dog” but Michaela will sing along to anything … from Hi 5 to Play School and even Black Eyed Peas!
My son loves to run around the house singing the good old Hi-5 theme song, giving everyone Hi-5′s as he goes. It would be nice to introduce some variety
Eleanor likes the High-5 “When you wish upon a star” and Jonathan likes “So Many Animals (Inside of Me).
“Mummy, it High 5″ said my near 2 year old this morning when she saw her older sister’s draw string bag…her fave songs are ABC’s and Advance Australia Fair and a close third would have to be the “1,2,3,4,5…high 5″….
My almost 4 year old song loves all music (including hi5′s), but his current fave to sing (and dance to) are all the “Oliver” songs =)
My Daughter’s favourite song is you & me,sings it Beautifully (Star dreaming) Jenni
My sons fav song is the wheels on the bus. He is just starting to learn the actions.
I sing “You are my Sunshine” to my daughter every night and she soon let’s me know if I’ve “forgotten”. I see her in her bedroom during play time singing it to her dolls and teddy while rocking them to sleep – just precious.