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Dora the Explorer teaches more than just 'rojo' and 'nos fuimos!'

by Sarah Gilbert (Subscribe to Sarah Gilbert's posts)
Dec 22nd 2005 4:38PM

Filed under: Development/Milestones: Babies, Media

Before Dora the Explorer started her TV-sized campaign to teach Momster's preschoolers everything there is to know? Her boys were still searching for "articulate and eloquent sentences." Now, however, they say things like "the sun is going to set without delay," and "oh no, my Miffy is stuck in a rut!"

I laughed because Everett, too, has learned far more than the Spanish word for "blue" from Dora. He says things like, "is the grumpy old troll under that bridge?" and looks for the map which "will tell us how to get there!" Has Dora (or her friends) taught your preschooler any quixotically brilliant phrasing?

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12-22-2005 @ 4:52PM

momma2mingbu said...

My little ones have definately picked up some Spanish words from Dora and Diego and friends. They used to all sing, "empuje" as they helped push the cart through the grocery store! LOL!

I also like that Dora's cousin Diego is giving my daughters a chance to be heros! My gender-bending middle daughter is often Diego while her little sister is Alicia OR an animal in need of rescue. Thanks to Nick Jr.'s printables they even have field journals like Diego!

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