Product: Sesame Street - Elmo Visits the Firehouse [VHS] (2002)
Rating: 5.0
Great for teaching about fire safety
I'll admit I almost didn't buy this for my then 2 year old son because of some of the comments about Elmo being too scared. I'm so glad I didn't listen and bought it anyway! My husband is a firefighter and EMT and my son is enchanted with anything firefighters. The video does a great job of teaching children what to do when there is a fire without being too preachy. Yes, Elmo is scared at the beginning--he was in a very scary situation, but the adults and firefighters are there to make him feel better and by the end he is the happy Elmo we all know. I watched it with my son the first time, and he was not scared at all. He is almost 4 now and this is still one of his favorite DVD's. The lessons are timeless and the video does a great job of showing the kids all about firefighters and how to stay safe when there is a fire. My husband uses clips of it when he goes into schools during Fire Prevention Week. I am a teacher, but I teach Middle School, so this video is not appropriate. However, if I taught younger kids I would definately use it.