Search - Pocket Snails: Potty Adventure on DVD

An invaluable parental and teaching aid.

Midwest Book Review | Oregon, WI USA | 12/03/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Pocket Snails Potty Adventure: Potty Training in Easy to Follow Steps for Boys & Girls is a digitally mastered, Hi-Fi stereo DVD for children ages 2 and up, created to help children make the transition from diapers to potty. The friendly, animated pocket snails guide young Jake and his little sister Wendy step by step through the potty process with the aid of the "Potty Steps Map", included inside the DVD case. Friendly encouragement, emphasis on proper hygiene, and a wealth of extras including sing-along songs, a music player, and a blooper reel make for an invaluable parental and teaching aid. 30 minutes, color."

Mixed feelings about this one

Vilna Bashi Treitler | New Jersey | 03/15/2008

(3 out of 5 stars)

"I have 2 sons - 2 years 4 months, and 9 months old. I bought this, and "Go Potty Go" for my 2 year old. He (and us, his parents) much prefer "Go Potty Go." I reviewed that product and say more about it in that review, giving it 5 stars. I think this one is less successful for us for a few reasons - one, it focuses only on potty chairs, and we use the potty seat on the toilet. That's significant because they provide a "map" which gives instructions on what you need to do to use the potty. The map is wordless - pictures only of the steps you must take when you want to use the potty. At least one step on the map is not applicable, then, for my kid - which is to get the parent to dump out the waste from the chair into the toilet. And this is significant because I think the map was my kid's favorite thing. He followed the map along with the movie - without help - the very first time he saw the movie. I think he would use the map all on its own if it were more applicable to his situation. I don't think that my son was so great on the snails, nor on the British accents of the voices in the film, but of course, I cannot tell that for sure because my son didn't tell me this. (But he was singing the songs from "Go Potty Go" immediately after seeing that film once.) Some reviews here said that Potty Adventure worked well with older toddlers resistant to potty training - perhaps it's because my son is working on this at a younger age that he is not so into this film. I would more strongly recommend "Go Potty Go" if you're getting started with potty training with a two year old."