Recently I found myself sitting at the computer with my 4-year-old son, surfing YouTube for fun Bert & Ernie videos to add to his YouTube playlist.  I figured he would watch them with me, eagerly volunteering which ones he liked and wanted to see again.  It was a great idea, until I inadvertently stumbled onto the exact reason we have KidDesktop and YouTube playlists for our kids.  While not going into explicit details, I’ll just say there is some crazy Bert & Ernie humor out there, much of which is not appropriate for children!

Hoping to make this search process a bit easier for other parents, I thought I’d spotlight some of the cute and kid-friendly Bert & Ernie skits I found.

• Do Re Rubber Duck — QsjbEWKK8AU
• Do Wop Hop — n1jAogzy3Fw&NR=1
• Bananaphone — 51ZhEjB_KvU
• Fishing  (1970’s classic) — pFTjeaDlxDI&NR=1
• Fishing (2000’s modern) — syJ2p4ouy4c
• Ernie buries Bert at the beach — gGmq_SfElA0&NR=1
• Sandbox meatball game — g_kYsoHbW9o
• Bert Doin’ the Pigeon — pPj3G7U-K04
• Pizza and Grape Juice — to1QTsDMMxI
• Ernie Counting Things — QDgAdXTcs00
• Dance Myself to Sleep — kk1Y4xo4XJ4 kk1Y4xo4XJ4
• Bert’s Blanket — 40v0i2tJ2tA

I hope your children have as much fun giggling through these videos as my child (and Ernie himself, for that matter) do!

Two blog posts in one day…wow!  Trust me, though, this will be a short one.

If you have just begun with KidDesktop, you may be wondering what websites to put onto your child or children’s Activity Bar.  It may seem obvious, but start by looking at websites with characters your child knows and loves.  Sesame Street is a great one, as is Word World and anything else in the PBS family.  Our boys have always liked Thomas the Tank Engine , Bob the Builder and Cars.  Our friends with girls say that they like Angelina Ballerina, Dora the Explorer, and Clifford the Big Red Dog.  Honestly, I think kids of both genders probably enjoy all of these!

• http://www.sesamestreet.org
• http://pbskids.org/wordworld/index_flash.html
• http://www.thomasandfriends.com/
• http://www.bobthebuilder.com/usa/
• http://disney.go.com/disneyvideos/animatedfilms/cars/main.html
• http://www.angelinaballerina.com/usa/home.asp
• http://www.nickjr.com/playtime/index.jhtml
• http://pbskids.org/clifford/index-brd-flash.html