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Ruby’s Studio: The Friendship Show Review & $25.00 Amazon Card Giveaway! (WINNER ANNOUNCED)

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The host, Ruby, talking to her “friends” about the golden rule.

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Ruby discussing the art project of making their friendship tree

Ruby’s Studio The Friendship Show by the Mother Company is a movie set to help children understand what friendship is for and how to behave with friends. Ruby (played by Kelsey Collins) is the host of the show and is very energetic as she walks her four friends/classmates through educational points of friendship and has many featured animated segments and songs to break up the movie to keep children engaged.

I was provided a digital download to watch this show with my 4 year old daughter. I wasn’t sure how she would like it since it wasn’t a show about her favorite mouse or her favorite spanish speaking cartoon that has a monkey as a friend. In the first two minutes my daughter got excited about a rainbow and about how excited “Ruby” was in her opening! The show also gave me a fun art project that I can do with my daughter about making a friendship tree for a good friend. I hope to try this soon since I have all the supplies at home already!

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One of the small animated series in the show.

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The kids working on their art project. They are making a friendship tree for one of their friends.

It kept my daughter engaged and I was able to ask her some of the questions that Ruby was asking her “friends”.

Why are friends so important?
My daughter answered with because it is nice to share.

Who is your friend?
Delaney.

What do you like to do what your friends?
Play and sing.

We engaged in other conversation.  My daughter really liked it.  I actually have had “The Feelings Show” for a couple of years.  I tried to have my daughter watch it at the age of 2 and she was too young.  She is now 4 and we had popcorn and watched the entire 45 minutes together.

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Comments

  3. Ali l says

    My daughter isn’t old enough for movies, but I would buy her some toys if I won 🙂

  5. Stephanie Frederick says

    “How would you choose which movies your kids watch?” I have a 5yr old and 4mth old so right now I pick which movies they watch. If my oldest wants to watch something I don’t think is appropiate for him at his age I just tell him he’s not able to watch that until he’s older. So far that’s working.

  8. Natasha Rodriguez says

    I choose for them based on the rating of the move and then read the back to see why it was given that rating and if I have seen it my best judgement 🙂

  9. Sara K. says

    I would use the gift card to help our daughter buy the things she needs to go back to college for her final year.

  14. Lin Gorenkoff says

    Now that my kids are 21 and 17, I don’t tell them what they can and can’t watch. We three do watch movies together though, and when it’s my turn to pick, I usually choose comedies.

  15. Linda Meyers-Gabbard says

    I would use it to buy coffee or cereal.

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  21. April Yedinak says

    I usually stick with PG movies and anything rated higher I use something like Common Sense media to see exactly what might be objectionable.

  28. Maggie Chan says

    I would use the gift card to buy books for myself and buy books to donate for my community’s library. 🙂

  32. Wendy Lindsey says

    I typically do an internet search and read the reviews first. I also like the parental info on IMBd which tells you EVERYTHING that might possibly be considered inappropriate or offensive.
    wendy2lindsey at yahoo.com

  34. Leah Shumack says

    I normally judge it on the rating of the movie or at least watch the movie first and then judge what parts she cannot watch

  36. D. Stone says

    They are getting rid of the “G’ rating so I may not be taking them to movies anymore. It’s getting harder and harder to find movies that aren’t violent. So sad.

  41. Misty Lunceford says

    I would use the gift card to go towards back to school shopping for my 5 kiddos. Thank you for the giveaway!

  45. Kari says

    My kids are teens so we are pretty lenient with what movies they are allowed to watch. When they were younger, we used passwords on our tv, blocking certain channels, ratings, and subject matter.

  48. Steve Z says

    I personally don’t have kids, but we are planning on kids, and I am going to thoroughly look into the movies they are trying to watch and I feel that imdb is a pretty good resource as they have the parental warnings. I look back at the movies that I watched when I was little and wonder how they got the rating that they did with all of the sexual undertones that are in them.

  53. kristin sims says

    I choose the movies for them based on the ratings, the reviews, recommendations from friends and family and previews.

  55. Karen M. says

    I go by ratings, what he likes, family recs, and whether there is violence in the movie.

  61. Mary Collins says

    I would put the gift card away to use in my “Christmas fund!” Thanks for the chance to win an Amazon gift card!!

  62. tiffany says

    I only let my son watch tv with me. We watch shows that are fun, educational, and teach manners. Can’t go wrong with Sesame Street, and Bob the Builder:)

  65. Cristina says

    I watch the trailers and usually ask on Facebook if anyone has seen it for reviews. Usually if you google the name of the movie and search why the movie is pg or pg 13 it will give you details as to what parts may be questionable.

  67. Chris Martinez says

    Ratings and the age of my child. I also google the movie and look for details in reviews.

  76. Rhonda Tenderholt says

    I watch the previews, check ratings, and then check the movie guide newsletter or other Christian movie review website.

  84. Diana C says

    I would buy something nice for my pet bunny. They have great things there for him on Amazon that I cannot get anywhere.

    Diana C

  85. Trish F says

    My kids are all grown but in the past if it wasn’t a kids movie they couldn’t watch it. I would spend the gc on supliments that my dr. wants me to take. Thanks for a great giveaway!

  89. Kelly Wentworth says

    I am still a college student and do not yet have kids. So, I would most likely use it to help buy myself books for my courses so that I can do well, get a good job, and provide a good healthy environment for my kids when I do have them!

  94. Jessica Snow says

    I would be using this to put towards one of my husbands Christmas presents.
    Thanks for the giveaway! =)

  96. Kristy S. says

    I TOTALLY just submitted the wrong answer to this question! The perks of having multiple windows open. 🙂

    I’m pretty picky about what I let my kids watch, so I would probably buy some books for them.

  114. ellen c. says

    I like to read reviews to see if it would be appropriate for my children. Thanks for the chance.

  116. Tiffany Mann says

    I choose what movies my children watch by reading the reviews and checking the ratings. I try to make sure the movies are age appropriate and that they don’t go against our family values.

  118. Dee says

    I like to screen movies before letting them watch…or I ask around to other friends with kids to see what their thoughts are.

  120. Kelly D says

    I usually let my kids watch movies with animals or cute themes,& try to avoid anything negative or with bad language.

  121. Lu Ann Worley says

    I would order a book. My grandkids parents have locks on the channels and teach them to avoid watching things on TV ad movies which are not within principles taught.
    Raise up a child as to the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it.
    That is a very poor quote but it is true. If parents are diligent in teaching with love and example, the child will make mostly good choices. We cannot control them. We have to teach then trust them.

  124. lovely jasmin says

    i read a review about the movie first some time watch the movie before let sons watch it

  128. Kim Pollock says

    Someone told me about a site called plugged in that rates kid’s movies. I also ask other parents with kids what they have watched and feel is not too scary, etc.

  133. Jennifer says

    I check out reviews before I let my kids watch a movie, and I watch it with them…. it seems lots of kids movies now have very vulgar remarks… ones i wouldn’t want my kids repeating!

  134. beth c says

    my son is two so it is more visual than content, though i am starting to monitor that as well! generally something that looks cute and perhaps has a good lesson along the way is what we prefer to watch! generally animation is favored by my son too! 🙂 thanks for the great giveaway!

  139. Mary Withrow says

    Some movies that are rated for children, I don’t approve of, due to references they might make. I have watched every movie they have watched! I often can trust Pixar and Disney always for a good movie!

  143. Tamara says

    If I have any questions about a movie, I look the title up online. Detailed reviews, especially from another mom’s point of view, are always so helpful!

  146. isis says

    I only let my son watch Disney or Sprout (and some that I think are safe and somehow educational) movies/shows for now.

  148. Dorothy Teel says

    I try to pick shows that have no vile language, no sex scenes and no violence, I tape my television and if it is not appropriate my grandchildren do not get to see it. I woul use the gift card towards Christmas, unless something else breaks this week..LOL

  149. Shelby Gesford says

    Any thing pg13 and under is find for my kids.
    I’d use it to buy them some winter gloves and hats for the coming season, Colorado gets coooold! =]

  152. Tabitha @ Saving Toward A Better Life says

    My son is just 4 and I am HIGHLY selective about what he watches. If it’s not educational or made for preschoolers (Dinosaur Train, Superwhy, Thomas, Curious George, Jake and the Neverland Pirates, etc) I screen it first.

    It’s hard to put a finger on exactly what criteria I’m looking for. I just know. RIO is a favorite of ours. It’s fantastic. Toy Story 3 is a no because the garbage scene is terrifying and most of the concept is just over his head. SpongeBob is a no in our house. Anything marketed for kids older than him (like the live action Disney shows…I don’t know all their names). But believe it or not, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (the Johnny Depp version) is on our ok list.

  154. Lynda Thomas says

    We use the rating as a loose guideline, but typically my kids don’t watch things that I haven’t seen beforehand. Sometimes the MPAA ratings seem so arbitrary, so we don’t feel like we can go only based on that.

  155. sarah oswald says

    my kids are grown but i would use gift card for new bath towels. thanks for the chance!

  159. Annemarie Z. says

    My boyfriend and I find reviews and trailers online and then decide if we let his daughter watch the movie or not.

  161. KateV says

    I work at a school age child care, and we do sometimes put on movies for the kids. We have to start with the ratings, but we also have to have viewed the movie ourselves to make sure there’s nothing questionable. Then, it goes by kids interests and age levels.

  163. Victoria Carlson says

    I don’t have any kids yet. But I would love to use this gift card for an awesome present for my husband for our 2nd anniversary next month!

  164. Myrna says

    My kids are adults now and choose their own movies. I would use the gift card for some craft supplies. 🙂

  168. Nicole Bear says

    My daughter is still too young to watch TV, but I will select what she watches based on educational merit and teaching good values.

  171. Jennelle J says

    I try to pick things for him that are age appropriate that I wouldn’t mind watching (or watching multiple times)

  172. Anna H. says

    The question doesn’t apply to me so I’d use the Amazon giftcard for my expensive textbooks!

  173. Lynn Matthews says

    I would buy me a book for the therapy classes I will be attending this October for my borderline personality disorder. It is called Dialectical Behavior Therapy.

  175. Jacob LaFountaine says

    All amazon funds are going towards a few blu-rays that are sitting on the wishlist

  176. Laura Smith says

    I check ratings and reviews online, I watch it with her the 1st time so I know what it is about