Land Of The Lost

Last Christmas little Chia's grandma, or "La-La" as she's called, gave her a little portable DVD player. The device has a battery, and can hold a charge for three or four hours. I think La-La intended us to use the DVD player in the car during long road trips (to visit her). However, watching cartoons or movies in a dark moving car gives Daddy the biggest case of motion sickness he's ever had, so the DVD player stays at home.

Chia has a little table she likes to keep her DVD player, and she has a few favorite DVDs that seem to spin over and over in this device. Right now her favorite is Land Of The Lost by Sid & Marty Krofft. The complete series in now available in a DVD box set. Baby Chia loves that the little girl, Holly, is the main character, and has to brave so many adventures, like dinosaurs, her fear of heights, and the dreaded Sleestak. We sit together enjoying each adventure, talking about what is going on in each scene.

Land Of The Lost gets rather scary, so it may not be for all kids. Parents, if you are freaked out by a giant T-Rex chasing young people, dark caves filled with evil Sleestak creatures, and bizarre sci-fi plot twists, then this DVD collection may not be for you. When I was a kid, Land Of The Lost was my favorite Saturday morning show, so to sit back and enjoy watching Will, Holly, and Cha-Ka survive their day to day lives is great fun for me. Chia has even learned several Pakuni words, since Cha-Ka speaks the first language ever created for science fiction, throughout the series.

Land Of The Lost hits so many different targets, such as, kids love dinosaurs. They also like to watch other kids. To see these kids triumph again and again over dinosaurs and monsters is such a thrill. The other day our family was at a play space that had a big dark tunnel to crawl through. Chia and I explored the tunnel, and she turned to me and whispered in the dark, "Shhhh! Sleestak Daddy, Sleestak!".