Keeping oneself busy while being indoors seems like it would be the focus of May & Ruby: Rainy Day Play, although some are geared towards this theme more than others. Three mini-episodes are compiled into each 20-minute episode and all are lots of fun. In Ruby Writes a Story, beleaguered older sister Ruby is simply trying to sit down and pound out a story, but her ever present little brother, Max, wants to play cowboy. Now matter how many times Ruby puts Max either outside or in his room to play out of her earshot, he comes back insisting they play cowboy. It seems the only way Ruby can deal with it is to write about... you guessed it, a cowboy! In Max's Dominos, Ruby and her friend, Louise, are hosting the Bunny Scout meeting so they can earn their Hospitality Badges, and they want everything to be perfect. But can they pull it off with little brothers Max and Morris under foot? Instead of simply playing Dominoes, Max and Morris set up toys that erupt in a chain reaction and surprisingly, the Bunny Scout leader is thrilled with the results. Call it the Domino Effect. In Grandma's Attic, Grandma allows Max and Ruby to play in her attic and while Ruby is busy trying on clothes and jewelry, Max becomes fixated on a small chest that he insists contains treasure. The catch is that Ruby believes Grandma declared the chest off limits. Will Max obey, even though Ruby just wants him to play dress-up?

In Bunny Cakes, Max and Ruby are going to make Grandmas cakes for her birthday surprise. Max begins by making an earthworm cake, but Ruby thinks an Angel Surprise Cake would be nicer. When Max keeps knocking over the ingredients, Ruby sends him to the grocer each time with a list, and he decides to supplement the list with the candy he used up on his earthworm cake, only Max can't spell and the grocer can't understand his scribbling. Max finally decides to draw a picture of the candies he can't seem to spell and gets the point across to the grocer. Now both cakes are perfect! In Bunny Party, the duo is celebrating Grandma's Birthday Party and Ruby has invited her toys as guests, but Max wants a few of his toy pals to join them. Ruby is a bit of a control freak, and seeing the disgusted look on Max's face along with his ears going back is just hysterical. Leave it to Max to spice up the party by mixing in a few of his toys and throwing Ruby off. In Bunny Money, Max and Ruby go shopping to get a Music Box for Grandma, but Max gets thirsty and gets distracted by all of the goodies in the snack shop. He buys vampire teeth instead of the small lemonade he was supposed to buy, getting himself all dirty with cherry syrup. Ruby has to spend money to wash his clothes and then Max is hungry and wants lunch! Ruby gets quite a surprise when she discovers that the music box costs $100, but luckily, the shop owner helps them find a lovely gift that's in their budget.

In Ruby's Safari, Bunny Scouts Ruby and Louise have to earn their Scrapbook Badges by taking a picture of an exotic creature, but all Max wants to do is play with toys. After many false alarms with Max's "exotic" toys, his red elephant attracts a hummingbird and the girls get their picture... and their badges. In Max's Mud Bath, Ruby and Louise are busily working on new products for Ruby's all natural beauty products and they want to test out the new recipes on little Max, but all he wants to do is play in the mud. During Max's Lost Lizard, Louise and Ruby are building a terrarium for the Bunny Scouts' chameleon, but it escapes during the process and Max has a grand time watching it change colors as it explores their house. He gets the chameleon back inside the terrarium just in time for the Bunny Scout Leader's arrival.

Overachiever Ruby is determined to paint a lovely picture for Grandma in Ruby's Rainbow since it's raining outside and she even has the artist's smock and beret on to help her out. She decides to paint a rainbow, but Max just wants to play in the rainy backyard. At least all of his sneaky shenanigans help her to remember the colors of the rainbow. Home Tweet Home finds Ruby and Louise building the perfect birdhouse for the return of the birds for spring, and earning a Bunny Scout Badge in the process. Too bad all Max can think about is filling his tummy... or maybe he's gathering treats for the birds. The final episode, Max's Mudpie, has Grandma coming for a visit, but Max just wants to make mudpies. Naturally, Ruby wants him cleaned up so everything will be perfect.

Ruby definitely has a lot to say, whereas Max will occasionally spout out one word, however Max & Ruby cleverly injects spelling and counting lessons, along with good old fashioned life lessons, wrapped up in a cute animated series. After all, most among us can relate to being either the frustrated older child bossing a younger sibling around or being that younger brother or sister and doing what you can to torment your older sib. This is a precious couple of bunny children that kids can relate to and their Grandma couldn't be cooler, but where are their parents? The price point of $12.99 may be a bit steep for only 4 episodes, but there are 12 mini-episodes packed here and they're sure to get lots of play time with your kids. I don't know that I agree with the subtitle of Rainy Day Play since plenty of the vignettes occur outside, but regardless, it's a nice collection of content that would make the perfect entertainment for your child's rainy day. If you have big time Max & Ruby fans in the house, this would make a nice Easter Basket gift.