Slugs & Bugs & Lullabies
May 22, 2007 by Kerri Aldrich
Filed under Children's Music / CDs, General Play Library Goodies
A good friend recently gave us a copy of one of his family’s favorite kids’ music CDs, Slugs & Bugs & Lullabies by Andrew Peterson and Randall Goodgame.
The songs on this album are fun, some soothing, some not so soothing (but funny as all get out!), and touching. You listen to some and know they were just written in the middle of the night by a sleep deprived parent who was caring for a new baby.
Our kids love listening to the songs, and giggling along with the silly lyrics. And, to be honest, those of us considered grown-ups …read more
Toy Creation: The Drawer Guitar
March 29, 2007 by Kerri Aldrich
Filed under General Play Library Goodies, Toy Creations
I can only imagine that this little creation came about after a morning of me telling my oldest son, “Please find something else to do besides bang on that drum!” Well, when you’re asked to stop playing one instrument, it’s best just to find another, yeah?
Actually, I don’t remember what prompted this activity; probably just the curiosity of a three year old. Jake wrapped this rubber band around the knobs of our side table (can any parent of a preschooler read that last phrase and not think of Side Table Drawer from Blue’s Clues? ), and …read more
Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas
December 23, 2006 by Kerri Aldrich
Filed under Children's Music / CDs, General Play Library Goodies
We’ve had the Christmas music playing through the house since the beginning of December. We only play it once a year, so might as well get a year’s worth of listening crammed into that month, yeah? The kids do enjoy it, but also like to hear something that was performed more with them in mind.
Enter: Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas. We picked up the Wiggles Christmas CD from the library a week or two ago when we went to visit Santa. The kids have had a ball listening and dancing to it, which is nice because it keeps them …read more
Popular Music for Children
March 28, 2006 by Lei
Filed under Children's Music / CDs
Last week at Hamley’s toy store, I came across these personalized music cd’s for kids. It sounds cheesy, but the songs were actually quite catchy and it was fun to hear them singing out my son’s name. In London, the price is practically double what we’d pay in the U.S., so I’ll have to ask my sister to bring them for us in a couple of months. Meanwhile, we’ve been having a good time singing the songs to each other.
Other music popular with kids today as reported by ABC News:
Kidz Bop
High School Musical
Ralph’s World
Sing-A-Longs & Lullabies for …read more
