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
Music and Language
March 15, 2007 by Kerri Aldrich
Filed under General Play Library Goodies, News and Links about Children's Things
I’ve recently starting thinking about getting my daughter started in piano lessons, or some other type of music lessons. I took several years of piano as a kid (never dedicated enough to it), and several more years of clarinet. Though I thought I might someday do something with all those years of practicing, the only musical thing I play at all anymore is Bald Man’s iPod!
According to a new study out of Northwestern University, all those years of lessons were not in vain. My sister (a musician herself) pointed me to this article at Northwestern’s …read more
Greg Page Wiggle’s Solo Music Career
November 30, 2006 by Lei
Filed under Children's Music / CDs, News and Links about Children's Things
You may not have known that Greg Page of The Wiggles also had a solo music career. Brettyfan of YouTube has compiled a mix of his solo songs. You can listen here. My four-year-old seemed to like these songs quite a lot as well. Must be the familiar, melodious voice.
Carnival of Family Life at Be A Good Dad
November 27, 2006 by Lei
Filed under Children's Music / CDs, General Play Library Goodies
Mike at Be A Good Dad is hosting this week’s Carnival of Family Life. Might I recommend For The Kids for your listening pleasure while you make the rounds?
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
