Entertainment

For the past few years, one of our favorite storytellers is the gifted musician, singer, and spinner of tales, Randy Kaplan . And on his latest, release, Mr. Diddie Wah Diddie , my kids love to hear one song about a boy named Carl, a boy…

Our family has had the official Olympics kick-off marked on our calendar for the entire month. What can we say, we're Olympics junkies! This also means I've been testing out a slew of Olympics apps to figure out which app will be the bes…

As a mama of a child with speech issues, I know how frustrating it can be, both for him and for those trying to understand what he is saying. So it may explain why I so love CMP favorite Lunch Money's Molly Ledford's short and sweet song…

At all the summer parties, there is one staple of suburban life that makes my kids jump for joy every time they see it: The big, inflatable bounce house. And now they have an enthusiastically rocking ode to those inflatable fun houses fr…

If you're a frequent reader, you know that we're all pretty much smitten with the Sonos wireless speaker system, which we named a top pick of 2011 for both their wonderful technology and amazing customer support. But unlike some companie…

My loud-noise-averse son finally agreed to see the fireworks this year and was hooked after the first BOOM. But I'm not about to put on Baby You're a Firework to keep the spirit going; instead, I found this tune from Gustafer Yellowgold …

Ever since I first heard Shine and the Moonbeams perform at Kindiefest a year ago, I've been a huge fan of their sound and cannot wait until they can get a full-length CD produced. I'm not the only one who thinks so either, as evidenced …

Lazy Sundays in the early summer are just about our favorite days ever, especially when there are both sunshine and ice cream in the forecast. And now these days have their own background music with this song by CMP favorites, Sugar Free…

We're already serious Spotify evangelists around here--this streaming, social music service is changing the way so many of us find and listen to new music. And the finding part is important, especially post-parenthood when I realized tha…

The dog ate my husband's Father's Day gift, but I'm sure that more than gifts, he will be thrilled with their homemade cards and too-tight hugs around his neck. And since I'm pretty sure our dog can't eat my laptop, we'll be playing this…

Back when kid-hop artist Secret Agent 23 Skidoo burst out on the scene with his debut Easy , Gotta Be Me was one of the standout songs for its kid-affirming lyrics and celebration of being different from the status quo. Flash forward a f…

We just couldn't let the weekend go by without sharing this amazing Mr. Rogers video with you. If you're like us, then you grew up with Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood on your old remote-less television. Ah, those were the days! Trust us, this …

The Fids and Kamily ballot for top kids' music had a new category in '11: Top Three Songs of the year. I never saw any results though, leading me to believe that among the thirty judges, we all picked three different songs. Hey, there wa…

Even though my kids still have weeks left of school, Memorial Day weekend feels like the unofficial start of summer to me. For that reason, we've had the latest Okee Dokee Brothers' release, Can You Canoe? , on heavy rotation because its…

While we don't need no stinkin' anniversary to celebrate our love of all things Star Wars, our inner geeks (especially those of us of a certain age) are feeling a little nostalgic today for May 25, 1977, when millions of children were in…

At last month's Kindiefest kids' music festival, I was introduced to the kooky-cool-and-colorful world of Mista Cookie Jar . (Yes, that's Mista Cookie Jar to you.) During his high-energy set---which included a woman dancing around on rol…

You know those emails that we all get hooked on when we are pregnant? The ones from Baby Center that say thinks like "right now your baby is the size of a peanut?" I loved having those come into my inbox because it made my pregnancy feel…

May you wake up tomorrow to hugs and something yummy for Mother's Day breakfast that you didn't have to make for yourself. And whenever your day starts to feel like any other Sunday, here's a song you can crank up and play to remind the …

Take one former Skankin' Pickle, add fatherhood and a taste for great kids' music, mix it all together, and you've got Mike Park's new kindie music label Family Fun Records . And to celebrate the launch of this new label, you can get a f…

If you find yourself at that time of day when you all need a pick-me- up (and the kids are too young for a Venti Latte, heh), we've found an excellent tune from Caspar Babypants' brand new Hot Dog! release that gives my kids and me a big…

To help us celebrate this 42nd anniversary of Earth Day (wow!), we've picked out a song from one of our favorite bands for kids and adults: They Might Be Giants. Their most awesome CD/DVD combo, Here Comes Science , is a must-have for an…

In a couple of weeks, I'll head to Brooklyn for the fourth annual Kindiefest kids' music conference . It's fun, enlightening, supportive, and---as you'd expect---full of great music from some of our favorite kids' performers. And though …

Even on years when the kids have to wear snow boots for the egg hunt, Easter has always felt like the start of spring. So my pick this week is a perfectly-timed song off of Frances England's much-loved 2008 release, Family Tree . The gen…

I've tried to teach my kids to look beyond the color of a person's skin, or their clothes, accent or taste in music, and treat everyone the way they'd want to be treated. But, it turns out, I'd neglected to remind them of one major group…