by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
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 world that...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
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 free...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
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 burst of energy....
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
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 any curious family, and...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
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’...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
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 gentle acoustic guitar...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
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 that...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
Look out Peter Cottontail, my kids have a new favorite on the block. And this bunny is really a monster who only thinks he’s a bunny in this adorable collaboration between a rabbity monster and one exasperated little girl. Listening to musician Todd...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
I’ve never been able to see the real constellations in the night sky, which is one reason I love this new song from The Pop Ups. Instead of talking about Orion or the Big Dipper, it encourages kids to use a healthy dose of imagination to play an outer space...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
Though you’d have to go pretty far back in my kids’ family tree to find any Irish blood, they still get as excited about St. Patrick’s Day as kids do with any holiday. And while I love lists of kids-friendly Irish jigs and folk songs, I also love...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
I heard a collective sigh of sadness when news of the death of Davy Jones, lead singer of 60’s pop-rock band The Monkees, started working its way across my Twitter feed. And while there are some lovely covers of The Monkees’ songs (take a moment for...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
Before tonight’s Academy Awards, download the two songs nominated for Best Original Song and let the kids play judge. Will they go with a sweet duo from The Muppets or with a little Latin-flavored number from Rio? The Muppets’ Man or Muppet has the...
