by Cool Mom Team | Entertainment, Kids
Tuesday is National Bubble Bath Day (for real!), so get out the bubbles, the rubber duckie, and the warm fluffy towel, and get ready to crank up one of our favorite tunes from Seattle’s The Not-Its! before dumping the kids into the tub. B.A.T.H. is an...
by Cool Mom Team | Editors' Picks of the Year, Entertainment, Kids
Before we ring in another year, I’m looking back at some of my favorite kids’ music tunes of 2012. With a little something for every taste, here are some great songs to upload into your family music mix. 1. Thousand Star Hotel from The Okee Dokee...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
Just when I start to hyperventilate over how soon Christmas will be here, I remember that some of my friends are getting ready for the start of Hanukkah…on December 8th!Since this big holiday will be starting before I even address my Christmas cards, this...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
So, whatcha doing on Thursday? Getting together with family? Going to watch a little football, or run around the yard in your own impromptu game? Remember to give thanks too! Oh, and yes, don’t forget to do a lot of what Laurie Berkner sings about in her little...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
With the recent wild weather in the Northeast and all the political venom that has been spewing over every media outlet, it’s been a tough couple of weeks. But then, the other morning, as I realized both were ending, I woke up with the most lovely song running...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
Have a child (or two or three) who is absolutely buzzing with excitement over Halloween? If you’re over “Monster Mash,” here’s a fun, punky, high-energy song to (hopefully) wear them out in time for bed. Punkin’ Patch is Andy...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
It’s been fifty years since Peter, Paul & Mary recorded Puff, the Magic Dragon, based on a poem by Lenny Lipton that tells of the beautiful friendship between a little boy and a dragon in a land called Honah Lee. And we think this classic song...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
Though I love to read to my kids any day of the year, I also plan to celebrate October’s National Book Month with some extra trips to the library and by okaying “just one more chapter, please” at bedtime.That’s why I love this little tune,...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
I have one child who is incredibly agile and athletic, yet she is also the one to walk into every door jam, trip on the tiniest toy, and—in general—bang herself up about ten times a day. This song goes out to her, and all those kids in the unofficial...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
In my neck of the woods, all eyes are on the trees to see when the colors of fall start putting on their gorgeous show. Add that to two kids who are itching to learn Spanish this year, and I’m so pleased to have found a great song to get some of the most common...