by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
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 songs about the...
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
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
When I told friends that my son and I were headed to Skywalker Ranch to see an early viewing of Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace 3D, a startling number of them wanted me to find George Lucas and ask him “Why???” Why Jar Jar? Why mess with Yoda?...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
Whether you watch for the football, the commercials or just show up for the Super Bowl snacks, it’s a fair assumption that a good many of us will tune into the Super Bowl today. And since most of us will get behind a team (I made it pretty clear where I stand),...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
Though it is always about 100 times messier when my kids want to help in the kitchen, I’ve always loved their help. And since this is great cookie-baking weather, I’ve found a sweet little tune to play while we get busy stirring, taste-testing and, of...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
No one is more disappointed than I at the wimpy winter we’ve had in southern New England. So, with all my apologies to the rest of you who are covered in the white stuff, this little Justin Roberts number goes out to all those kids who can’t wait to hear...
