kids' music

No matter how your family is spending this Father's Day, we've rounded up some great songs about dads and "dad-themed" tunes to download and blast throughout the house or car. (Because really, Papa was a Rolling Stone...not the most lovi…

Among all of our favorite kids' bands, Recess Monkey is one of the best, partly because these three Seattle educators aren't afraid to get down and be silly, but mostly because their music is just so upbeat and interesting. So we are thr…

Along with doing what we can to support the people still struggling in Oklahoma after tornadoes struck recently--and then again just this weekend--we've also been doing what we can to reassure our kids that they are safe and protected, e…

Are you as obsessed with Pinterest as we are? Follow us ! Then check out what pins you might have missed this week. 1. A brilliant way to eliminate cord and earbud tangles once and for all. 2. Don't miss this round-up of free kindie rock…

Before taking a fun-filled family roadtrip this summer, make sure you spruce up the music in your playlist to help keep the family in harmony as the miles tick away.With almost forty minutes of free music to download in this playlist we'…

Happy Mother's Day, cool moms! We hope you are feeling the love this weekend. If you'd like to also hear the love , we've got a few sweet kindie songs to get your family in an "I love mom" kind of a vibe. Enjoy! And hope you get a nap. -…

Happy Cinco de Mayo cool moms! Along with enjoying some yummy guacamole , a frosty beverage , and maybe even decorating the place with some festive decor , Cinco de Mayo needs some fun tunes too, right? Lucky for us, kids' music favorite…

Besides the ushering in of spring, one other reason to love April is that it is the ASPCA's Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month . I love how this organization helps out our furry, feathered, and scaley friends in so many way. So, in h…

If there is anything I want my kids to remember about Monday's tragedy at the Boston Marathon , it is how many people came together to help in any way, from aiding the injured, to showing love and support from across the globe. Today's f…

One of our favorite kindie musicians, Frances England , has partnered up with the creative folks at Spark Studios to create an app that is not only hands-on fun, but is backed by a tune by Frances England herself. And you can get both th…

We see it in the light sky after dinner. We feel it in the air that doesn't require us to zip up coats anymore. And we can see it in the green buds poking their heads out of the earth. Spring is here! Celebrate its arrival with this pret…

Every day is Autism Awareness Day for families who have a child on the spectrum. But during the month of April, which is Autism Awareness Month, we all can raise our voices to let the world know about these special kids. So how about we …

Easter hops into the picture in one week, and I've got a great song for this bunny-filled holiday. Though you probably know the lyrics to Here Comes Peter Cottontail, I'm pretty sure you've never heard it sound so cool. With one of our f…

Happy St. Patrick's Day, cool families! After you enjoy a rousing chorus of When Irish Eyes are Smiling on this day of green, we've got a brand new (and free!), soon-to-be family favorite from kindie rock's Milkshake that you'll be spinn…

I've been a big Spotify fan ever since this awesome music service finally hit the United States. Since then, I use it pretty much daily to listen to music myself, but also to help me parent my kids. Check out these 10 ways parents can us…

The good news this morning? The kids slept past 6am. The bad news? Most of us lost an hour of precious sleep to daylight savings time. While this will be a two-cup-of-coffee morning for sure, we have a lovely, free download with Good Mor…

Preschoolers, listen up! The robotic, cartoony Storybots have joined forces with catchy songwriter (and CMP favorite) Parry Gripp to create 26 little video ditties about the letters of the alphabet. And each one is totally free, so scrol…

Over on our sister site, Cool Mom Picks , we've shared our favorite picks for Black History Month which include important figures in the civil rights movement, in the arts, and in politics. But there are many other African American heroe…

We love great kids' music. And we love almost-free stuff. So, when two of our very favorite kindie groups offer up downloadable EP's for our families to enjoy at whatever cost we want to pay for it? It makes us very, very happy. Don't mi…

Valentine's Day is almost upon us, and while there are certainly more than a few love songs out there to sing, there's one especially sweet one for kids from Cool Mom Picks' favorite Charity and the JAMband that we think you'll want to d…

Sometimes I feel like Debbie Downer with my kids. No, not now.. . It's not time for ice cream. . .No dancing on the couch! So when I decide we're going to spend a day full of yeah!, it feels so good. And I've got a song that is just perf…

We're going stir-crazy during this deep freeze of winter, when even my normally-outside-in-anything-kids have retreated to the warmth of the couch. Sound familiar? Well, it's time to crank up this high-energy song by LA's super-cool Ozom…

With the Inauguration, the National Day of Service, and Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, I'm feeling like I want ramp up the feelings of patriotism and goodwill towards all in my home this weekend. So in that spirit, we're playing this Wo…

The prolific Caspar Babypants just released his sixth CD in under three years , and it's filled with its own wacky cast of characters that we've come to love and expect from Chris Ballew's alter-ego. I Found You is a fun little tune abou…