Fun Children's Music

My son loves the Wiggles and the Doodlebops. He can listen to them over and over again. We listen in the car and sing all the songs.

My 2 year old loves Ralph's World "Welcome to Ralph's World" and anything by Raffi. And as a plus, I don't mind listening to them either!

J.

Go to Walmart, look in the music section for children.

We've enjoyed Ralph Covert (Green Gorilla, Monster, and Me; Under the Sea; Happy Lemons; Ralph's World; etc.). They have videos too. It's one of the few my husband and I can stand listening to about 100 times in a row. It's a good blend of "kid themed music" without being too nursery rhyme for the parents.
~C.

Hi C., I know you've got a lot of responses but I HAD to mention Reggae for Kids:

http://www.amazon.com/Reggae-Kids-Various-Artists/dp/B000...#

CD includes songs like Puff the Magic Dragon, Yellowman, lots of cute reggae remixes that even I sorta like. :)

K.

I have found this to be great music for children.

http://www.gregandsteve.com/

L. J.

I love Laurie Berkner's CD called Buzz Buzz. It is terrific and I find myself singing the songs to my babies all the time. I can't recommend it enough!

Wow, what an overwhelming response. I am surprised no one mentioned the personalized CD's @ Kiddos Delight. They are great, all of our kids here at the Nestingplace have loved them and like some others mentioned they are really modern with your childs name in all of the songs.

try www.kiddosdelight.com

K.

My almost 2 year old daughter loves Laurie Berkner; there are fun animal and train sounds in the songs that she mimics. Also, the Curious George Soundtrack is fun. Any of the "Children's Celebration of...Dance Music/Song/Rock music, etc." on Amazon are great for kids but also adult-friendly.
have fun!

I love the website Funshinemusic.com, it has variety of music which they even put your child's name in the songs. My daughter loves it.

For that age, I would recommend Hap Palmer, Raffi, and the children's CD produced by the Hanen Centre in Canada. Both sing songs that are slow enough for the children to actually hear the words. Hap Palmers are original, but not short and repetitive. The Hanen CD has many favorites that are sung at a rate that children acquiring language could actually sing along with, and enjoy.

Good luck - and keep singing!

S.
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I wish I could offer more specific names, but go to Wal-Mart or Target and look in their Cd's. Ask them where the kids Cd's are. There are a lot to choose from.
I remember my kids had a Mickey Mouse tape, and all of those characters sang unique songs to popular music at the time. It was so fun... plus, because it was kid lyrics put to current songs, it made it MUCH more tolerable to my husband and me!

Sarah Hickman -Toddlers
Wiggles before Disney took over (2005?)
Rafi is a great artist so anything by him
My 2 year old loves the Curious George sound track AND the Sound of Music sound track too

Sarah Hickman is her Very Fav!

Have fun

C. there is a collection of Cd's that is all singing of children songs and very little if no talking it's called TUNES FOR TODDLERS, it contains a variety of kids song that we all grew up with and now that my boys are talking more they even sing along with the cd....Hopefully you'll enjoy them as much as we have....

Wee Sing is what I used when my girls were little and the loved them.

"My Green Kite" by Peter Himmelman. My daughter is 2 also and loves a few of the songs. The artist used to be in a rock band and made a kids CD. I like it because it is an adult singing and it doesn't give me a headache.

Veggie Tales and Sesame Street are the best. Both are GREAT teaching tools!

My personal favorite song from Veggie Tales:

God is bigger then the Boogie Man. LOL

My 7 yr old still asks me to sing that one and "The Pirates who don't do anything" to him cause they are silly.

Kenny Loggins has a song called "Return to Pooh Corner". I sing that to my 5 month old and he loves it. Always smiles. It is pretty old, my father used to sing it to me as a baby.

hi C.,
i have an almost 4 yr old and a 2 yr old. we all LOVE to listen to music. here are some of their favorites; the soundtrack to happy feet, the soundtrack to the fox and the hound #2, the soundtrack to surf's up, and i don't know the title of this one, but it is really fun and silly, it's sung by john lithgow. good luck!! and, have fun, L.

We have a fun "Mommy & Me" CD, another called "Toddler Tunes" by kids classics, Cedarmont Worship for kids, Wiggles...

We have several DVD's from our local Christian bookstore from Cedarmont Kids. They have numerous ones, that range from Bible songs to silly songs. There is no talking, just song after song with little kids dancing and playing. My almost 2 year old LOVES all the ones we have.

look into the "We Sing" company products. They offer cds, and Books to go along with their cds.

My mom is a kindergarten teacher and her kids use this series in their music class. She has bought several of them for my daughter!

T.

Trout Fishing in America is a great childrens music band. They are from Austin and are really great family guys also. They have a line of both childrens and grown-up music. All of which is safe in the language and topic area.

You can look them up and I think even purchase cd's on their myspace page. www.myspace.com/troutfishinginamerica
Or their website:
www.troutmusic.com

They also do kids shows here in houston, and they are really fun! My neices nephews and cousins have all enjoyed going to the shows since they were about 18 mo.

Hi C.,

In our house we love anything by Raffi and Laurie Berkner.
You also might look into signing up for a Kindermusik class. It's a great way to introduce her to all kinds of music, and my son loves listening to his Kindermusik cds!

My daughter is 21 months old and we listen to Disney radio a lot. I bought a CD called "Disney Mania 5". It contains a lot of Disney movie songs, sung by artists their way. She likes it, and it doesn't drive me crazy either :) Although I think they are meant for older children, my daughter also likes the Hannah Montana CDs.

"Mr. Isaac" comes into her daycare once a week and all the kids love him. He has some CDs that you can purchase, but I don't know how to get them outside of her daycare.

I LOVE the Curious George Soundtrack by Jack Johnson. I'm a fan of his music anyway so its a good thing for everyone. the songs are catchy and very sweet with some good values thrown in.

I have a cd from Barneys greatest hits and all 3 of my kids have loved it (11,9and3). You can get it at any Walmart.

Eddie Coker, a local performer, has great kid friendly music too. Check out his website (I think it's Eddie Coker.com or something easy to find.

My daughter LOVES Laurie Berkner!!! Disney cds are always good, too. :D

Greg and Steve have alot of cool cds for children.

J.

Laurie Berkner has a bunch of CDs that are great. My kids both love them, and her folksy sound is great, so I don't mind listening to them over & over (and over and over...) either -- a definite PLUS!

My girls liked the Barbie Hit Mix, Kid's Bop, The Crazy Frog by Axel F. In fact, I used the entire Crazy Frog cd for my baton twirling club this year. Their ages range from 3 to 14, and it was a big hit. Also, any of the Kid's Bop or Nickelodeon are good. You can find those at Wal-Mart.

Hi there! My daughter absolutely loves the Sesame Street music. I bought some on iTunes and I also have the anniversary CD set (I think its called Songs from the Street). I even enjoy listening because it takes me back to my childhood, too.

My son has always loved Veggie Tales. They are silly, too, which makes them fun for the kids!

My 2 year old loves Laurie Berkner, she's got some music videos on Noggin, but we have the Buzz Buzz, Victor Vito & Under a Shady Tree CD's. We listen to them in the car all the time. We also listen to the Backyardigans CDs too. They have songs from the shows, and he likes to sing along with them. Good luck!

Try anything by Raffi. He is great! :-)

S.

Hi,

They Might Be Giants has a kids' CD out called No! It's been out for a few years, but I think it has a broad range of appeal (my kids are 12, 6 and 3, and they all like it). I hope this helps.

D.

I like all of the suggestions that everyone has given so far. I also teach Kindermusik and we have TONS of CDs for this age group. If you're interested you can email me at ____@____.com.

When we went to WDW this summer we bought a collection of Disney music. We have really enjoyed it. It has songs from all the Disney movies. We got it from the Downtown Disney from the music store there I forgot what's it called. Also I listen to K-love Christian music and they make CD for children. Kid Bop or something like that.... Good Luck....

We love Jim Gill. You have to order his music online though. His music is very fun and interactive.

Great list so far and there are a few I see that I will have to try out. I hate cheesy kids music. What I do is go to the library and check out thier cd's. If there is one that I like, I go buy it, the rest I turn back in. We have several favorites.
John Lithgow (actor from 3rd Rock from the Sun)has 3 cd's. The best is "Singin' in the Bathtub".
Sara Hickman - we have both teh baby and toddler ones.
Jack Johnson - Love the Gurious George CD.
Philadelphia Chickens - Sandra Boynton is so clever. If you like her books, you will love her music and it is fun to sing the books later.

Baby Einstein and Little Einsteins are great

this one is my fave

www.myspace.com/reneejeremy

Kidsbop CD's are really cool, they sing the top hip hop songs with kid voices, no curse words, and easy to understand.

"Philadelphia Chickens" by Sandra Boynton. It's a picture book with a cd in it, and it's hilarious. My daughter has been listening to it since she was 4 months old, and still loves it.

laurie berkner is awesome! she has several cd's and 1 dvd-my 1 and 3 year old daughters go nuts over her!

We love the Wee Sing CD's. They have tons of topic, from nursery rhyms to ABC's, church songs, Silly Songs and more. They always come with a small song book that has the lyrics and tune! You can get them at most chain stores like Target, Walmart and also online.
S.

GO to Barnes and Noble and you can sample any music CD. You just put some headsets on and scan the bar code and it will play many song clips from any CD. It's the best way to sample music and listen for yourself wether or not your daughter would like them. She might want to take a listen herself. I LOVE LOVE this about B & N.

Good Luck!
Elaine

I ran across the Choo Choo Soul videos last year on the Disney channel and my soon to be 3 y/o little boy absolutely loves them still! I have been waiting for the videos to come out on DVD but they have not to my knowledge so we catch them on the Disney channel in between shows or you can view some on the Disney website and put in Choo Choo Soul Disney in the search area. They sing about ABC's, they count, they sing about dancing, being polite etc and they are full of soul and the children want to move. My little wiggle worm always dances to all of the songs and I am pretty sure that is where he learned his ABC's. I know you can download the songs on itunes and record them, but go to the website first and see if she likes them.

Wee Sing has a wide variety of different early childhood CD's available. I think Barnes and Nobles carries them.

L.

I have the perfect music for you and your toddler. I got to review it and my daughter and I love it! Here's their website http://www.powerartscompany.com/ They have two different cd's one for toddlers and then elementary age.

Laurie Berkner is awsome. She has several CDs and a DVD out. My daughter loves them all. Also, she's not so bad for adults to listen to. She has very catchy little songs that I find myself humming all day. No little high pitched kids singing the same old songs.