My husband and I would like to find a good sing along cd for our son. He is a little over a year old. There is a lot to choose from, so I wanted to see if anyone had any recomendations.
Thanks everyone, we checked on-line, and also looked at toys rus, and decided to get a few while at the store. We did notice that several had the same songs, so we tried to pick out some different ones. They are not too bad, and if they make my son happy, that is the most important thing.
Thanks so much for your responses. I will see what is at the stores, and also on-line and with ITunes.
Anything Veggie Tales does is great. It is the kind of children's music I can listen to over and over without going crazy.
Philadelphia Chickens- by Sandra Boynton and others. In fact, there are several in this series- very clever, very rhythmic, very fun
My kids and I love the group Choo-Choo Soul and Dragon Tales. They are on the Disney channel. We never tire of the up beat songs.
A.,
Both my kids love the Little People CD I have for them. They also love VeggieTales. What's funny is that I like them too and will listen to it going down the road. You're right, there are a lot to choose from, but try to get one you like so you know you're little one will like it too.
I had a great tape where all the songs had my son's name in them. "I want to sing about Evan." was an all time favorite. I got it in a baby specialty store and they had tons of names. I saw them recently so I know they still have them. one tape broke and we got a replacement. Anyway, we started when my son was 1 he's almost 10 and we still ocassionally stick in the "Evan" tape. I think it's Name Your Tune cds.
A.,
We have a couple that our kids love, so far the fav has been Kid's Pance Part vol. 3, we also have #2, I am not sure where to get them as I found them at a Goodwill. This one has sond on it like Hot, Hot, Hot, Good Time Rock and Roll, We are Family and a bunch of others that my kids are very much enjoying when we are in the car and I can sing along to them too!
I personally love Laurie Berkner. I would advise you to check out your local library. I checked out many cds and found there is a lot of garbage and then some true gems. That is how I found Laurie Berkner.
We have four of Laurie Berkner's CDs. The whole family loves them. My husband and I sing along with the kids. I don't really care for the kids music that is sung by loud, out of tune children which makes these CDs a must have for any long car trip for us.
You know at walmart they sell a set of disks put out by Disney. They have a picture of Mickey mouse on them. They come in different colors and if i remember right they have different Mickey mouse people on them. At walmart they are about $10 a piece but i found the whole set on Ebay for about $25. I got mine for my daughter when she was about that age and she loved them. They have all the typical songs sang by mickey mouse animals and a few different ones but i loved them all they don't beat up on the formally known songs. I might be able to find them for you to tell you the exact names of the CD's i know we have them still here somewhere. good luck R. H.
I would reccomend anything by Raffi. My daughter loves his cd's. We play them in the car and all sing together. It's a lot of fun, one of her favorite songs is Baby Balooga.
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When my kids were little they loved the "Wee Sing" tape. I don't know if there is more than one version. But the one we had was cute, very catchy (Even I sang along!) Even now my girls, who are 7 and 5, ask for that tape once in awhile!
Hi A.,
I have one! :)
I am a children's musician and my CD "By The Sea" has some easy sing along songs as well as some that adults would enjoy.
You can hear some of my song clips online and even buy the CD online.
My web site is :www.bridgettemichaels.com
Let me know!
B.
I have a 3 and 1/2 year old and a 16 month old and they both love it!
We have a few of the Fisher Price CD's and my daughter loves them.
My children loved the veggie tale cds. I even got to a point where i'd catch myself singing along. they are fun and entertianing.
We love Veggie Tales and the Disney Greatest Hits cds. We like having both (I think we have 6 total, plus several other Disney soundtracks) so that we have a large variety so we won't get sick of them.
Dear A.,
If you have or use iTunes look up Elizabeth Mitchell, she has a soothing voice and I lover her version of You Are My Sunshine. There's also Putumayo, try googleing it I can't remember their website. They have cool cultural music for kids and different music from different countries etc.
Also you can sign up to get books on MP3 from www.audible.com my daughter loves the Dr Seuss books, and this site is cheaper than iTunes for audio books, $2.95 compared to iTunes $9.95. For when your son is speaking more and a little bit older there is www.recessmoneytown.com a cool band for kids with awesome musi that won't drive mom n dad crazy. There is also www.jackhartmann.com he has educational music for kids like learning the 50 states song etc. And one of my fave kids bands is www.milkshakemusic.com/index.cfm
I also enjoy veggietales and Raffi. My daughter used to like the backyardigans music, she has never watched the show. They have fun songs and one called Please and Thank you that is fun to listen to and teaches manners. I just buy different music from iTunes and then make cds to play in the car, I make a variety so I dont get bored listening to the songs in the car.
Good Luck!
Pammy
