Category: Music

Listening Ears On!: Here Comes Science by They Might Be Giants
July 30, 2018 No Responses

Listening Ears On!: Here Comes Science by They Might Be Giants

We may be the family of arts explorers, according to me, but if you ask Miss 5 where her love lies, she would tell you it is science. She rattles off the names of planets with ease and spends a...
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Listening Ears On!: The Vegetable Plot, Season One
June 18, 2018 No Responses

Listening Ears On!: The Vegetable Plot, Season One

Do you have a vegetable loving kid at home? … No, me either. The Vegetable Plot is on a righteous musical mission to make veggies more interesting to kids, and maybe even convince them to eat their 5 a Day. ...
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Artsporers Meet: Benny Time, Children’s Musician
May 17, 2018 2 Responses

Artsporers Meet: Benny Time, Children’s Musician

Benny Time is a children’s musician, daycare educator, and dad (and my neighbor!). When I wanted to start writing my children’s music review series, he gave me a lot of insight as to where to begin. A bigger advocate for...
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Listening Ears On!: Review of Beyond the Little Star by Benny Time
May 11, 2018 No Responses

Listening Ears On!: Review of Beyond the Little Star by Benny Time

Since I started doing these music reviews, I’ve turned Miss 5 to kid-test the tunes for me. This month’s album, however, has been all about my Little Miss 1 Year Old and me. Benny Time’s Beyond the Little Star is...
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Listening Ears On!: Review of Helpful Songs for Little People by the Teeny Tiny Stevies
April 10, 2018 No Responses

Listening Ears On!: Review of Helpful Songs for Little People by the Teeny Tiny Stevies

Every parent has those “things I never did before children” moments – like hearing yourself say, “no, we don’t put our dirty socks in the vegetable drawer.” Or, ya know, looking up to see your kid rocking out to a...
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Listening Ears On!: A Review of Hey Hey, Let’s Play by Nay Nay
March 21, 2018 No Responses

Listening Ears On!: A Review of Hey Hey, Let’s Play by Nay Nay

Is it a universal truth that all kids love pop music? I now know enough about the 3 – 5 year old set to tell you that not all those downloads Katy Perry and Taylor Swift get are coming from...
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Listening Ears On!: A Review of Tiptoe Giants’ Little Steps Big Adventures
February 26, 2018 2 Responses

Listening Ears On!: A Review of Tiptoe Giants’ Little Steps Big Adventures

This is the second in a monthly series highlighting children’s and family music that we’re enjoying, and we think you might like, as well.  You know you have a winner on your hands when the 5 year old asks you...
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Listening Ears On!: Review of Angie Who’s Littlefolk
January 10, 2018 No Responses

Listening Ears On!: Review of Angie Who’s Littlefolk

When the Mini Artsplorer was born, a good friend sent me a couple of children’s CDs with a note that said, “you’re going to need some music that you can stand to listen to!” I loved her selections, but I...
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Unexpected Lullabies: 20 Songs That You Won’t Mind Singing Every Night
February 23, 2017 6 Responses

Unexpected Lullabies: 20 Songs That You Won’t Mind Singing Every Night

Families share what unexpected songs they've used as lullabies with their children.
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It’s a Music Themed Birthday Party!
October 6, 2016 2 Responses

It’s a Music Themed Birthday Party!

When the mini-Artsplorer turned 2, I wanted to host a small birthday party at home that would be colourful and charming, without making me work too hard. I decided on a music themed party, and I still think it’s the perfect...
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