31 Days of Great Children's Music: Meltdown!

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Welcome back to 31 Days of Great Children's Music!  This is the big posting challenge I'm participating in that involves blogging every day in October covering just one topic.  It's also where you'll find some super suggestions for children's songs the whole family can enjoy.  

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Apparently Justin Roberts is another popular purveyor of children's songs, but I'd sure never heard of him!

This is a peppy, smart album with a fun sound and intelligent lyrics that kids and adults will both enjoy.  My favorite song on the album is More Than Just a Minute.  How often do our "just a minutes" really last more than a minute!

My Brother Did It reminds me of this.

And the title track on the album, Meltdown, has a line that takes me back to my school days - "I'd stop the world and meltdown with you" - can you name the band this points to?  I just love it when I discover references like that!

Activities

• I Chalk, do you?  Get outside and have some colorful fun!  Make your own sidewalk chalk (or cool variations), or grab this:

 

• In the spirit of Cartwheels & Sommersaults, go outside and tumble around for some fun physical activity.  See how many of each you can do in a row before getting dizzy.
• Write your own story about an Imaginary Rhino.  Think of clever ways to illustrate it - how do you "show" the rhino, without really showing it?
• After listening to Get Me Some Glasses, go make your own!  Picklebums has these cute printables for personalizing your own pair.  Or, dress up like Superman in honor of a clever line in the song:

• Listen to Sandcastle while making sandcastles!  Don't live near a beach or have a sandbox handy?  Make your own edible sand with this recipe from A Little Pinch of Perfect.
  
  

To Read

Let Our Imaginary Rhino inspire you to read this:

Dine on some bamboo shoots and read one of these after listening to Koala Bear Diner:

National Geographic Readers: Koalas

Koala Lou

More Music

Like I said, Justin Roberts is another artist with about a zillion CDs of children's songs.  Here are a few for you to check out:

Meltdown

Great Big Sun

Pop Fly

Recess

Yellow Bus

So, did you figure out the group that line was referencing?  Let me know and if you get it right, you might win the imaginary rhino award!  Justin has other clever lines in his children's songs, which have you discovered?  I'd love to hear - leave a comment or email me at lisahealy (at) outlook (dot) com.  

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