The music of The Brian Waite Band has been a part of our site for a long time, but they’ve really outdone themselves this time. A whole BUNCH of songs from several of their albums are now available here for the first time: All I See Is Good!, Are You Ready?, Bubble Time, Can’t Sit Still, Five Cool Cats, I Did It, Little Cloud, Off To Atlantis City, Please, Sometimes My Dad’s A Dinosaur, Time Out Blues and We All Make Mistakes can now be downloaded for free.

Rock U Mentally is a group of 5 energetic young people who make some very lively music. Chris, Angie, Bucky, AJ and Ken have brought us the song CoOper8, from their album Who You Are IS Where It’s At!.

Abby and the Pipsqueaks are back with two new tunes as well. One, called 8 Days, is a Chanukah celebration song, while the other, Don’t Play With Fire, is from their new album Abby and the Pipsqueaks!

The-band-with-the-hard-to-forget name returns: They are The Boogers, and they’ve brought us two more terrific songs from their new album Road to Rock: Itsy Bitsy and Peanut Butter Jelly.

Jeff Oppen is the creator of the children’s cartoon, TOOLS. He has recorded fun children’s music for a number of years for various websites, cartoons and other projects. His new CD, Monkey Bars, is his first commercially-released children’s music CD, and he’s brought us the song Little Ducks to share with you.

Alex The Seal is the creation of Sam Finocchio, who has many years of experience creating children’s entertainment with credits that include music and sound effects for toys, CDs, movies, and television. Sam decided to team up with the musicians and voice talent with whom he has built long-standing relationships to release Alex in Wonderland, the first Alex the Seal album, and he’s brought us two songs to share with you: Pop Goes The Weasel and Stingray City.

Tim Stephens got together with Ms. Harmon’s Kindergarten Class, and created an album of singalongs which he creatively titled Mr. Stephens with Ms. Harmon’s Kindergarten Class. Half the proceeds of the album go to benefit the PTA at Thomas Paine School. You’ll enjoy Hey Bo Diddley.

John Hurbon has created a wiggle-worthy collection of original and traditional songs in an album called Puppy Song Party, featuring guitar and harmonica arrangements. And he’s brought us a song called Kids Fun Tune to share with you.

And finally, we have some individual offerings from a couple folks who don’t usually focus on music for children. Michael Askounes wrote a lullaby for his daughter, called Go To Sleep III. And Thalia Black is a mom of three who mostly records pop music, but felt that kids might enjoy Everyday’s A Party.

Where can you get your hands on these delightful songs? On FreeKidsMusic.com, of course.

Today, a new audio short story has been posted, featuring the Piggis from PiggiTales.com

It’s a story of boy and girl pigs competing in outdoor games, and it’s available for free download right now. You’ll find it at LightUpYourBrain.com

And we’re preparing to post new free downloads of kids music in very short order. Thanks for staying tuned!

Fairy Coloring Pages

Princess Coloring Pages

Enjoy these, and all the other great coloring pages at The Coloring Spot!

As of this morning, we’ve posted some really excellent images for both holidays!

St. Patrick’s Day: 4-leaf clover, 3 individual leprechauns, a leprechaun and a pot o’ gold, a pot o’ gold at the end of a rainbow, and a shamrock

Valentine’s Day 1: Cupid and a whole bunch of hearts

Valentine’s Day 2: A bunch more hearts, a kiss and some Valentine’s heart candies

Have fun coloring… (and you can let your kids color, too, if they want)!!

• A Walk in the Park – A man and his dog have to figure out how to make their way around the park despite some obstacles.
• Big Fish – Gobble up (or protect) the littler fish.
• Spider Bugs – Click and hold on a bug…then point and release the mouse button to spin a web fiber between you and another bug.

Plus, we still have the two games that have become the most popular on the site: Phit and Micro Olympics

Where are these wonderful treasures, you ask?

You’ll find them all on Light Up Your Brain…great audio stories and free online game play for kids!

• Gunnar Madsen is a hoot…this guy must be a lot of fun at parties! Awhile back, he brought us his song Ants in My Pants, which we loved…but, just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water, he’s here again with Mozart and I’m Growing…both from this new album I’m Growing. It’s smart, sophisticated, vocally-adventurous music for kids. It’s simply impossible to groove with this stuff and complain about how lame kids music is in the same breath! You’ll find Gunnar’s music on the Artists M-N page.
• Jeff Hunter has spent a life time writing singing and composing his original songs while mastering the acoustic guitar. Best known for his years with The Previously Lost Dogs playing their original folk fusion and producing five albums…and in Fourteen Strings with world-class violinist Denis English and renowned bass player Jack Grosse. But what bring him here is the release of his first children’s album called Elemenope (L-M-N-O-P). He’s sharing two songs with us: The Animal Train and Insects Are Everywhere. You’ll find Jeff’s music on the Artists E-H page.
• The folk music of his native Canada, especially of the maritime provinces, made a strong impression on Owen Duggan at an early age. He loved the jaunty rhythms and lively tunes of Newfoundlander songs. He began singing and playing multiple instruments before he was 10. By the age of 12 he had recorded two long-playing albums of popular songs of folksingers like Burl Ives, the Irish Rovers and Tom Paxton. Later formal studies led Owen to a career in music education and church music and he currently resides in San Antonio, TX with his wife and two kids. His album An Elephant Never Forgets contains a really fun version of The Ants (Go Marching), which he’s brought to share with us this time. You find Owen’s music on the Artists C-D page.
• The Dino 5 is a creation of the folks at Baby Loves Hip Hop. Hall-of-fame hip-hop producer Prince Paul has teamed with other successful MCs (Chali Tuna of Jurassic 5, Wordsworth, Lady Bug Mecca of Digable Planets and Scratch of Roots Crew). This funky musical journey tells the story of five best dino friends who come together to teach key life lessons and, of course, have a little fun! From their new album, they’ve brought us a sweet little groove called What About 10? You’ll find the music of Dino 5 on the Artists C-D page.
• Mr. Steve (Steve Piperno) & Miss Katie (Katie Burtnick) hail from New Jersey…where he’s a professional musician and she teaches music at an elementary school. From their new album, Are You Ready? Here We Go!, they’ve brought to us a paean to politeness, Please and Thank You. And it looks like they are practicing what they preach. It appears that Mr. Steve has asked Miss Katie to “please” become Mrs. Katie (or Mrs. Steve…or something like that!) in the near future. You’ll find Steve & Katie’s music on the Artists M-N page.
• Maureen Conlin is an early childhood music entertainer/educator from Phoenix. She’s a writier, lyricist and composer who is inspired by her young audiences. She encourages children through her music to create, explore, experience and have fun. She’s the owner of Happy Notes Music and has recorded four CDs, is a monthly contributor to Kids Celebrate Magazine and provides workshops for early childhood educators. From her album, Nature Notes, she’s sharing her song Ugly Buglies with us. You’ll find Maureen’s music on the Artists C-D page.
• And…lastly, but certainly not leastly…we present something a bit different. We’ll call it “baby rock” for the moment. Matt Clark is father to a boy named Rowan. And he’s been inspired by his experiences in raising this lttle fella to write some songs which we found very catchy. They’re not slickly produced or anything…rather, they’re all fairly short and all well worth the time to download and listen. We’ll present two of them here (Top of the Stairs and Too Busy), but you’ll need to visit his website to check out the rest. Matt’s music can be found on the Artists C-D page.

To find ALL the above music, just visit FreeKidsMusic.com!

• Frog Zen Pond
• Giggly Pops
• I Lost My Puppy
• Math Mountain
• The Equator
• Wordelicious

As always, we endeavor to add games that are not only safe for kids, but also engage the brain on some level: hand-eye coordination, math skills, problem-solving, etc. While we do play the games before selecting them, NO ONE gets to know a game like the kids who play them. So if you ever see anything that concerns you, please contact me right away and we’ll take a look and possibly remove the game. We’ve heard from some incredibly helpful parents and teachers who have helped us save face on more than one occasion. Your assistance is much appreciated!
The quickest way to find these games is…from the Games page, of course!

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