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Toy Box: Eco-Friendly Musical Toys
It's becoming easier than ever to turn your little drummer boy into an Eco-friendly musician with all of the wooden instruments currently on the market. Revving up to celebrate Earth Day, we noticed that there are several toy manufacturers taking the lead in creating products for a variety of skill levels. Plan Toys, the makers of this great percussion set that encourages lil ones to compare and differentiate sounds, specializes in brightly colored wooden toys for kids up through preschool age.
Mamma Mia! Invites Families to Sing it!
If you have a family that thinks that life's a musical, there's a fabulous and kid-friendly activity that will have you all straining your vocal cords. Take them to the limits and let the kids go wild at the Mamma Mia!: The Sing-Along Edition, which opens in select theaters today. This special version of the movie lists the lyrics to each musical number on screen.
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Celebrity Moms and Dads at the AMAs
Hired help must have been in high demand last night as celebrity moms and dads hit the town for a big night out at the American Music Awards. Hollywood's babysitters had their hands full with Jennifer Lopez performing, Kate Hudson presenting, and Nicole Kidman accompanying her hubby. A night full of flames, near wardrobe mishaps (look out mama Kate!), and shocking moments, it was one to remember.
Paperless Post Gets Holiday Parties Started
This holiday season, go green, go cheap, and go beautiful! Instead of sending out a tree's worth of paper invitations for your holiday soiree, consider using creative and gorgeous online invitations. While e-vitations have been around a while, few are as sassy, simple, pretty, and well-organized as the custom stationery from the Paperless Post.
T Is For Titillating Tunes
Don't bother knockin' if the nursery's a rockin'. Bronx Wentz and Zuma Rossdale may have music running through their veins, but any tot can have tune inspired lairs. Rock stars are known for wearing black so mamas can stick with an ebony and ivory themed room using a contrasting Moses basket and a zebra striped rug.
Toy Box: Mozart Music Cube
It always seems that kids are enamored with boisterous toys that talk, sing, dance and espouse animal noises. Unfortunately, those are usually the ones that parents dislike the most.
My aunt gave my babe a Mozart Music Cube ($22) for Christmas and it has been a surprisingly delightful, be it noisy, addition to my tot's toy box.
Country Moms and Pops Step Out For a Twangy Night Out
The 43rd Country Music Awards were on last night and they did not disappoint. Taylor Swift took a jab at Kanye West and Darius Rucker busted onto the country music scene, where he was welcomed with open arms. Two twangy dads took to the stage to rock out while their wives sat in the audience blowing them kisses.
The Gifted Child: Gifts For a Newborn Baby
The best holiday present of all is a newborn baby! While you can't go out and buy a baby, you can buy things to doll them up in and entertainment tools to light up their wee eyes. Spoil babies rotten with some of these wooden treats, musical toys, and sassy threads.
Tell Mommy: What Kind of Music Does Your Child Like?
While some moms meticulously plan out a labor and delivery playlist, most of us take a more fluid approach to music once our tots start developing their own musical tastes. When it comes to mainstream music, 56 percent of lilsugar readers just go with the flow and let their children listen to whatever is on the radio (so long as it's acceptable!).
What kind of music does your child, hop, bop and hum along to?
Johnny Cash and Other Country Lullabies For Kids
I went to see Walk the Line with my friend when she was eight months pregnant. Every time Joaquin Phoenix sang one of Johnny Cash's songs, her baby kicked up a storm and got us giggling. Had I known about Hushabye Baby Music, I would have known what to get her once the child was born.
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