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Saturday, October 10, 2015

Music Review - Kidz Bop 30

About the CD
Fom the creators of the great Kidz Bop CD comes a new CD with all of the most popular songs that many kids are already rocking and bopping to on a daily basis. As a parent I love being able to share these CD's with my kids as they have clean lyrics and are sun by kids like my own girls, which allows my girls to easily connect with the songs and the singers too. This was a well made CD and had some great music on it too!

Track Listings

1. Bad Blood
2. Hey Mama
3. Cheerleader
4. Worth It
5. Fight Song
6. Where Are U Now
7. Somebody
8. Lean On
9. Uma Thurman
10. You Know You Like It
11. Photograph
12. I Don't Like It, I Love It
13. Elastic Heart
14. Watch Me (Whip/ Nae Nae)
15. MAKE SOME NOISE!

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Friday, January 9, 2015

Dads & Their Kids Come Together With A Cooper & Kid Kit! #DadChat #cooperandkid

About the Kit
Cooper & Kid is on a mission to make Dads Cooler Than Moms. Impossible some say! They accomplish this with their Cooper Kit, a quarterly subscription box that provides men with a no-brainer, entertaining way to wow and bond with their kids. Every three months, they get a box artfully filled with themed projects that both dads and kids find cool.

Cooper Kits are huge and packed full with building and creativity activities, a bed-time storybook, dinner recipes, a character building discussion topic, lots of humor and more. Even the box turns into a toy!

Cooper Kit: It's THE subscription for modern dads.

My Take on the Kit

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Tuesday, April 24, 2012

DVD Review - Yo Gabba Gabba: There's a Party in My City! Live Concert

About the DVD
I have never seen Yo Gabba Gabba live in concert before, so when I received this DVD I knew I was in for a treat. I had seen their television show before and my kids have enjoyed them since they were young. They blend of music and excitement is contagious and the kids thrive on it. This DVD is great and incorporates wonderful music and engages kids in the concert itself. So even if you are not able to attend a live concert you can have a live concert right in your own family room. One word of caution though, the songs are very contagious and by watching us don't be surprised if your kids start singing the songs day in and day out, and before you know it, you will be too. This is a great DVD for the entire family.

On top of this DVD, the book that comes along with it is fun and goes well with the DVD itself. This nice collection is available for a reasonable price and at least for my family was a great addition to our collection.

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Monday, October 17, 2011

National Wildlife Federation Announces Kids Photo Contest

Ranger Rick magazine, published by the National Wildlife Federation, has been delighting kids with amazing wildlife photography for over 40 years, and now kids have the opportunity to see their own cool nature photos in the magazine. Today, NWF is announcing its first ever Ranger Rick “Your Best Shots” Photography contest for kids under 13 years old.

The contest is free to enter, and the winner could have their photo featured on the Ranger Rick web site and in the magazine. Judges will select a winner every month and children do not need to subscribe to Ranger Rick to enter the contest.

Children can enter with parent’s or guardian’s permission at www.nwf.org/rrbestshot. Two free printable picture frames are available for simply entering the contest. Even if you don’t enter the contest, you can vote for your favorite entries on the web site.

Getting kids out to explore and photograph things in the natural world connects them with nature and provides a break from their inside world consumed with high tech devices. Here are some tips to help kids take award-winning photos:

Nature photography generally requires stillness so be patient and quiet to get a great shot
Think small: backyard wildlife make wonderful subjects
Get close, but not too close if you are photographing a wildlife critter
Be sure to respect and appreciate your photo subject and the nature around you when taking photographs.
You don’t need expensive camera equipment to take a great photo

More info on Ranger Rick and the magazine can be found at www.nwf.org/Kids

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Wednesday, September 21, 2011

The Fresh Air Fund is Looking for Host Families

Start planning for the Summer of 2012! The Fresh Air Fund is in need of 1200 loving host families.
They are looking for families in the following areas already for next summer:

If you or someone you know is able to host, please sign up now. In 2010, The Fresh Air Fund's Volunteer Host Family program, called Friendly Town, gave close to 5,000 New York City boys and girls, ages six to 18, free summer experiences in the country and the suburbs. Volunteer host families shared their friendship and homes up to two weeks or more in 13 Northeastern states from Virginia to Maine and Canada.

Thanks to host families who open up their homes for a few weeks each summer, children growing up in New York City’s toughest neighborhoods have experienced the joys of Fresh Air experiences.

More than 65% of all children are reinvited to stay with their host family, year after year.

Fresh Air Fund Host Families

"It is rewarding to see the smile on our Fresh Air child's face as she enjoys the simple things we take for granted..."

Friendly Town host families are volunteers who live in the suburbs or small town communities. Host families range in size, ethnicity and background, but share the desire to open their hearts and homes to give city children an experience they will
never forget. Hosts say the Fresh Air experience is as enriching for their own families, as it is for the inner-city children. There are no financial requirements for hosting a child. Volunteers may request the age-group and gender of the Fresh Air youngster they would like to host. Stories about real Fresh Air host families and their New York City visitors are just a click away!

Click here to learn more about becoming a host or call (800)367-0003

Fresh Air Children

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Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Wet Ones Healthy Hands Zone

To help teach children and families about the importance of clean hands and preventing the spread of germs, Wet Ones® Antibacterial Wipes has teamed up with renowned science educator Bill Nye to teach families about germs in a fun and interactive way. Check out his germ experiment demonstrations at Wet Ones Healthy Hands Zone™. In addition, Wet Ones® has tapped William Sears, M.D., pediatrician and author of more than 40 books on childcare, to share simple tips parents can follow to keep their kids healthy, from brain to body.

This website was amazing as it provided so many fun activities that you can share with your kids that are both educational and fun for all. I have loved watching and sharing Bill Nye with my kids and other kids over the years as he does such a great job with kids and helps them to come to a better understanding of science and the importance of staying healthy.

If you have yet to check out the Wet Ones Healthy Hands Zone™, you should check it out today!

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Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Handstand Kids Now at Bed Bath & Beyond

The Handstand Kids Cookbook Company is proud to announce their new partnership with Bed Bath & Beyond to sell Handstand Kids cookbook kits in more than 350 of their stores around the country. Each Handstand Kids cookbook sold at Bed Bath & Beyond will feature over 20 kid-friendly and healthy recipes from around the world and include Curious Chef kitchen products.

The Handstand Kids Cookbook series is an international children’s cookbook series, featuring the languages and cuisines of Italy, Mexico and China. Each Handstand Kids cookbook introduces children to new and familiar foods, and familiarizes them with the language of the corresponding country. The cookbooks translate each of the ingredients and utensils into the country’s primary language and are each uniquely packaged with a child-friendly cooking accessory.

The Handstand Kids Cookbooks make it fun for families to explore international culture, cuisine and healthy lifestyles. Each Handstand Kids cookbook sold at Bed Bath & Beyond will include utensils from Curious Chef’s line of uniquely designed kitchen products including a rubber-edged pizza cutter packaged with the Italian Cookbook, a cooking spoon with the Chinese Cookbook, and a spatula with the Mexican Cookbook.

The Handstand Kids Company goal is to educate children about the importance of healthy and nutritious food and direction and products to safely cook and have fun. The new partnership will help more families across the country spend quality time in the kitchen and give children the opportunity to actually like what they eat.

“Cooking is a fantastic way to promote health and nutrition,” said Yvette Garfield, founder and author of the Handstand Kids Cookbooks. “The Handstands Kids Cookbook series brings kids into the kitchen to have fun while also learning how to cook simple and delicious recipes from around the world.”

Bed Bath & Beyond is dedicated to improving the day-to-day lifestyle of busy families by offering high-quality products. They believe in superior service and feature a variety of household items to meet the needs of their customers. The Handstand Cookbook Company understands the importance of introducing children to healthy, delicious foods while turning the kitchen into a fun atmosphere for the whole family. Beyond learning to cook, kids are introduced to new cultures and languages, while also discovering facts about nutrition, kitchen safety, clean-up, and math, all with the help of Handstand Kids!

For additional information on the Handstand Kids Cookbook Company, and to see a list of the participating Bed Bath & Beyond locations that carry the Handstand Kids products, visit www.handstandkids.com.

Monday, June 13, 2011

Coco Penny Lets a Girl be a Girl

About the Company (What they Say)
We love pretty things. Love them. We started designing pretty hair flowers for ourselves, our daughters, our friends, and our friends’ daughters…and came to realize that people liked our styles and that there wasn’t anything quite like them out there at a reasonable price. Voila! Coco Penny was born.

We live in Alexandria, Virginia, have been best friends for years and when we are not creating flowers or managing Coco Penny, we are kept busy raising our families. We also like eating chocolate, reading good books and occasionally, a movie and dinner with the hubbies out on the town.

My Take on the Products I was given the opportunity to try out one of the hair clips that they offer on Cocopenny.com. Seeing that I live in a divadom this company is right up my alley as my girls are just they girls and they love dressing up and living in the glam and glitter that comes with being a girl. This company celebrates that and allows parents to find fun things for their girls that are truly girly and divaish (in some sense). My eldest (Diva-J) loved her hair tie as you can see here. Once we put it in her hair she did not want to take it out (go figure, right?)

All-in-all this company has a little bit of everything for kids and adults (ladies only guys) . So if you have some ladies in your life, check out this shop... you will not be disappointed!

If you do go over use the Dad of Divas discount - for 15 percent off: COCOBLOGS

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Wednesday, June 8, 2011

The Fresh Air Fund is Looking for Host Families

The Summer of 2011 is almost here! The Fresh Air Fund is in need of 1200 loving host families.
We are looking for families in the following areas to host THIS summer:

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Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Brianna Kahane, one of OPRAH'S ALL-TIME WORLD'S MOST TALENTED & AMAZING KIDS

Nine-year-old violinist Brianna Kahane was chosen by Oprah Winfrey to perform in the widely-celebrated grand finale episode of Oprah'sALL-TIMEWORLD'S MOST TALENTED & AMAZING KIDS show to air in Oprah's final season. The historic broadcast, which was taped in Chicago at Harpo Studios on February 23, 2011, and aired Tuesday, March 1, 2011, brought only five (5) children -- including Brianna --together following a worldwide search to showcase their incredible talents. In the final edition of this widely-anticipated segment, which Oprah runs only once a year, Brianna performs a selection of the highly complex and virtuosic show-stopper, "Csárdás, by Vittorio Monti, on her mere ½-size violin.

Labeled a "prodigy" by The Washington Post, Oprah introduced Brianna by highlighting Brianna's recent performances for and compliments received from Former President Bill Clinton, and listed amongst Brianna's many exceptional accomplishments her unprecedented philanthropic efforts, which to date have helped raise over eighteen (18) million dollars through in-kind donations of her talent to more than twenty (20) notable charitable organizations over the past two (2) years alone. Assisting Oprah with hosting duties was teen sensation and Platinum Recording Artist, 10-year-old Willow Smith, daughter of film stars Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith. The program also featured a surprise appearance by rocker Lenny Kravitz.

In addition to appearing on this momentous final episode of Oprah's ALL-TIMEWORLD'S MOST TALENTED AND AMAZING KIDS, Brianna will also be featured on the Oprah Winfrey Network's (OWN) reality show, Season 25: Oprah Behind the Scenes, as The Oprah Winfrey Show draws to a close in its farewell season after 25 years on the air as one of the most well-respected programs in television history.

About Brianna Kahane

The past year has been very exciting for nine-year-old violinist Brianna Kahane. Despite having played the violin for only five (5) years, her accomplishments in that short amount of time, and at such a young age, are breathtaking. In addition to her performance this week on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Brianna has recently been profiled on the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric, performed on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and was hailed by Grammy® award winner and hit songwriter David Foster as "one of the next big talents."

ELLEN CLIP:

http://ellen.warnerbros.com/2009/01/the_7-year-old_violin_prodigy.php

CBS EVENING NEWS CLIP:

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/04/08/eveningnews/main6377015.shtml

Brianna maintains an extensive repertoire of both classical and popular pieces, and is extremely passionate about using her talent to help others in any way she can. Considered one of the world's youngest philanthropists, Brianna is trying to heal the world one song at a time. To continue helping people with her music, Brianna has started her own foundation -- The Brianna Kahane Charitable Foundation -- of which she is very proud.

With her photographic memory, amazing ear, finger dexterity far beyond her years and perfect pitch, Brianna easily commits to memory and performs lengthy and complex violin pieces in a very short period of time. Brianna produces beautiful tones delivered with meticulous intonation and an amazing sense of musicality, and she is a natural performer, bringing both passion and deep emotion to her music so it becomes vibrant and alive for her audiences. Often bringing tears to people's eyes with her brilliant performances and extraordinary talent, audiences revel in sheer delight. Brianna is a poised and talented violin soloist at just nine (9) years of age.

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Sunday, February 20, 2011

Daddy A Go Go - Music That Just Rocks

About Daddy A Go Go

Daddy A Go Go is the brainchild of John Boydston, who writes, records, plays and produces the music you hear on Daddy A Go Go CDs. Born in Oklahoma, he graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a Masters in Journalism. John spent ten years working as a television news producer, making stops at CNN, WSVN, and WSB before leaving the news biz in the mid-’90s to become a stay-at-home dad, a transition that led directly to the Daddy A Go Go experience.

Daddy A Go Go grew out of the joys and tribulations of hands-on parenting and the realization that “KIDS LIKE TO ROCK.” Synthesized techno-schlock wasn't cutting it once Barney and Elmo had run their (very short) course in the Boydston house. So, with a guitar, three chords, one microphone, an old beat-up set of Slingerland drums, and a little multi-track recorder, the notion of family-friendly rock and roll, Daddy A Go Go-style, gradually began to take shape.

Boydston released his first Daddy A Go Go CD in 1998. Written and recorded entirely at home (between coaching and carpool driving), Cool Songs for Cool Kids made it to the 1999 Amazon.com “Top 10 Best Kids’ CDs of the Year” list. Boydston landed on Amazon’s “Best-of” list again in 2000 with his sophomore CD Monkey In the Middle, which also picked up his first Parents’ Choice® Award and got him a feature in Newsweek.

“Those three events in 2000 kind of put me on the map,” Boydston says, “and I started becoming aware of a groundswell of new indie-spirited children’s music.” That mean a lot more competition, but it also meant an enhanced awareness of the genre and more writers and publications willing to do a Daddy A Go Go story. On the whole, it was great.

Boydston kept the CDs coming. Big Rock Rooster came out in 2002, and Mojo A Go Go – Real Rock for Kids (2004) earned Boydston his second Parents’ Choice® Award. Eat Every Bean and Pea On Your Plate was released in 2006, and Rock of All Ages followed in 2008. All but one of these releases made Amazon.com’s “Best Kids’ CDs of the Year” list. “That was a huge boon,” Boydston adds, “because even in a slow year, being on the Amazon list really gets you out there and sells CDs.”

Not until he received an invitation to play the “Kidzapalooza” Family Stage at Lollopalooza in 2005, did Boydston realize he needed a live band.

Not knowing where to start, Boydston performed at Kidzapalooza solo. But when the SXSW Festival invited him to play in 2007, he says, “I looked around and realized I had my band right here in the house. My older son, Jake, was playing bass with some buddies in a band, and my younger boy, Max, was rapidly turning into a great little guitarist.” So together, as The Daddy A Go Go Band, they played at SXSW and Austin City Limits in 2007 and have been back to SXSW a few times since then. “We had incredible fun for a
few years performing live, traveling, sharing that experience, and playing Daddy A Go Go songs I’d written for and about the boys,” Boydston says, proudly.

Max and Jake still perform sometimes, but as Boydston says, not without irony, “that old band is growing up and moving on.” Jake is nineteen and a freshman at the University of Texas (perhaps those trips to SXSW had an influence?) and Max, sixteen, is in high school, busy with sports and his own bands. He’s quite the musician; according to Boydston, “you’ve gotta look up a YouTube video of him playing a Hendrix song at our first SXSW show when he was twelve.”

Hendrix at a family music show?

“Absolutely,” Boydston confirms, and he is adamant on this point, “with songs about carpools, cartoons, dirty diaper blues, and action figures wrapped around it, Hendrix fits right in with today’s modern family rock show, and that is the entire premise of Daddy A Go Go’s music right there in a nutshell.” That’s what it was, what it is, and with any luck, what it will continue to be for a very long time.

My Take on the CD's
My girls loved these albums! Seeing that we were able to listen to both Come on, Get Happy and Grandkid Rock, these albums were an amazing collection of synthesized rock. Both girls have had the music playing over and over over the past week and I think I now can sing along with the music and I know that they are as well. They bring them along with us as well in the car. There are many of the songs that will definitely stay with you all day if you hear it, so beware! The songs are catchy and with easy lyrics and good music, you cannot go wrong!

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Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Book Review - Pixie & Trixie Bug

About the Book
In a magical, green garden down on Rollingbrook Way, twins, Pixie and Trixie Bug live with all their garden friends . . . Always wrapped up in adventures, along with the twins, is Lizzie, the Audrey Hepburn of Ladybugs, Catrina the Caterpillar, who is about to become a beautiful butterfly, Freddy the Frog and his pretty girlfriend, Lola, Delilah the Dragonfly, who soars through the garden now that she finally got her glasses from Doc Bum Bulbee, Gus the Grasshopper, who is known as General G for short, Daphne the Doodlebug, who doesn't like bright lights or loud noises, "Wheelie" the Walking Stick, who uses a wheelchair he named Flower Power to get around, Sidney the Slug, on his skateboard and Squirm the Worm Pardon, who is the twins oldest friend in all of the garden. With creative rhyming text and gorgeous, colorful illustrations, first in the series of books, Pixie and Trixie Bug shares that no matter who you are, how you are, what you look like, what you like to eat or do or wear, everyone is unique and special, just like me and you . . . Pixie and Trixie Bug, first in the series, celebrates "twinship", frienship, uniqueness and inclusion. And what all the friends in the garden knew what they counted on each day was the friendship they shared . . . Down on Rollingbrook Way.

My Take on the Book
Not being a twin myself, I have only looked on in awe of the special bond that twins can have between themselves (at least in looking from the outside in). This book captures this special bond and shares it with the readers young and old. I shared this with my girls and can to find that they simply enjoyed the book itself and the story that was shared. I particularly enjoyed the beautiful artwork within the book and found it to be a great addition to our growing library of childrens books.

In asking my oldest (6.5 year old) what she liked about the book, she said that she liked the twins but also story itself. As a parent, I found the book to be also quite diverse, showing the importance of inclusion and tolerance. I thought it was very nice that some of the characters in the book had special needs, which allow kids to see these types of characters in a different light and can shed some light on the special needs children that they will meet in school themselves.

I don't know whether this book will be a series, but all I can say is, I hope so! You will not be disappointed with this book!

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Monday, January 31, 2011

Book Review: You Are a Gift to the World by Laura Duksta

About the BookLaura Duksta lost all of her hair at age eleven. She was bullied, teased and humiliated throughout her teenage and college years. Even today, she remembers so clearly when someone at a party grabbed her wig and tossed it across a dance floor.

As a result, Laura became introverted and depressed, and tried to fill the void caused by feeling like a misfit in unhealthy ways. It wasn't until her thirtieth birthday, and after the idea for her first book, I Love You More, that she was finally able to accept herself, and her bald head.

The idea of I Love You More came to Laura after she saw her sister dealing with issues of being a young mother, and her nephew as a victim of those difficulties. Laura self-published I Love You More and sold more than 50,000 copies. Sourcebooks then released the book and it went on to become a New York Times bestseller. Now, she is releasing a new book, You Are a Gift to the World (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky; April 19, 2011; $16.99; hardcover).

Laura has become a champion for our children, writing books like I Love You More and You Are a Gift to the World to spread a message of love, appreciation and acceptance. I Love You Morewas written for her nephew, so that he—and all children—might know that no matter what's going on in their lives or the world around them, they are loved. Only recently did Laura realize that writing I Love You More was also a healing experience for her.

You Are a Gift to the World has a powerful message for children and adults about appreciating one another and the world around us. It also continues to generate the conversation of love amongst people everywhere.

My Take on the BookThis ingenious book is an excellent springboard for parents and children to discuss what special gifts the child has and how everything in the world is a special gift to us..

The book is a flip book. It is two books in one. One book is on the front and as you read it , you finally get to a middle section which then allows you to flip the book over and read the second book.

Let's a begin with YOU ARE A GIFT TO THE WORLD

The first section is a delight. A father and his daughter are enjoying each other's company and the out doors. He tells her she is the best gift in the whole world. He proceeds to describe some of the reasons he tells her this: she is one of a kind, she sings sweetly, he loves to hear her laugh, her smile brightens his day,her hugs are the best.

The flip side: THE WORLD IS A GIFT TO YOU

So what is the greatest gift in the whole wide world? You only need to look at your surroundings to find some of the answers. So discuss what you see. Do you live in the mountains or by the seashore? Do you have trees in your yard which are homes to birds ?

Are you able to play in the water of an ocean, lake or river?

The story illustrates the miracle of life through baby birds and the seed that becomes a beautiful flower.
Our oceans are a gift supporting the lives of whales, fish, turtles, crabs, many plants, and more.
And don't forget the sun which sustains all life on Earth and produces amazing sunrises and sunsets.

It does not take much to look around and see the gifts the world gives each and everyone of us.

This book ends in the same center page as the first book did. There are two sentences as a closing. YOU ARE A GIFT TO THE WORLD AND THE WORLD IS A GIFT TO YOU. SO AS YOU TRAVEL THROUGH LIFE, YOU SEE ALL THE WAYS IT'S TRUE.

Do take the time to tell your child about their specialness and the gifts the world has for them.

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Book Review: THE SUPER SPROWTZ: I AM BRIAN BROCCOLI AND I AM SUPER STRONG

Meet the Super Sprowtz! from Super Sprowtz on Vimeo.

Super Sprowtz gives moms an easy and effective way to teach their kids to enjoy eating vegetables. Finally, there is a solution for the picky eater who won't eat broccoli or carrots or spinach -- Super Sprowtz! And it doesn't involve hiding fresh veggies in other foods to trick kids into eating them. I founded this company - with these fun and engaging veggie superhero characters - because I passionately believe moms need better tools to help their young children build honest and healthy relationships with healthy food. My full bio is online, but a quick overview -- my background includes: fitness instructor, organic restaurateur in New York City (I own 2 organic restaurants with my twin sister), film and TV producer for 10 years, and lifelong food enthusiast.

My Take on the Book
This delightful book introduces the reader to vegetables as the main characters. The first page of the book gives the reader a short file of information about Brian Broccoli and the mission he and his vegetable comrades must accomplish.. Brian Broccoli must stop Greasy Grease Cart from destroying the fresh fruits and vegetables at the farmers' market.

As the story progresses, you meet not only Brian Broccoli , but also Oliver Onion, Grete Garlic, and Colby Carrot. They are living on a rooftop greenhouse and have befriended a little girl named Rayne who takes care of the greenhouse and the plants who live there.
Colby Carrot spies the Greasy Grease Cart heading towards the farmers' market with the intent of destroying the vegetables and fruits .
The vegetable friends are mobilized and speed in Suzy Sweetpea's peapod-cycle to intercept and destroy the cart.

The story of course has a happy ending.Our authors are educating the readers into seeing that fresh fruits and vegetables are healthier eating alternatives to greasy foods.

The authors include information about the value of ten fruits and vegetables in the glossary and include a delicious vegetable side dish that you and your child can prepare together.

I can see a family enjoying the book and then purchasing various fruits and vegetables for tasting and cooking together.

You can make a difference in what your child eats and this book is a good beginning to a healthier YOU.

Buon Appetito!

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Friday, January 21, 2011

THE WIGGLES NEW ALBUM, LET'S EAT, HITS STORES FEBRUARY 1ST

DOWNLOAD FREE SONG FEATURING KEITH URBAN

The Wiggles new album, Let's Eat, will hit stores on February 1st through Razor & Tie. With their new release, The Wiggles have cooked up a feast of fun with some very special guests, including superstar Keith Urban as well as The Wiggles' own Captain Feathersword, Dorothy the Dinosaur, Wags the Dog and Henry the Octopus for a banquet of beats to get your toes tapping. See below to download the free song "England Swings," featuring country music superstar Keith Urban.

The Wiggles are the most successful children's entertainment group in the world. The New York Times calls The Wiggles, "the band that rocks the cradle" and this is certainly true. Over the years, their songs have drawn millions of people to see their live concerts and The Wiggles have set records for sold out performances everywhere from Madison Square Garden in New York, to the Hammersmith Apollo in London, to their home town of Sydney, Australia. Their songs are instantly memorable and get you wiggling in seconds.

The Wiggles' TV Show is available exclusively on Sprout, the 24-hour preschool channel parents and kids share together. You can watch Sprout's Wiggly Waffle every weekday morning from 6a - 9a ET.

http://www.thewiggles.com.au/us/home/

FREE MUSIC (OK TO POST)
Download the free song "England Swings" featuring country music superstar Keith Urban HERE
or at

http://razorandtiepublicity.com/thewiggles/EnglandSwings-featKeithUrban.mp3

Pre Order HERE at Amazon.com
http://amzn.to/WigglesCD

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