Kids and their music. October 3, 2007
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So a few weeks ago, I aquired for a Tia from the Chapters book store, a CD. The Cd of course is in fact from the ever popular TV show at Nick Jr called Backyardigans.
Face it, if you’re a father or a mother this is a high quality show you enjoy with the lil kids. For whatever reason, something just draws you in and you find yourself sitting on the couch (or floor) with your children watching intently as Pablo, Tyrone, Uniqa, Tasha, and Austin go on various musical adventures, dancing across the landscape via their imaginations. You may like the music, or the set themes, or even the fact that it’s just a fun show to watch. Heck, you might even be asking yourself, how come we never had such a cool show when we were kids?
Whatever the reason, kids and parents enjoy the show. Today the CD we got a few weeks ago, has been on repeat since we returned from my daughters school.
You’d think after four to five hours of the CD on repeat that I would be sick of it. Strangely I am not sick of it. Like the show, it has drawn me in, and I find my foot tapping on the floor to the beat. My fingers snapping or I am quietly singing along.
The songs are catchey, fun, and simplistic. One song actually teaches about the values of saying please and thank you. Which just so happens to be my daughters prefered song to listen to. Strangely enough, she took the song to heart and now she has turned into a sweet little angel. Saying please and thank you.
The CD consists of 19 songs and one bonus video which requires Quick Time, which I aparently need to down load. However, for this family it’s the music we prefer to listen to.
Even now, as I write this Tia is singing along and she’s really good at it. She knows most words and even dances her own little dances. Watching her simply puts a smile on my face. So if there are any parents out there, I strongly recomend this CD.
And she returns. October 1, 2007
Posted by caldi-chan in : general musings , add a commentIt has been long overdue for myself to come back to the stomping- or rather- typing grounds at Way of the Geek. My internet has been down for quite some time.
While on the technical hiatus, I have had many the day to ponder and think, and decide what to write about. As such, I have written several diffrent takes on my experiances at Ai-Kon 2007, which I will gradually cover over the next few weeks from the prospect of creative writer.
As well, I have had the time to play many games that went unfinished in my collection, and I have enjoyed many the day with my young schoolage daughter.
The situations with MTS are squared away, and while I am sorry to be behind in expectations, and things that have gone while I was away I am ready to tighten my belt and get cracking.
One of the first things I think I will cover is my experiance with Greg Ayers, better known as a voice actor in a few animes. I also want to take a look at some manga I’ve had the chance to read, as well as a Few games I have taken the time to play.
There is so much stuff I covered while unable to get myself on line, but took the time to write about. A few edits here and there, and things will be ready to go live on the main site at WOTG.
Also I have planned, by talking to Dallas from the Havok game in Winnipeg to arrange a day of coffee, to talk about what it’s like as the story teller in the LARP game. Not only that, we agreed back in August, to cover in depth, the process of making the costumes, sets, weapons and so forth. I am really looking forward to that.
So much to do, so little time.
However, I will remain faithful to the ventures planned and get them completed.
The hour grows late and I have to awake at 7 am, get my daughter ready for school photo day and take her to her morning class. I think, I am slowly getting used to the schedual.
This is Caldi-Chan, back from the non internet world of reality.
Ready to start typing up some storms.