It’d be a vapid time waste for me to wax poetic again about the albums you and your young children should own, so here’s how we’re going to do it for this Very Kindie Christmas Gift Guide. I’m going to break out CDs based on personality traits of children, some obvious, some ridiculous but allowing me to squeeze more album titles into this post.
A VERY KINDIE CHRISTMAS
- Best Children’s CD for pop rockers: Recess Monkey In Tents
- Best Children’s CD for future fiddlers: The Okee Dokee Brothers Can You Canoe?
- Best Children’s CD for hip hoppers: Secret Agent 23 Skidoo Make Believers
- Best Children’s CD for cartoon lovers: Gustafer Yellowgold Year In The Day DVD + CD
- Best Children’s CD for mellow ones: Justin Roberts Lullaby
- Best Children’s CD for funky kids: Sugar Free Allstars All On A Sunday Afternoon
- Best Children’s CD for geeks: Board of Education Binary
- Best Children’s CD for future editors and grammar sticklers: Grammaropolis CD & App
- Best Children’s CD for dancers: The Pop Ups Radio Jungle
- Best Children’s CD for space cadets (toddler edition): Elska Middle of Nowhere
- Best Children’s CD for space cadets (grade school edition): Mista Cookie Jar Ultramagnetic Universal Love Revolution
- Best Children’s CD for traditionalists: Elizabeth Mitchell Little Seed: Songs for Children by Woody Guthrie
- Best Children’s CD for francophiles: Jennifer Gasoi Throw A Penny In The Wishing Well
- Best Children’s CD for storytellers (toddler edition): Randy Kaplan Mr. Diddie Wah Diddie
- Best Children’s CD for storytellers (grade school edition): Bill Harley High Dive
- Best Children’s CD for goofballs: Dog on Fleas Invisible Friends
- Best Children’s CD for parents of children, who love their children, and love being parents: Lunch Money Spicy Kid
I could go on and go.
2012 was another superb year for indie kid’s music (hell, even the Grammy Awards took notice, finally) so if you are ready to take the plunge into a world were substance > style but where style is not sacrificed one bit, then start anywhere on that list above.
For access to more of the best and brightest of modern family music, do check out the free OWTK podcast. Each and every month, on the 1st of the month, I publish a 30-35 minute show with 10 songs plus a bit of me discussing them. Free, fun, and a super simple way to sample the delicious offerings at the kindie rock buffet.
