GUSTAFER YELLOWGOLD’S “INFINITY SOCK” Who’d of thunk that the most human character in kid’s music would be, um, not a human being at all. In the story-arced “Infinity Sock”, Morgan Taylor’s 4th installment in the ongoing Gustafer Yellowgold saga, the yellow fella from the sun once again proves a […]
The Midwest’s finest family music festival takes place each year in Kansas City, MO over Memorial Day Weekend. It’s called KC Jiggle Jam and it’s a sight to behold. The City of Fountain’s Crown Center is overrun with babies napping on brilliantly manicured green grass, toddlers going boing in moonbounces, […]
Dr. Noize, the mad genius behind rock-opera The Ballad of Phineas McBoof, breaks down the new single from version 2 of his debut album by taking about Vivaldi, syncopation, and ancient chord progressions. He’s encouraged to dance like Justin Bieber, but he encourages us to listen to a wide range […]
The Bear has gotten a lot of ink – both digital here on OWTK and in the pages of Time Out New York Kids Magazine (she co-authored two articles with me last year). It’s time you meet the Mouse. Here’s a quick, funny story from, and about, my youngest daughter. […]
THE HOLLOW TREES “WACKY’S TACKLE” If you and your kids like your rock-n-roll with a twang, a washboard, upright bass, and a stetson hat, The Hollow Trees 3rd kid’s album “Wacky’s Tackle” might just be the greatest thing you’ll discover this year. Do you get a tingle up your spine […]
When we first downloaded the 5-in-1 Mathomatix Measurement app a couple months ago the Bear (age 7) would help the Mouse (age 3.75) play which was both nurturing and beautiful to watch. The lessons are simple and the repetition effective in helping very young children learn basic math concepts like […]
60 years. 60 freakin’ years! That’s a long time for a single product to stick around yet that’s exactly the anniversary the classic toy Colorforms is celebrating this year. A limited edition Colorforms 60th anniversary edition in a sleek black box is due out in Spring 2011. There will be […]
Half rock show, half puppet show, half off-Broadway musical. PASTA! A Pops Ups Puppet Musical is WAY more than the sum of it’s outrageously fun parts. OWTK caught the end of PASTA’s last run at the Soho Playhouse, in late-December ’10. What we witnessed was quite possibly the greatest live […]
