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Eight Little Letters Make Three Little Words (I love you) – A Song about Love and Marriage 9 Aug 2013 | 10:23 pm
Here’s a cute little song called Eight Little Letters Make Three Little Words (I love you) about love and marriage. The song was written by Bert Kalmar (1884-1947), music by Ted Snyder (1881-1965). ...
Lego Show "The Art of the Brick" in New York 6 Aug 2013 | 08:12 pm
This summer we brought our kids to see "The Art of the Brick" at Discovery Times Square in New York City. It features Nathan Sawaya’s Lego artwork. Here’s my 12 year old daughter’s assessment of the...
How Kids Predict the Weather in Japan 29 Jul 2013 | 10:55 pm
Etegami is a Japanese style of drawing with a written message on it. Etegami artist Debbie created the drawing here which contains the Japanese phrase "otenki uranai". That basically means "a trick f...
Recipe for Butterbeer – A Drink in the Harry Potter Books 24 Jul 2013 | 04:16 am
Butterbeer is a non-alcoholic beverage people drink in the Harry Potter books and movies. If you go to Universal Amusement Park in Florida, where they have several Harry Potter rides, you can drink B...
The Gossamer Spider – A Poem with an MP3 Recording 14 Jul 2013 | 09:14 pm
Here’s the poem The Gossamer Spider by Charlotte M. Yonge with an mp3 recording… MP3 of The Gossamer Spider The Gossamer Spider Creature no bigger than a pin, Most wonderful of all that spin, ...
Healthy Recipes Created by Kids 10 Jul 2013 | 11:23 pm
Michelle Obama hosted a Kids’ State Dinner at the White House this week. The 54 kids invited were the winners of Epicurious’ Healthy Lunchtime Challenge. The kids all created yummy recipes that were...
Pear Tree – A Poem with an MP3 Recording 8 Jul 2013 | 11:39 pm
Pear Tree is a poem by Hilda Doolittle (1886-1961). Below you can listen to a recording while reading along with the text. MP3 Recording of Pear Tree Pear Tree Silver dust lifted from the eart...
Italian Song in English about an Old Woman Planting Mushrooms 27 Jun 2013 | 10:37 pm
Ann-Marie wrote asking for help with an Italian song that she learnt in English. Here’s her email… I remember a song from a record I had as a child about an old woman planting mushrooms in the moonl...
Can Anyone Help with an Armenian Song? 27 Jun 2013 | 02:43 am
We received this email: There’s a traditional Armenian children’s song that goes "ts’nguluh m’nguluh tseev tseev…" It’s sung to children while pinching the top of the hand like a bird holding the ha...
Kids Circle Dance Songs from Nigeria 27 Jun 2013 | 12:15 am
I came across this YouTube video of kids in Nigeria playing two circle dance games. The songs are quite fun! The lyrics are in English. English is the official language of Nigeria even though over....
