My regular readers will know already that I don’t just enjoy children’s music, I have very strong beliefs about the importance of music in a child’s development. So when I get the chance to review a new children’s CD, I always get excited. For me, there is nothing more enjoyable than discovering a fun new children’s artist for my kids and me to enjoy together.
So I leapt at the chance to review the newest album from the beloved children’s group The Chickadees. The Froggy Hop is the second album from this fun quartet and is a collection of eleven songs with a strong folk-country feel and a focus on respecting and protecting the environment. I loved the music and the message in this fun children’s CD.
Country music is not my genre of choice, but the upbeat and rhythmic melodies on The Froggy Hop were surprisingly pleasant. I really liked how simple it was to sing along to the songs; since most of them featured an easy to follow rhythm and a memorable chorus, my boys and I could often join in the singing halfway through the song!
The boys’ personal favourite song was definitely the first one on the CD, Tadpole Wiggle and the Froggy Hop. The song teaches children about the metamorphic cycle of the frog as it grows from an egg to a squirming tadpole to a fully-grown frog. What the boys loved about it was that not only was it a great song for singing along, it was a great one for dancing! They had so much fun wiggling and hopping during the chorus, and I had just as much fun watching them!
I loved all the fun facts about animals in the songs as well as the recurring theme of taking care of our environment. My boys both love learning about the natural sciences, so the subject matter on the CD, which covered topics such as hibernation and nocturnal animals, was a great one for them. And the fact that songs about animals tend to be perfect songs for dancing was a great bonus!
If you’re looking for a CD that inspires singing and dancing while helping kids learn too, The Chickadees The Froggy Hop is sure to please. The CD can be purchased on The Chickadees website and is a great way to combine entertainment and education for your kids. Check it out for yourself today!
Buy It: The Chickadees The Froggy Hop can be purchased at www.thechickadees.net and will also be available on iTunes in mid-January
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Great giveaway!
I learned that The Chickadeesare are a Award-winning environmental children’s music quartet.
The Chickadees’ first cd, Songs from the Great Outdoors, quickly
followed and won a coveted Parent’s Choice award in 2008
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We are serious music lovers in our place. This would be a great addition
In my excitement, I forgot to mention that I found out that you can use their music for fundraising in your school or organization.
I learned you can order CDs and Tshirts from their site!
I learned that they play many shows in Wisconsin. I live in Minnesota, so it wouldn’t be to difficult to see them live with my daughter!
they do school fundraisers
Video was produced by the Students of University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, some talented works frim UMAnimations.
I learned that they are an award winning environmental children’s quartet.
They help with school fund raisers!
i learned they also have t-shirts
I like that Chickadees songs teach children about the environment in a fun way.
I learned that they have a childrens television pilot in production!!
They have school fundraiser opportunities
You can order t-shirts and CD’s from them
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They have school fundraiser
I learned that you can do school fundraising through them with CDs and Tee shirts.
I learned that their first CD was called Songs from the Great Outdoors
Karlzen is best known for her Atlantic Records album “Yelling At Mary”
I like that they help out with fundraising.
I love that they are environmentally conscious! This is their 2nd CD, and they’ve won Parent’s Choice Awards.
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I like their Chickadee’s t-shirts
I like the great outdoors cd.
I learned that The Chickadeesare are a Award-winning environmental children’s music quartet! Thanks so much for the fantastic giveaway!
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I loved how colorful and easy to navigate the webpage was!
I learned that they do school fundraising thru selling CD’s & t-shirts.
The Chickadees’ Parent’s Choice award winning debut album, “Songs From The Great Outdoors” was aimed at preschoolers, “The Froggy Hop” is decidedly aimed at entertaining and enlightening big kids in their first few years of school.
I loved the photos of birds on their site (Friends at the Feeder and Friends at the Feeder 2). I have been feeding the birds during the winter for many years here in upstate NY. There’s even a photo of a black squirrel – I’ve never seen a black squirrel in these parts. I also think the T-shirts on their for kids are cute.
the chickadees are a quartet–and have woven environmental awareness in their music
my boys are such nature lovers, they will love this!
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“A Day at the Zoo” with The Chickadees
I really like that they are so pro active in helping schools with fundraisers
learned The Chickadeesare are an Award-winning environmental children’s music quartet
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You can use their music for fundraising in your school or organization.
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great giveaway!!!
I learned you can order CDs and Tshirts from their site
I learned that you can sell their merchandise to fundraise at your school!
i learned they help out with fundraising
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Karlzen is best known for her Atlantic Records album “Yelling At Mary” which was hailed coast-to-coast by notable US publications including: The Washington Post, People and Entertainment Weekly. In support of Yelling At Mary, she performed with Bob Dylan, Jackson Browne and The Indigo Girls. She found her new muse after slowing down her touring schedule to raise a family. Now the mother of two daughters, Karlzen says: “having kids changed my perspective on everything, including music.”
I learned that The Chickadeesare are a Award-winning environmental children’s music quartet.
I learned “While The Chickadees’ Parent’s Choice award winning debut album, “Songs From The Great Outdoors” was aimed at preschoolers, “The Froggy Hop” is decidedly aimed at entertaining and enlightening big kids in their first few years of school.”
i learned that they have school fundraising!!
Award-winning environmental children’s music quartet The Chickadees are back with their second album: The Froggy Hop.