Here’s a music history challenge for you. I’ll bet you can’t tell me the 5 songs I’m including in this fairy tale and why they’re grouped together. If you need a hint, leave me a comment. Once upon a time there were two bridges. One bridge went over water, and the other went over clouds. It was important to choose the right bridge because … Read the rest…
Category Archives: Rhyme and Reason Daily Devotional
What’s this obsession with the dark side of music? I remember when I was growing up how music was so much about fun and storytelling and sharing reasons to be glad to be alive. Now, there’s just so much darkness to it all. Well, maybe not all…but so much of it that it seems that way sometimes. For instance…I get Google email alerts for … Read the rest…
Coloring Video
I made a coloring video because I had a little kid ask me how I draw into my computer… I made the coloring video to show part of the process. The art of making art using only a digital pen and tablet is almost magical to me. So I can only imagine what it must seem like to a young, inquisitive, spongy little mind. … Read the rest…
Green Monkey: Another Kiddin Around Song And Video
If you can see a Green Monkey in the video below, you either had too much lime Kool-Aid, or you’re tuned into my wacky imagination and music. A few years back I had CD’s of my personalized music for kids in several Denver, Colorado area kids’ stores. I sold thousands of them and decided to become my own distributor here on the TF website. … Read the rest…
Kiddin’ Around. It’s one of the CD’s in my children’s songs collections… …and a lot of people have gotten it for their kids. Thank you all for that, by the way. But I remembered, this afternoon, that I had some videos of kids dancing (with the choreography help of their teacher) to 2 of the 10 songs on the CD. I haven’t shared these … Read the rest…
I’m working on some animation to add to my ebooks for kids… Don’t get me wrong…I doubt I’ll be giving Pixar a run for their money. But I’m having a very good time learning these new animation skills. In case you hadn’t noticed…kids love animation. And they also love cartoons. And there’s more and more research showing how ebooks for kids with animation or … Read the rest…
Kids Need Music And Imagination OK…I’m not tryin’ to say your kid’s life will be completely better because of music. And I’m not sayin’ your kid won’t have trials and tribulations in this life if he only listens to music. But I am sayin’ your kid will have access to the ultimate imagination machine if he or she’s exposed to a good variety of … Read the rest…