Happy Site Friday: Kiddie Records Weekly
Good old fashioned listening!
One of my favorite Date night activities with my husband is listening to old radio shows from the 40′s online at Radio Lovers. We’ll get out the popcorn and the tea, snuggle on the couch and listen to Abbot and Castello, Bob Hope and the Benny Goodman show.
I can remember the “old record days” just barely. My mom would put on a record, and we would follow a long in our books, turning out pages to the chimes. I can still here it. We’d dance along to the music…static sounds and all.
And just when I was getting all nostalgic, my husband led me to this site! Kiddie Records Weekly. Oh this is a treasure! With all the visual media out there for kids to choose from, there is very little listening going on. My kids LOVE listening to books on tape…and now…all the old classics from the 40′s and 50′s are available for free download! All you need to do is download it to itunes, stick these on your ipod and you have amazing car time with your kids! Or even better, snuggle on the couch with popcorn and blankets. Even better if you have the book to go with it…which maybe you do.
However you choose, enjoy! Good old fashioned family listening time is great for the soul. I highly recommend it! Happy weekend!
18 Responses to “Happy Site Friday: Kiddie Records Weekly”
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Oh, I am in LOVE with this site! I remember listening to these when I was a kid! My 5 year old has already listened to a couple- thanks for the link! What a treasure!
Melissa
This is great! Thanks for sharing!
Wowsa! My kids are going to love these! We download all the free ones we can get from iTunes but their usuall geared to an older audience – “Six Shooter with Jimmy Stewart,” “Gunsmoke,” “Dragnet,” etc. Thanks so much for sharing the site. Now my littler ones can have fun too!
i’m so glad there are smart people to think of doing all of this stuff. i need to find peter and the wolf!! Great site!
Very cool ideas! I love it! Scott and I have started a habit of collecting records and have so much fun listening to the old classics.
Wow, Sarah! What a cute idea! I had never thought of looking for things like this! How adorable!
What a neat idea Sarah! Thank you for the links!
Thank you SO MUCH for sharing this website! I have a long drive, by myself, with my 2 young kids, to las vegas and these records will be a perfect way to entertain them- and me!
Great site Sarah! I love listening to these stories, I\’m already collecting them for my kids. I hope they love them as much as we did
http://twolittledickybirds.blogspot.com/2009/03/we-love-peter-and-wolf.html
Thanks for this link, Sarah Jane. I can\’t wait to listen with the kids – there is so much current \’kiddie\’ music that I don\’t really like my kids to listen to. These should be great!
Awesome! We love audio books and it would be fun to listen to some of these. I’m on my way…
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I had the gingerbread man record. I inherited it from my uncle. My kids would love this. Thanks for the link.
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aren\’t these great you guys? My kids\’ favorites so far are The Carrot See and Bozo the Clown. So many more we haven\’t tried yet! Have so much fun! These are such classics…and we just LOVE narration mixed with music mixed with voiced parts. SO fun!
Oh, how fun!! There are several records from my childhood that I have wished I could share with my boys. Can’t wait to explore these, and maybe download for the iPod. Thanks for shaing!
What a great resource! Thanks for sharing it.
I love Manners Can Be Fun! I still have all my old records, my kids LOVE them. Funny how we survived without PBS Kids and The Disney Channel. ha!
Check out my collection… You’ll love the artwork on the albums:-)
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