I’m totally in love with the kid-friendly CD, Make Your Own Someday, by The Jimmies. I know it’s supposed to be music for the kiddos, but it is so fun, I pop in the disc for my own pleasure, too. The songs are totally random (which I love), creative and not cheesy at all. Yay!
These musicians are super professional at their trade (for example, according to their bios on The Jimmies website, one of them is in Stomp, one records voices for cartoons and stuff, and one teaches music to kids) and their CD is award winning (the Oppenheim “Best Toy of 2009,” Parents’ Choice Award Winner, and #1 on Sirius/XM Radio’s KidsPlace). Lead singer Ashley has a great Gwen Stefani-ish voice, only in addition to fab singing, she does tons of fun, different voices and sings in songs that expose kids a variety of genres (punkish, blues, reggae, polka, latin and more).
Some songs are just plain silly (like The Peanut Butter Polka), some are practical (Do The Elephant) and of course, I’m in love with the amazing bilingual song about animals (Spanimals–I have a video of it posted on my language blog). Speaking of videos, The Jimmies also have a new DVD coming out soon– I can’t wait to get a look at that. Every song The Jimmies sing is unique and upbeat, and will get the whole family singing along in no time.
If you visit The Jimmies’ website, you can all get a taste of their music and purchase their CD, but one lucky GGH reader will win a copy of Make Your Own Someday!
Here’s how to enter:
- {Mandatory!} Please leave a comment telling me your all-time favorite band (Mine’s Switchfoot)
- *Extra Entry* Blog or tweet about the giveaway and leave a comment with a link.
- *Extra Entry* Subscribe to my blog and leave a comment telling me about it.
Giveway ends Wednesday, July 29, 2009 at midnight, Pacific time.
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My fav band is U2, but Van Morrison is a close rival. Does that make me sound old? Or Irish? I’m neither (:
I told my [Ina's] friends!
http://inaincarolina.blogspot.com/2009/07/contest.html
Hi! I am your swap partner (from the according to kelly swap)! Can you please send me an email so we can exchange addresses? And please enter me into the giveaway! I’ve never heard of The Jimmies, but just having entered the mom world a short three months ago- I’ve got a lot to learn
My favorite band of all time is Counting Crows. Thanks, and I look forward to talking to you soon!
Ahh…I don’t have an all-time favorite band–I like too many and it totally depends on the day (or the hour)! Kaitlyn and I are really digging The Jimmies, though, after checking out their website. And I think I got in a pretty good workout too from dancing to the fun music!
Jeremy Camp – of course! (it’s a person, but he does have “a band” so it should count)
Mine is Muse.
I don’t really know what my absolute favorite band is, but I’ll go with Conor Oberst & the Mystic Valley Band today.
And I hecka blogged about this contest on our blog. All 2 readers will be sure to click through to see what it is all about.
I am having a fun time finding kiddo music for my sun from the library, so I would love to try out The Jimmies. My favorite band is Hem, with classic REM for the less mellow moments.
My all time favorite band is The Beatles.
My favorite band changes all of the time…currently Train
I’m with Sarah- my all-time favorite band is U2. For kid’s music, I’m lucky enough to have a super creative and fun sister (in-law) who writes personalized songs for my kidlets. I’m spoiled, I know. Her music is at http://www.thesinginglizard.com if you want to check it out…