One of the all-time greatest classics! Enjoy!
Archive for October, 2007
Happy Halloween!
Posted in FYE - For Your Enjoyment, Family Fun, Fun Stuff, Halloween, Holidays, Video Clips, tagged Charlie Brown, Great Pumpkin, Halloween, Linus, Peanuts on October 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Got That Pumpkin Carved Yet?
Posted in FYE - For Your Enjoyment, Family Fun, Fun Stuff, Holidays, Music For Children, Vocal Play, tagged carve, carving, Halloween, Halloween song, jack-o-lantern, pumpkin on October 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Just received this Halloween song that was new to me. It would be great to sing while carving your perfect Jack-o-Lantern!
(Sung to the tune of “Sing a Song of Sixpence”)
First you take a pumpkin
Big and round and fat
Then you cut the top off
That will make the hat
Then you hollow out the
nose and mouth and eyes
Show [...]
How Well Do You Remember Trick-or-Treating?
Posted in FYE - For Your Enjoyment, Funnies, Holidays, Just for Grownups, Video Clips, tagged candy, Halloween, Jerry Seinfeld, trick or treat on October 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I love this book, but I especially love hearing Jerry Seinfeld read it himself. Parents, this is for the child in you! And also especially for my son, Matthew.
Thanks, Christa!
Bumbo Baby Seat Recall
Posted in Child Safety, FYI, Health, Just for Grownups, Parenting, tagged baby, baby seat, child, Child Safety, infant, infant safety, recalls on October 25, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Check this information out, just released by Reuters:
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Some 1 million foam baby seats sold by Target Corp, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and other large retailers are being recalled because of reports of young children falling out of the seats, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Thursday.
The safety agency said it received 28 reports [...]
Do the Monster Mash!
Posted in Audio Clips, FYE - For Your Enjoyment, Family Fun, Fun Stuff, Holidays, tagged 60's music, Halloween, Halloween songs, Monster Mash on October 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
This Halloween song is a favorite of many, including myself, but, today, this one is especially for you, Molly!
Music Trivia Time:
Recorded originally in 1962 by Bobby Pickett, an amateur musician, it literally “paid the rent for 36 years with this one song.” (as told to the Memphis Commercial Appeal)
Pickett passed away in April of this year. [...]
H-A-double L-O-W-double E-N spells “Halloween”!
Posted in Audio Clips, FYE - For Your Enjoyment, Funnies, Holidays, Music For Children, tagged fun songs, Golden Records, Halloween, Halloween songs, scary songs on October 22, 2007 | 41 Comments »
For your listening pleasure, enjoy this blast from the past (1969):
2008 UPDATE: Complete lyrics are now available at this location on my blog:
http://masterworks.wordpress.com/2008/10/16/musical-memories-of-halloween/
I have also located another source to download the complete album that this song came from, and you will find it on that page as well.
Happy Halloween, everyone!
The Music of Opportunity and the Sound of Potential
Posted in Artistry, FYE - For Your Enjoyment, Parenting, People Making a Difference, Video Clips, tagged , blind, crippled, marching band, music, pianist, trumpet on October 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
What a truly amazing young man with an amazing dad. I’ll let the video speak for itself.
Fun Fingerplay for Halloween
Posted in FYE - For Your Enjoyment, Family Fun, Fingerplays, Fun Stuff, Holidays, Links for Cool, Interesting Websites, tagged children, fingerplay, fun, Halloween, jack-o-lantern, parents, pumpkin on October 17, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Five Little Pumpkins
Five little pumpkins (Hold up all 5 fingers)
Sitting on a gate
The first one said,
“Oh, my, it’s getting late!” (Point to wrist like checking the time)
The second one said,
“There are witches in the air!” (Point up and across, like pointing to the witches flying)
The third one said,
“But we don’t care!” (Shake head like saying [...]
