Bunchland

While Beth Blenz-Clucas enjoys her Memorial Day holiday, she’s recruited Aussie Indi Taylor of {Kid} Independent to fill in.

When you’re a child, you make your way through life with a unique set of priorities and opinions. Important issues like how to eat as few vegetables as humanly possible, pondering how to defeat the monster posse residing under your bed, trying to dig your way from your backyard to the other side of the earth and how to build a rocket ship out of toilet rolls and tin foil are all crucial parts of your daily routine.

On the other hand, learning the boring stuff that they teach in school resides firmly at the bottom of the priority list.  Read more...

Beth Blenz-Clucas blogs about music for kids that grownups will love too

Childhood is a state of limited power, which explains why kids are always pushing to get more of it. Try to remember what it was like to be in a perpetual state of looking-upedness, and you’ll be a little more understanding the next time your preschooler throws a high octane tantrum when it’s time to leave his best friend’s house.

Because of childhood’s actual state of weakness, young people show a fierce interest in stories about characters with super powers. At playtime, there’s nothing more fun than donning a cape and pretending to beat off monsters and bad guys, thereby saving the world. The just-launched Baby Loves Disco Superhero Tour delves into this rich fantasy world, adding in another ego-boosting activity: disco dancing.  Read more...