THE FAM: Kindie superstars Lucky Diaz and Alisha Gaddis of Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band, and Lucky’s daughter Ella. Alisha told us that all the music in their house is kids’ music. “We love music, and we expose Ella to everything from Stevie Ray Vaughn to the Beach Boys, Maria Callas to Broken Bells. We try to do that with our own music. We want parents to listen to it and like it — even if it is for kids. But our FAVORITE song to listen to together is: B-52’s “Love Shack” it is one of Lucky’s favorite and makes us all laugh!” Read more...
Catherine Romano blogs about crafty projects for kids and parents
With all of the musical inspiration at Bunch this month, I thought it would be great to make a musical instrument. I decided to make a simple balloon shaker, but most of the creativity lies in what I did with the balloon shaker. Essentially, my son and I took some time to explore a few elements of music with our shaker (and my boy loved it so much that he asked to play ‘music class’ again). Check it out.
1. Make a balloon shaker. a) Put a few tablespoons of rice inside a deflated balloon. b) Blow up the balloon to the desired size. c) Tie a knot at the end and attach a ribbon (it is much easier to hold the ribbon, opposed to the actual balloon) Read more...
The Moshenberg family performs the ever popular “Hot Cross Buns”
In case you missed it, Bunch Family is working with Luminato to bring you an awesome contest: the Fam Jam Video Challenge! We want to see home videos of you rocking out with your kids. The winning family will get a trip for four to Montreal, complete with train tickets, a hotel stay, tickets to POP Montreal, dinner and lots of great swag from Kiehls.
Looking for more inspiration? Check out some of the other contest entries here.
The deadline to enter is fast approaching, so get your videos in. For more on how to enter, go here.
The Silverthorne family loves cocoa enough to make a song about it.
This incredible video is brought to us by Nadine Silverthorne and her fabulous family. In case you missed it, Bunch Family is working with Luminato to bring you an awesome contest: the Fam Jam Video Challenge! We want to see home videos of you rocking out with your kids. The winning family will get a trip for four to Montreal, complete with train tickets, a hotel stay, tickets to POP Montreal, dinner and lots of great swag from Kiehls.
Looking for more inspiration? Check out some of the other contest entries here.
The deadline to enter is fast approaching, so get your videos in. For more on how to enter, go here.
In case you missed it, Bunch Family is working with Luminato to bring you the most amazing contest: Fam Jam Video Challenge! We want to see home videos of you rocking out – family style. The winning family will get a trip for four to Montreal, complete with train tickets, a hotel stay, tickets to POP Montreal, dinner and lots of great swag from Kiehls.
Looking for more inspiration? Check out some of the other contest entries here.
The deadline to enter is quickly approaching, so get your videos in. For more on how to enter, go here.
Luminato and Bunch Family have this awesome contest going on: the Fam Jam Video Challenge! We want to see how your family makes music together. Below is the Higazi family rocking out. Check it!
And the contest is still open! Show us how your family makes music and you can win an all-expense paid trip to Montreal! For details on how to enter, go here.