Wanna Make Your Kid a YouTube Star? One Dad Says No.
Posted on Mar 11
When YouTube officially launched in November 2005 I don’t think the founders of the site intended it to be used as a future source of embarrassment. The purpose of the site was to share videos across the globe and it has done that, but it has also become a digital dumping ground for every parent who feels their kid is the cutest and most talented child ever. How many YouTube videos feature moppets singing and dancing their heads off to the latest pop hits?
Most of these children are adorable, but we all know what happens with kids: they turn into teenagers. Do you know any teenagers who would be happy that their parents posted a video of them singing Beyonce’s “Single Ladies” in their diapers? The smallest thing can mortify a teenager and once something is posted on YouTube it can live online forever. I’m not saying your little punkin’ isn’t cute dancing around to the Black Eyed Peas “Boom Boom Pow,” I’m just wondering if your child would want that video living in the digital world for the rest of their lives. Something to ponder before you post!
What do you think? If a video is funny enough, does it justify the possible humiliation of your teen-to-be? Share your thoughts with us in the comments!
Before They Were Rock Stars: More Rockin’ Yearbook Photos
Posted on Jan 25
Who is this handsome young fella? Want to take a guess which world famous rock band he’d turn out to be the lead singer for? We’ll give you a hint: He’d never forgive us if we told you. Yes, he’d dub us unforgiven.
Still don’t know? Read the answer and see more amazing musician yearbook photos here.
Before They Were Rock Stars: Rockin’ Yearbook Photos
Posted on Jan 20 
Okay, this post from 11Points.com is a must see. Yearbook photos from Avril Lavigne, Gene Simmons, Steven Tyler, Jim Morrison, Prince, Tina Turner, Eminem, Marilyn Manson and more– all proving it’s a long way to the top if you want to rock & roll. Read the rest here.
Baby Penguins
Posted on Jan 14
Want to see the cutest thing ever? Wildlife photographer David C. Schultz travelled to Snow Hill Island on the Antarctic Peninsula to take these amazing pictures of baby penguins. The original article and photo essay from the Daily Mail UK is perfect to share with the kids.
The World’s Best Baby Animal Pics!
Posted on Jan 07
Sumatran orangutan Cinta, and his mother Indah at the San Diego Zoo
Looking for fun computer activities for your little ones? UPI.com has compiled a slideshow of the world’s best baby critter photos here. We recommend watching this with your kids. With 42 photographs of infant animals from around the globe, this slideshow is educational and adorable. We keep going back for more and wanted to share it with our readers.
Wackiness Wednesdays: Bohemian Muppets
Posted on Jan 06We love a cover of Queen. We love the Muppets. We love inspired silliness. In case you haven’t heard this amazing rendition of Bohemian Rhapsody:
Can’t get enough crazy Queen covers? Try Rockabye Baby’s lullaby rendition! Listen here.
Visit Rockabye Baby! on Facebook
Posted on Dec 04
Did you know we’re on Facebook? Stop by our page and become a fan if you’d like to be the first to know about our new products (like our exclusive, limited-edition onesies!), contests and giveaways, special offers, new print & play activities, and more fun stuff.
We even have a gift application, so you can send your favorite Rockabye Baby! CD covers to your Facebook friends.
There’s always a great conversation going on over there, with lots of folks chiming in about their favorite lullaby CDs, or offering suggestions for who we should lullaby next. One loyal fan even shared the story of how she broke the news she was pregnant with a Rockabye Baby! CD.
Stop by and say hello!
Sites We Love: The CRAFT Blog
Posted on Oct 05
How could you not love a blog that shares a pattern for these amazing handknit high-tops? These are the Hotshot High-Tops by Katie Tesarowski, as featured in the official blog for Craft Magazine. We’re obsessed. Ever wanted to make a purse out of a baseball? Want to know where all the greatest craft fairs are? Have any craft questions you want to ask the experts? Check it out!
Beatles Coloring Pages!
Posted on Sep 28
Want a really cool rock & roll-themed activity for your kids? Beatlefans.com scanned an official 1960’s Beatles coloring book. You can print and color your favorite images of John, Paul, George and Ringo, while teaching your little ones the ABC’s of rock. B is for Beatles!
Do Kids Still Relate to the Beatles? One Dad Finds Out.
Posted on Sep 24
In the age of Radio Disney, does classic rock & roll still speak to children? One very clever dad decided to find out. Will Hodgkinson from the Times Online (UK) wondered if the current round of Beatlemania was being lost on his kids. He bribed them with toffee to participate in a very unscientific focus group where played them Beatles classics to get their thoughts. We have to say it’s one of the funniest things we’ve read in a long, long time! Here’s a sampling:
Apart from Rowan, who claims only to know about the beetles in her garden, panel members are vaguely aware of the Beatles. “They look like me so I like them,” offers Otto, proud possessor of a mop-top bowl cut.
“They are a rock band from olden times,” adds Isabella. “They did lots of songs,” says Pearl, somewhat unhelpfully, but then Pearl’s musical interests are focused entirely on the soundtrack to Mamma Mia!, so she can be forgiven.
Resolving to give the study session a chronological overview, I begin by putting She Loves You on to the record player. “She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah,” sing Lennon and McCartney on their Number One smash from 1963. “No she doesn’t,” Otto says.
“I thought it was quite strange,” comments Rowan when the song is over.
“It’s different from most of the songs I’ve heard.”
“I loved it,” says Isabella. Why? “I don’t really know.”
After musing for a while, index finger lodged in nostril, Fred concludes: “It’s good.”
Read the rest here!
Want to start ‘em young? Check out Rockabye Baby! More Lullaby Renditions of the Beatles.
