Spanish Wrangler CD Review and Giveaway!

If you have read my blog much, you probably have noticed that I LOVE MUSIC , not to mention my passion for dancing around the house with my kids. So it makes me a very happy mommy when I am asked to review children's music. I tell my 4 year old, "You have Music!" when a new cd arrives, and he and his two year old counterpart start doing some moves closely resembling the Chicken Dance (before we put on the music, mind you!)

Thus, when the "Spanish Wrangler" (just the CD, not the singer himself, though mommy would have been very happy to see him at the door!) arrived at our house, the boys and I were delighted to review this latest cd!

There are songs such as "Broccoli", "Desayuno Boogie", "I Love My Dog", and "Cucaracha." I will let you in on a secret--I pretty much swooned as I listened to Will Thomas sing a beautiful version of "Eres Mi Vida" (Think--"You are my sunshine"). I lobbied for my boys to play this song a few times over, hehe.

Every song is not only adorable, they each relate to everyday scenarios in a very fun, and witty (a little girl who loves her broccoli!) way. But the best part of the cd is that all the songs have Spanish and English parts to them. So in "Desayuno Boogie" for example, my boys were learning the Spanish words for everyday food items that they eat. And they had a blast as they repeated the Spanish words they were learning. I loved listening to my kids practicing the days of the week, and learning them in Spanish as well as they listened to "They Call It Spanish Monday."

I am so impressed with this cd, that I will be giving a copy to my son's Kindergarten teacher when he starts in a few months. It is a perfect combination of fun and learning for the pre-K and Kindergarten set.

Will Thomas' style of country and blues, and his soothing voice that clearly pronounces the words, make singing along a fun thing to do, and has certainly made this cd an all-time favorite of this mommy and most definitely of her kids.

WIN A FREE CD For You and Your Kids!!

I am so happy to say that one reader of Happy Healthy Families can Win a Free "Spanish Wrangler-Spanglish Sing-Along CD!

To enter this giveaway...

Visit www. Spanish Wrangler.com. Listen to some songs, and then come back here and leave me a comment letting me know which was your favorite. (I suggest you listen to "Eres Mi Vida"!)
You and your kids are going to enjoy listening to the songs on there --I promise you!!

If you would like more chances to win--

1. Blog about the giveaway and link to the Spanish Wrangler and to HHF. (Three extra entries)
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Contest ends Feb. 23rd, 11:59 pm (EST). Winner will be randomly drawn and will have 3 days to respond or a new winner will be notified. PLEASE make sure to leave an email with your comment so I can contact you.

Jitterbug.tv

I was asked (well, more like my kids were recruited) to review a new site for kids and parents to enjoy together. Jitterbug is the brainstorm of two dads with two toddler daughters, Randall Green and Dan Gellert. Gotta love creative caring dads like that!
Jitterbug is the first dedicated online kids music video website. And I have to say I loved it! My two little guys and I got comfy on my bed and went to work checking out Jitterbug. My 4 year old and I were rocking out in no time, as we hit song after song. It was especially cute to have videos to watch with the songs.
We were on the Jitterbug site for at least 20 minutes or so, and barely made a dent in the song selections. There are a lot. Everything from Dog on Fleas
to The Jimmies. There are categories such as " Animal Fun" and "TV Favorites". But you can also select from the list of artists with the likes of Jetta and The Jellybeans, Laurie Berkner, and The Sippy Cups-- one of my all-time favorites!
What is so awesome about Jitterbug is that all these great songs and videos for kids are on one site--no searching around the net for songs for the kiddos. I had to laugh (to myself) when I read the part of the site description -- "We hand pick the good stuff...
You won't find Barney here." Aw...why does that big purple dinosaur get such a bad rap anyway? Heck-- my two year old kind of likes Barney.
Seriously though, jitterbug is fun and if my kids can sit and be entertained for even 20 minutes that's enough to make this mommy happy. I have this site bookmarked and as soon as my kids get antsy today--we're taking a music break and are going to dance some of those ants away!