Children’s Music: A Review!

Hello friends!

You may or may not know that I was an elementary music teacher not too long ago.  There are many things I don’t miss about teaching, but I do miss having wonderful moments with kids.  They can make you laugh so hard, and seeing their brains light up on a daily basis is always fun.

Recently I was sent a copy of a CD for kids called “Be Happy: Fun Music for Fun Kids.”  This CD is associated with  Positively Kids.  I absolutely love the message this CD brings to children.  It actually is a reminder for me in my daily living to “keep it happy,” something I’m working all year (and hopefully beyond that, too).

On “Be Happy,” we are introduced to Captain Positive, an adorable dog, who helps children laugh their way to a better mood and choose to be happy.  Fourteen tracks, some familiar and some new, lead us down a path of learning to choose our attitudes (and make it a good one!).

When I first received the CD things were too busy for me to give it a focused listen, so I waited.  When I had time to sit down and really listen I was most impressed with the overal uplifting feel of the whole album.  But I knew the real judges would be my kids.

I had clicked around the site and found this video of Captain Positive singing about the things he loved, so I invited the kids to watch it a few days ago.  Needless to say, we watched it five times, I think.  If you take a cute puppet like Captain Positive, a clever song, and then you sing it again really fast:  you have children in the palm of your hand.  We have also listened to the CD in the car and it is a new favorite as we toodle around town.

What I love most about this CD and the people behind it is that they are helping kids learn about their feelings, that it’s okay to have negative ones, and that it’s also up to them to stay in a foul mood or choose a better, more positive one. That’s a valuable lesson for not just children, but all of us.

Well done, Positively Kids!

You can check out Positively Kids on their Facebook Page, Twitter, and Google Plus.

*Note:  I was sent a copy of this CD in exchange for my review; all opinions are expressly my own.