Songwriting and recording duo Marlowe Bechmann and Lizzie Swan celebrate the daily wonders of growing up in 15 catchy tunes and clever vignettes.
The debut DVD from these musical moms brings to life the songs made famous on their award-winning CDs, including "Sunscreen Dance," which was recently selected by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for use in its Sunwise educational program. Advice and information about everything from getting dressed to buckling seatbelts is set to an infectious beat, and may have little ones swaying their hips and singing lyrics like "Oranges full of vitamin C keep the runny nose away from me." Blending rock and world music, these mamas rock!
The DVD has a warm, homespun feel that will appeal to even the youngest babies. Lizzie and Marlowe could be their own smiling moms rocking out (with the added benefit that they can really sing!). Because the Mamas understand the limited attention span of their fans, each video is only a couple of minutes long, making it just the right length to keep babies interested--and ready to watch it again!
Preschoolers will have so much fun singing and dancing to these songs, they won't even realize how much they're learning! Besides the eclectic mix of musical genres they'll be introduced to--calypso, blues, hip-hop and zydeco--they'll get quite an education in the things that are important in their daily lives. Still young enough to enjoy singing about healthy habits, preschoolers will find it hard to resist lyrics like "Pass the green peas if you please or make a mushy avocado into guacamole."
Most kids in this age group have probably outgrown the Swingset Mamas--they're trying to prove they can be independent from their own parents--but some on the younger end may still pick up a knock-knock joke ("Knock knock." "Who's there?" "Dishes." "Dishes who?" "Dishes going to be fun!") or a new way to say "see you later, alligator" to their friends and family ("Thanks for the laughs, giraffes." "Bye, bye, butterfly."). They may even store lyrics like "don't forget that even on cloudy days you're exposed to ultraviolet rays" in their subconscious for future reference.
