Last fall I was contacted by a very loyal reader* who said her husband had produced a music CD for children. She asked if I would consider reviewing it and giving a couple away to my readers.
What kind of music was it? Polkas for kids.
No-really!
I know, the only two polkas I even vaguely know are the “roll out the barrel” song from Zoom (geez, am I showing my age there?) and hearing The Chicken Dance at many a wedding. But Buddy and Princess love music-and Yankee Bill’s father grew up in Northern PA and grew up dancing and listening to Polkas all his life**, so even though I don’t do a lot of reviews I decided to give it a shot.
It also didn’t hurt that I love to be able to give something away to you guys.
But then life intervened-and here it is March and I am very embarrassed to just be getting around to conducting the review. Sigh.
Pint Sized Polkas retails for $11.98 and contains 15 fun and educational children’s songs. You can head on over to their website to listen to the songs (just click on “music”). From the website:
Children of all ages will learn about the alphabet, numbers, careers, the benefits of drinking milk, personal hygiene and even a fancy new dance step or two! Put the fun of polka together with great education. . .
I wasn’t sure how my kids would like polka music.
One of Buddy’s (age 5) favorite songs is “Thank God I’m a Country Boy” by John Denver, which is full of bouncy, happy banjo music. Since Polka music is happy music-have you ever heard a sad polka?-I figured there was a pretty good chance that Buddy would like it.
Princess (age 7) on the other hand seems to be desperate to become a preteen as soon as possible and adores Hannah Montana, Jonas Brothers and The Cheetah Girls. I was laying even odds that she’d just turn up her nose.
The first day I had the music on Princess wandered through the room and commented on the “weird” music. The next day I asked Buddy to hang out with me and listen to the CD. Princess came in while it was playing and wound up sticking around just to listen. Their comments?
Buddy: It’s good. Can I keep the CD up in my room?
Princess: I think it’s cool. I started thinking it was silly, but the more I listened to it the more I liked it. It made me laugh-it was really funny music. I really think that this is pretty cool music but it is pretty funny, and any moms with kids-the kids will probably like it.***
They proceeded to listen to the entire CD twice through. They played the Chicken Dance alone about 4 times.
So yes, I would recommend this CD for someone looking for some happy, fun music for their kids.
What, you don’t have money in the budget to spend on children’s CDs? That’s ok, we understand. Lucky for you I have 2 copies of “Pint Sized Polkas” to give away to readers! If you are interested in winning a copy, just leave a comment with a way to contact you. If you have a twitter account you can get a second entry by tweeting a link to the drawing and then coming back here and leaving another comment letting me know about it.
The drawing closes on Sunday at 12 Noon EST, and I will be randomly drawing 2 names and posting them by 5pm.
If you don’t win the contest š and are interested in buying a copy of Pint Sized Polkas-buy it through one of the links here on this post-Uncle Mike will waive the shipping & handling fee.
*Note: Really-this wasn’t just a PR person who read 2 posts and tried to pretend they knew what was going on
*Note: The only song that my FIL danced to at our wedding was a polka. Up till the day he died, every Sunday morning he would listen to a local radio station’s special once a week polka show.
***Note: I did not tell her to say that! She’s a born saleswoman that one. .
Photos by Bethany King
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My little boy loves to dance! Polkas would be great.
julieadp at gmail
Would love some new music for my lil gal. heinrichsm at gmail
Also tweeted it! megrachel
heinrichsm at gmail
I have little dancers at home – they would love this!
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Polka music can really grab you even if you are convinced you won’t like it.
I know Logan would get a kick out of this…and he would make his Great-Grandpa proud by listening to polka music!!
After my kids enjoy the CD I would love to pass it on to my mom – she listens to polkas (that polish heritage) all the time and will probably play it every day that she babysits.
(you know how to reach me.)
I would SOOOOO love to win this. I am only somewhat embarassed to admit that I love this type of music!! Not surprisingly, I am from South-Central PA!!
Brandi
lawyer180@yahoo.com
I am not sure about Polka, but my girls love music. So they would probably love Polka.
tsthaler@insightbb.com
My little girl is really getting into music – she asks for CDs to be played every time we’re in the car. I’d love a new one. (And our German heritage means the polka thing has appeal, too.)
Who couldn’t listen to polka music and not smile. Time my kids were introduced to some I believe. Thanks for the offer.
Connie
sixinthenorthwest[at]yahoo[dot]com
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Thanks again!
sixinthenorthwest[at]yahoo[dot]com
awesome, even my husband will love this!
I have some littles that might really enjoy polka – thanks for your contests!
Rothhousehold@gmail.com
I think my girl would love this!
My munchkins would probably really love this, even the almost-10 year-old! š
bwskidmore@hotmail.com
My daughter loves to dance, so this sounds great, thanks!
my email is in my profile, thanks
Me and my children love polka music. One of our favorite frugal activities is our local Oktoberfest celebration! My daughters even wear costumes.
I would LOVE this for my grandchildren.
judyylee@hotmail.com
Jenn,
I’m so glad that Buddy wants to keep the CD in his room…the big question is, did you let him? š
And Princess has a way with words…maybe we should have her do the radio and TV spots!
Thanks for the review and I hope the two lucky winners enjoy their CDS. Uncle Mike is going to leave the free shipping up for your readers until the end of March. This offer is only good for your readers (never has been offered before) and hopefully it will help those who don’t win one enjoy it nonetheless.
Did you get to see the YouTube Video of the Jolly Lumberjack Polka? You can link through his website. It is pretty funny and I have a feeling Buddy might really enjoy it!
Thanks again Jenn and have a great Sunday,
Heather
Proud Wife of Uncle Mike
I would love to teach my daughter the polka. How neat!