Leaps and Bounds: Play list

By Liz -
Lorelei loves music--both singing and dancing to whatever is on the radio or playing in the store. Recently I feel as though I have turned into her own personal jukebox  iPod as she has starting requesting songs in the car. I am thrilled when she sings along--nothing is sweeter than to hear her chime in!

Favorite songs to sing

1. "Duck" -- 3 Little Ducks Went Out to Play
2. "Frog" -- 3 Green and Speckled Frogs
3. "Butterfly"-- I don't actually know any songs about butterflies, so I had to make one up (on the fly)
My little Lorelei's a pretty butterfly
She floats and she flits
as she flys though the sky

Her wings are pink
and purple and blue
She's so nice, you'll want to
know her too (recall that I am trying to make this up as I drive!)

Well, I don't think I'd make it as a songwriter, but Lorelei seems to like it. :)

4. "Tea cup"-- I'm A Little Tea Pot
5. "Dinky Do"-- Skid-a-ma-rink (spelling?!)
6. "ABC"-- Our version contains extra letters, lots of h's and a cute little tongue movement on the L-M-N-O part. It is getting better by the day though (too fast!)
7. "Baa"--Baa Baa Black Sheep
8. "Cow"--Old MacDonald has lots of cows when we sing this one together and I let her choose the next animal.
9. "Twinkle"-- Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star  L and I sing this every night before bed. :)
10. "Itsy"-- Itsy Bitsy Spider

I tried to capture her singing on camera, but she is too interested in the camera itself to focus on the song.



Favorite music videos

We watch a few Sesame Street Music Videos on YouTube and these are the top picks. Elmo appears in every one and is Lorelei's favorite monster.

1. Diana Krall singing Everybody's Song  {Our family favorite!}
2. India Arie singing the ABCs
3. Jason Mraz singing Outdoors
4. Will.I.Am singing What I Am
5. Feist singing 1234
6. Norah Jones singing Don't Know Y
7. Elmo (!) singing Elmo Has 4 Ducks

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