| p>This past week I was fortunate to check out a new | | | | 10. Skip To My Lou |
| line of toys geared towards toddlers who love hip hop | | | | 11. This Old Man |
| music. The toy is called, "Baby Jamz Music Crew" and | | | | 12. Three Little Kittens |
| will be available at Walm-Mart®. There's even a | | | | 13. Mary Mary Quite Contrary |
| Baby Jamz music CD available. | | | | The toys have a great concept: match the bottom of |
| From what I gather, the creator, Matthew Knowles, | | | | the figurines to the top of the boom box correctly and |
| was inspired by his grandson, Julez, to create a | | | | you hear a 20 second song. The sample I received |
| product line that reflected the interests of today's kids. | | | | played, Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star. There is one |
| The music CD contains some old favorites set to hip | | | | drawback, the song only lasts 20 seconds. I would |
| hop beats and is rather entertaining. In fact, I found my | | | | have much preferred that the entire song be played |
| thirteen year old daughter playing the CD while | | | | when correctly matched. |
| browsing YouTube the other day. There are thirteen | | | | I had a music teacher who swore that children learned |
| songs on the CD: | | | | best when music was introduced into their lives. She'd |
| 1. Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star | | | | make a little game out of everything we needed to |
| 2. Wheels On The Bus | | | | retain and put it to song. Makes sense, after all, how |
| 3. Hush Little Baby | | | | do children learn the alphabet best? By singing the |
| 4. Brahm's Lullaby | | | | ABC song. |
| 5. There Was An Old Lady That Lived In A Shoe | | | | If your children are into hip hop music and you cringe |
| 6. Buckle My Shoe | | | | every time your toddler hears an inappropriate word, it |
| 7. Bingo | | | | may be time to switch to something a little more |
| 8. Mary Had A Little Lamb | | | | friendly. |
| 9. Old MacDonald | | | | |