There aren’t a lot of words on the very colorful website for Allister & The Nightlight, so we can’t give you much background on those who created it. However, we can tell you that you’ll find cute characters and some very infectious music for kids there. And…that’s really what it’s all about, isn’t it? And in the meantime, you’ll want to grab the song Wake Up from their self-titled album. [Filed under A]

From the first strains of the song My Friend Luke, you’ll notice that Copper Tom doesn’t make music that sounds like “everybody else”. His loosey-goosey groove is almost reminiscent of the Sixties. His album is called Get The Beat!, and I feel like I’m already well on my way to getting it! Oh, and don’t miss the cute video of the song. [Field under C] 

Tessa Pfeifer is the founder and CEO of Dancercise Kids, a successful kids’ dance and fitness business, and has been singing and dancing since she was old enough to walk and talk. Her classes, and music performed by Tessa & Dancercise Kids helps kids build strong minds and happy hearts, with an emphasis on manners, nutrition, movement and other positive themes. It’s not the least bit hard to imagine lots of kids movin’ to the groove of the song, Diggity Bone. [Filed under D]

DidiPop returns to the front page of our site again, this time with 3 more songs from her terrific self-titled album: the cool jazz feel of I Did My Homework, learning to speak French with Merci and The Cool Alphabet Song (see the video). [Filed under D]

Fern Forest is back as well…with a fun Fifties-ish song from her album called Fern, The Stars and The Planets. It’s called The Galactic Hop-Bop. [Filed under F]

A self-proclaimed “funky mother of two”, Lauren Busch Singer, was frustrated with a lack of musical variety in kids music, so she set out to do something about it…by drafting New Orleans musicians to help her create an album called Funky Kidz. She’s brought us fully-funkified versions of two classic favorites to share with you: Froggy Went A-Courtin’ and This Land Is Your Land [Filed under F]

Janyse (“Jen-niece”) is an award-winning singer/songwriter/actress (performing cartoon voices for programs like Strawberry Shortcake and My Little Pony) and the creator of The Magic of Think. The album is designed to help empower kids through self-confidence and self-respect. Tap into the rollicking fun energy of her two songs: Boogie Oogie Man and Stomp [Filed under J]

Madeline L Pots seems determined to make you hungry with her in-depth analysis of the amazing variety of noodles in Italian cuisine (fettucini, manicotti, ravioli, macaroni, tortellini and many more!) in The Pasta Song, from her album Grandpa’s Car. [Filed under P]

In addition to the French earlier, we’re also venturing into the world of Spanish-speaking children’s music this time with Argentine native Mariana Iranzi and her album Aventura Collage. She’s a Berklee College of Music graduate and brings her talents on bass, guitar and percussion to her kids music. She’s brought us a lullaby called Buenas Noches and a song about a woodpecker called Pajaro Carpintero! [Filed under I]

Where can you find all this great music? FreeKidsMusic.com, of course!

We’re proud to announce two brand new sites, built around YouTube videos, but designed for kids. Because of the nature of YouTube, it’s not possible to build absolutely kid-safe sites using video clips sourced there. But we’ve done our best to hand-pick kid-friendly videos, to eliminate comments (because of the unpredictable nature of their content) and to keep as few other outbound links as possible.

Each site has a different theme:

KidFunVid.com features funny videos. From animation to live action…it’s just a site to promote fun and laughter in young children who really want to do their own clicking around on the computer.

KidSongsVid.com features music-driven videos. Some are straight-up music videos from children’s music artists, and others have songs designed for learning with supportive animation.

We hope these sites can serve as a helpful resource for kids and those who love them. En-Joy!

Long time since our last update, but here it is…and it’s another big one!

The music of The Brian Waite Band has been a part of our site for a long time, but they’ve really outdone themselves this time. A whole BUNCH of songs from several of their albums are now available here for the first time: All I See Is Good!, Are You Ready?, Bubble Time, Can’t Sit Still, Five Cool Cats, I Did It, Little Cloud, Off To Atlantis City, Please, Sometimes My Dad’s A Dinosaur, Time Out Blues and We All Make Mistakes can now be downloaded for free.

Rock U Mentally is a group of 5 energetic young people who make some very lively music. Chris, Angie, Bucky, AJ and Ken have brought us the song CoOper8, from their album Who You Are IS Where It’s At!.

Abby and the Pipsqueaks are back with two new tunes as well. One, called 8 Days, is a Chanukah celebration song, while the other, Don’t Play With Fire, is from their new album Abby and the Pipsqueaks!

The-band-with-the-hard-to-forget name returns: They are The Boogers, and they’ve brought us two more terrific songs from their new album Road to Rock: Itsy Bitsy and Peanut Butter Jelly.

Jeff Oppen is the creator of the children’s cartoon, TOOLS. He has recorded fun children’s music for a number of years for various websites, cartoons and other projects. His new CD, Monkey Bars, is his first commercially-released children’s music CD, and he’s brought us the song Little Ducks to share with you.

Alex The Seal is the creation of Sam Finocchio, who has many years of experience creating children’s entertainment with credits that include music and sound effects for toys, CDs, movies, and television. Sam decided to team up with the musicians and voice talent with whom he has built long-standing relationships to release Alex in Wonderland, the first Alex the Seal album, and he’s brought us two songs to share with you: Pop Goes The Weasel and Stingray City.

Tim Stephens got together with Ms. Harmon’s Kindergarten Class, and created an album of singalongs which he creatively titled Mr. Stephens with Ms. Harmon’s Kindergarten Class. Half the proceeds of the album go to benefit the PTA at Thomas Paine School. You’ll enjoy Hey Bo Diddley.

John Hurbon has created a wiggle-worthy collection of original and traditional songs in an album called Puppy Song Party, featuring guitar and harmonica arrangements. And he’s brought us a song called Kids Fun Tune to share with you.

And finally, we have some individual offerings from a couple folks who don’t usually focus on music for children. Michael Askounes wrote a lullaby for his daughter, called Go To Sleep III. And Thalia Black is a mom of three who mostly records pop music, but felt that kids might enjoy Everyday’s A Party.

Where can you get your hands on these delightful songs? On FreeKidsMusic.com, of course.