Who can forget the old classic when the meatball zooms across the room? Moving Pictures Books takes a twist and actually animates some of the best from mom and dads toddler years into live audio books. For the little computer whiz, a great way to encourage reading online without breaking the bank. Books start at just $1.99, who can beat that!
we at BLD take off the summer months off to be with our families on the weekends and air out the discos coast to coast. but if you really really (really) need to get your bld on there are spotted (free) outdoor shows along the northeast including free shows in rittenhouse square (philly) june 17th, and union square (nyc) every thursday thru august 13th at noon. see you in the summer time, see you at the disco.
big ups to our big venue in the big city - Le Poisson Rouge named coolest place to see live music in NYC by the NYtimes. dig it.
as we shut down for summer, and get ready for fall, we have a little something to share with y'all - a BLD home kit: (i) click here and download a podcast of baby loves disco live in nyc; (ii) click here to make your own egg shakers; (iii) click here for some ideas on healthy snacks; (iv) get dad to brush up on his mc skills; and (v) tell mom to get down with dj roc raida for some beat juggling trips, sprinkle with imagination (and more!) and we'll see you on the dance floor.
just another day at work for barack obama as he breaks from the routine in green bay to write a note for a 10 year old girl who was missing school to see him.
more good music for the kids (and parents) as ziggy marley jumps on the kids music bandwagon with his latest release - family time. nice, easy, fun - nothing over the top, but solid. i'd give it 7.5 disco balls out of 10. my oldest son samson felt like it only deserved a 5 at best, but my middle son charlie gives it a ten. check it out for yourself.
baby loves disco boston is unlike any other. partly b/c of host mom kris, partly the cozy confines of the revolution rock bar, but mostly because of the people! the moms, dads, grandparents, uncles, aunts and friends that make up the scene. come see what i mean with this great photo documentary from the boston globe .
At the very least, this is a cute distraction. At the most, it's a fun, super catchy introduction for the whole family to the talents of Neil Sedaka. Hopefully, Sedaka's kids' debut, Waking Up is Hard to Do will lead to further exploration of his poptacular back catalog of hits. And I can pretty much guarantee that the line "Lunch, lunch will keep us together" will get stuck in your head for days!
in this month of dads gonna try and give shine to some daddy blogs that i spy on all the time even though i deny it to most. check out this dad kelly (father of 15 month old Aileke. he's an american cat, living in madrid with his wife april and he comes from a unique space, with an interesting spin on how dad things get spun. dig.
Rock in the Treetops, tweet, tweet tweet: As par for the course, we at the disco are quite late to jump on our own bandwagon sometimes, but we didn't miss the twitter boat, so if you stating tweeting months ago or are newly initiated like us, come follow us at http://twitter.com/babylvsdisco !
one for the kids from the west coast's dj ripley sends who sends us an amazing kids mix of "jolly, bouncy hip-hop-reggae-breaky fun with lots of storytelling and some international flavors". download for free here; and one for the parents from our philly friends Emynd & Bo Bliz who put together an extremely thorough Philly Disco mix. a must have for Disco connesiuers as well as know-nots that know nothing about Philly’s rich Disco History. Download it now.
parenting sucks up all your free time and you have no more time to read? take the fast lane and digest dozens of 6 word stories that will leave you transported and inspired.
take over the playground with the planet's first "Pocket-Sized DJ system," - a 60GB portable media player that boasts two "turntables" and a "mixer" -- all within a unit that easily fits into your palm. Users have access to two independent audio channels and can beatmatch with the press of a button. it's a party in your pocket all ready to go.
Know someone graduating from High School or College this June? our good buddies (host mom andrea - san diego and orange county) and her husband the artist ryan that make up Rattle-N-Roll just launched their Graduation announcement and poster campaign. What could be cooler than giving a friend or family member a custom poster to commemorate the joyous occassion? Check it out. and dig these posters they did for BLD! rattle-n-roll all day.
no, we don't get paid to write this stuff, even though folks think we do, we don't. so there. just want to share! my baby julius bought this for his mommy for mother's day - the gift they both win with! it's teething bling baby!
randomly stumbled upon this random post in this randomly wonderful blog that is the life of lulu. read the cute tag "my mom and i went clubbing. we left exhausted. but what great fun it was." and thought -that's what we were shooting for lulu! great call! great kid!
Before there were iPods, or even CDs, and around the time cassettes let break dancers move the party to a cardboard dance floor on the sidewalk, there were boomboxes. It's been 20 years since the devices disappeared from the streets. It's high time to press rewind on this aspect of America's musical history, and we do so with thanx to our friends from npr.
my, my it's may! the merry month of flowers, sunshine and MOMS! that's right, this is the month we hug mom a little tighter for all the things she does for us all year long. we know moms need reminding to do something nice for themselves, so here's your chance - silence the iphone, set the "out of office" on the computer, declare the taxi cab/mini van "off duty" and c'mon down to the club. we wanna see you kick up those heels, let down that hair and celebrate YOU! can't put the multi-tasking button completely on mute?? we have plenty to keep the family groovin' this month with specials for mom all month long.
dug up three interesting pieces in my daily surfing this morning and i think you'll dig each: babble.com has a food issue just out that examines every angle of feeding and food for your family; ; cool mom picks has a super duper mother's day guide laced with the best gifts for you and yours; and even though earth day has come and gone, kaboose.com keeps it going all year long with this great resource guide.
sticker stories was all the rage at my nephew nate's birthday party this weekend. now you know too: personalized story/sticker books for kids that let you upload photos of one main character and as many as three secondary characters, along with their names and they are all featured through the books and on the stickers. next level gifts for sure. check it out here.
this 6 year old from china is both wonderful and terrifying; the history of disco lends more than just nightclubs and djs - there was some crazy funk/dance/jazz fusion going down in the 70s including one of my favorites - KC & The Sunshine Band, click here and dig this 1974 live performance of Rock Your Baby; get schooled on the facts of life and music before it's too late.
truth comes from truth and the reason why we (baby) loves cleanwell so much is the simple truth - it is the only hand sanitizer that's all-natural and alcohol-free. the ingredients in cleanwell are safe for kids, non-toxic, and come from rapidly renewable resources that grow abundantly worldwide. learn more here: www.cleanwelltoday.com. come to bld all april and try it out for yourself.
ladies of the bld nation searching for a roll model? look no further than our good friend carla mote who, upon learning that her bag was stolen at a local bar, went on to track down the thief, teach him (and the cops) a lesson. charlie and the angels have nothing on our girl. short version here. longer (better) one here.
things were much simpler then - richard pryor shook up the world with this freestyle performance on sesame street. do you want more? make sure the kids are not listening and click here to here his r-rated rant on kids; more here.
no we're not a franchise. yes, we really are just a mom and pop company. then this other mom came from the uk and popped us into a whole new world. Naomi Timperley, took the ball and ran, and now she's all over england land with parties popping in birmingham to brighton, london to leeds and more, baby loves disco UK is starting to soar. dig me and naomi on the UK's top rated tv show the dragons den here. browse some of our uk press here. take a look at naomi looking all happy with her husband max here.
my 4 year old charlie now wants to be a professional thumb wrestler after visiting the thumb wrestling federation's official website. check out n. fuego vs. unit 196 which turns into a dance off. amazing.
kaboom is a user-generated online directory from playground-focused nonprofit that lets anyone enter, search for and rate play spaces in their community. Using the free site, parents, kids and community members in general can locate playgrounds, skate parks, sports fields and even ice rinks across North America. Some 11,800 play areas are listed on the Google Maps-based site, which can be searched by region or name; a search filter lets users focus in on specific types of parks. dig in at playspacefinder.kaboom.org
