I have these fond and happy memories as a kid of going on car trips to my grandparents' for the weekend and loading up my backpack of "car entertainment stuff" and throwing in my Walkman. (Anyone else?)
I had a few tapes (initially)... and as I got older CDs became a thing.
I put on my headphones and just went to my happy place listening to Psalty the Singing Song book and Point of Grace and Steven Curtis Chapman and Adventures in Odyssey and all kinds of other awesome kid music. I was in charge, and I felt kinda like I owned the world.
(I sound crazy.)
Or I'd sit in my room for hours on end, crafting, coloring, creating things while listening to tapes/CDs on my boom box. Gosh this makes me feel old. Can you even buy such a thing these days??
Anyway... I really want to recreate this for my music loving child. Her birthday is coming up and I would love to gift her with music. But I feel stumped. She'll be FOUR. It seems insane (and slightly less magical) to give her an iPod. But is this the way to go?? Thoughts? Suggestions? Ideas?
:)
Musically yours!
For our kiddos we bought them MP3 players. Something pretty basic and around $20 (http://www.amazon.com/G-G-Martinsen-Multi-lingual-Selection-Mp3Player-Movie-Black/dp/B00WWBH6N4/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1434653130&sr=8-3&keywords=mp3+player&pebp=1434653149364&perid=0MGQSPF94M40496F520X)
ReplyDeleteso that if/when it was lost or broken we weren't upset about the amount of money lost. The kids LOVED (and still do) them. We enjoy Jonathan Park podcasts (maybe too much for Em yet), but I found music for them and took cd's we had and put them on their MP3 players. They loved using it at rest time, car trips and they'd often swing in the backyard listening to their music/stories. :) I hope that helps!!
Oh good ideas, Michelle! I love the thought of not investing too much into it at this point! And thanks for the link too!
ReplyDeleteWe are on the same exact page. We got Josie a Bluetooth speaker that also reads mini SD cards. She can go back and forth and control the volume and it is an indoor/outdoor one. We haven't actually given it to her yet, but I can't wait for her to be able to listen to real music and have control.
ReplyDeleteWe are on the same exact page. We got Josie a Bluetooth speaker that also reads mini SD cards. She can go back and forth and control the volume and it is an indoor/outdoor one. We haven't actually given it to her yet, but I can't wait for her to be able to listen to real music and have control.
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