Top 5 Shows to Get Your Preschooler Singing and Dancing
Even in infancy, it was obvious that my son loved music. I started playing music for him early on and when he was old enough, started searching for TV shows that featured kids music I could actually stand. That is around the time that I discovered Jack’s Big Music Show. From that point on, our TV seemed to be stuck on Noggin. If you are a regular reader of this site, then you know that I tend to write a lot about shows that air on Noggin and my toddler is the main reason. He loves it and I love that they don’t show a million commercials.
Recently I’ve been “shopping around” for some new shows because I pretty much have all of the Noggin shows memorized. My biggest criteria for a show is that is has music that isn’t completely annoying to listen to over and over again (educational value is a big plus as well). It is easy to find kids shows with music, but not so easy to find kids shows with music that adults can stand to listen to as well. That’s why I’ve put together this list of my “Top 5 Shows to Get Your Preschooler Singing and Dancing”. In all of the following shows, the music is bearable and the dance moves you might see from your toddlers and preschoolers while they are watching are priceless.
Here is the list (in no particular order):
- Jack’s Big Music Show - Shocking, eh? I just absolutely love this show. The music is great. The characters are entertaining, and it always captivates my son.
- The Backyardigans - The music in this show is so catchy I tend to go around singing it for hours (or sometimes days) after I watch an episode. I just love the song about the “scurvy pirate”.
- Hi 5 -
I’ve seen both bad and good reviews on this show, but I don’t think it is so bad. The music encourages kids to get up and be active while still including educational aspects. - Sesame Steet - This one pretty much goes without saying. I don’t think I’ve ever known a kid who didn’t like Sesame Street. Some of the music that I watched as a kid still sticks with me today. Anyone for a “Ladybug Picnic?”
- The Little Einsteins - The great thing about this show is that it introduces Classical music in a fun way to preschoolers. The songs are catchy enough to get my toddler moving, but are teaching him about some of the fundamentals of music at the same time.
Obviously there are tons more that I haven’t included here, some intentionally, some not. What shows get your preschooler groovin’?
music, dance, singing, top 5, Jack’s Big Music Show, Backyardigans, Hi 5, Sesame Street, Little Einsteins
May 3rd, 2007 at 9:49 pm
Thanks for including Hi-5 in your article! My whole family loves Hi-5 and has been watching the show for over 4 years!!!
May 3rd, 2007 at 10:00 pm
My family has been watching Hi-5 for over 4 year as well and I now have 3 children who love it. They also love Sesame St. and the Backyardagans but Hi-5 is the only one that gets them up and singing and dancing while watching!
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:15 pm
Hi-5 is fantastic! My kids have been watching it for the past 4 years. Hi-5 uses music, rhythm and dance as teaching tools and, at the same time, gets the kids up and moving!
Five thumbs up for Hi-5!
May 5th, 2007 at 11:26 pm
We also have been watching the show for 4 years and are huge fans here.
May 7th, 2007 at 10:16 pm
I have to say that I am surprised to get all the comments about Hi-5. As I said, I have gotten mixed reviews about the show. I actually haven’t watched it a lot, but it certainly does get my toddler moving!
May 9th, 2007 at 3:41 pm
I love the Backyardigans my daughter loves watching them on their little adventures and she isn’t quite two yet! Also Sesame Street is great for a pretty decent range of ages and the songs are fun and they actually teach the kids something! We love Sesame Street! Little Einsteins is cute which surprised me because my daughter absolutely hated the Baby Einstein series so I wasn’t sure she’d like them…I’ll have to check the other two out though! Thanks!
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