Non-annoying Kid-friendly Songs

Don't send me hate mail, but Lady Gaga has some really fun songs that dont have any profanity or objectionable lyrics. But people may object due to who she is. We also like Micheal Jackson and Justin Beiber at my house. If you have digital cable, there are music channels that are kids only. Also, on the computer, you can get kid stations that play a mix of kid songs.

I would play older stuff, like The Beatles. They are a beautiful band with amazing songs. Plus, the adults would probably really like that as well.

Get a Kids Bop CD. They are the latest songs sung by kids and are really good. And they will change a lyric or two if necessary :)

How about the Laurie Berkner Band, Rebecca Frezza, Hot Peas n' Butter, Dan Zanes etc?

My daughter is 5 and loves the Fresh Beat Band music.

I love Raffi... but he annoys most ;)

My 4 year old loves Taylor Swift. She's not too bad.

Play some Beach Boys :-) its a 'summer B-day party' right ?! LOL
and like Betsy said 'play some older stuff' cant go wrong with that !
Have fun and Happy 5th Birthday :-)

My kids really like to listen to Motown and the beach boys and they are 4 and 7. One of my daughter's favorite groups right now is ABBA. No bad words but fun to dance and sing along with.

I pretty much find all kid's music annoying. Perhaps some instrumental stuff that is just background. Or, theme music from a movie. The Cars soundtrack was fun!

Look into the kids' CDs by They Might Be Giants. There are at least 3 that I know of that are all educationally themed. One is for ABCs, one is numbers and my daughter's favorite is about science. Depending on the other parents' views, you may have to skip the song about evolution. LOL! Hope that helps!

Allstar
Walking on Sunshine
Whoomp There it Is
Space Jam
Life is a Highway
Limbo
Hot Hot Hot
In the Jungle (Lion sleeps tonight--a wheem a Way)
Sheena is A Punk Rocker

What do you need this music for? Background stuff? For kids to actually boogie down to?

Elizabeth Mitchell is a folksy artist and I can totally tolerate her. Lady bug Picnic, You are my sunshine, sorta stuff and alot more.

In my home childcare we listen to alot of her and Casper Babypants and Boogie Mites. Kids current faves. All kid stuff, not grown up junk.

Also have a radio disney one with Disco types, etc. We are Family, Boogie Shoes, etc.

Have fun!

This is by far the least annoying kids' music I have ever heard. All the songs, though classic, sound hip & new. I actually know all the words. My daughter is 6 & still loves it.

http://www.amazon.com/Party-Like-Preschooler-Go-Fish/dp/B...

I have spent a lot of time amassing children's music that I can stand!

Dan Zanes does children's music that I can tolerate. Also Kimya Dawson.

I love old folksy stuff like Pete Seeger's children's album, Leadbelly, etc.

There is a lot of Jamaican music (reggae, ska, rocksteady etc.) that is great kids music. They seem to love to throw in random nursery rhymes for lyrics. Second the Ziggy Marley, plus check out Yellowman's version of "This Old Man"

My kids also love 80s music, but some of it is annoying. Think Cyndi Lauper, Madonna, etc.

We call my toddler "Baby Gaga" because of her passion for that artist ;) but yes the lyrics are a little mature!

Have fun!

They might be giants, lauri berkner, putomayo playground things. I've also had luck with the "music for little people" label. When my daughter was born I went on a hunt for music that I didn't hate, and found some great blues and jazz compilations too. Jazz for Kids, Big blues... Real artists, often singing songs you know. I've also seen totally 80's for kids, totally motown for kids...

Honestly, I think my favorite kids songs are by Dan Crow. He was more a thing when I was a kid, but you can still get his CDs on Amazon and places like that. He's the one who wrote/sang the theme song "Walk Outside" for Milo & Otis, if you remember that movie.

Hi Lesley ... I suggest Caspar Babypants (if you haven't already heard of them). They have great music (even my husband and I love them). The lead singer is Chris Ballew (from the band Presidents of the United States of America). You can check out their music on their website www.babypantsmusic.com ... Or the soundtrack to the Curious George animated movie (by Jack Johnson) is always great too. Not sure exactly what you consider "annoying" but we like these artists and our son and other children at his daycare seem to really like the music too. Good luck!!

They Might Be Giants have some great kids albums - I think I like the 123s the best so far. Also, Sandra Boynton has some albums - Blue Moo is a favorite at our house - it has a a 50's 60's flair to it. We listen to these a lot and I don't get super annoyed by them, which isn't the case when it comes to a lot of children's miusic.

2 suggestions

putamayo kids cds - kids music from around the world

kidzbop

Barenaked Ladies kids album 'Snacktime'

Joe Scruggs! He's hilarious.

kidz bopz as seen on tv! Popular songs made kid friendly!

They Might Be Giants has a couple kid albums that are hilarious.

I really enjoy Caspar Babypants.

We've been enjoying Ziggy Marley's "Family Time" CD lately. Has guest contributions by Jack Johnson, Paul Simon, Jack Johnson, Willie Nelson, Laurie Berkner, Jamie Lee Curtis, etc. Love it!

To me, anything geared at kids is annoying. Pick music from the 50's or instrumental stuff geared towards people (little and big!)