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Songs to Shake Your Body Down To!

We love the fact that music goes hand-in-hand with exercise, and we especially love how dancing is so much for fun ALL ages, big and small.

For the smallest person, groovin' to the music helps teach about our bodies, how to move them, how to best use them, and how to start out life in a healthy way.  But EVERYONE enjoys letting loose and shakin' it down!

Our new DVD, Party Day!, features lots of songs to dance to - just check out this video for "Shake Your Body Down":

 

So, here is a list of our favorite LBB songs to move to:

  1) I’m Gonna Catch You (tons of different kinds of movement)
  2) Walk Along the River (different steps and dance moves)
  3) Drive My Car (driving motions)
  4) My Energy (lots of different dance and step movement)
  5) I Know a Chicken (shaking, circles, etc)
  6) We Are the Dinosaurs (stomping)
  7) I Really Love to Dance (free-for-all dancing, other hand motions)
  8) Moon Moon Moon (hand motions)
  9) Open Your Heard (hand motions)
  10) Pig on Her Head (following directions of movement – toe touches, etc)
  11) Shake Your Body Down (will be on our new DVD coming out July 26th)

You can find mp3’s of all of these songs on iTunes: http://ax.search.itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZSearch.woa/wa/search?entity=song&media=all&page=1&restrict=true&startIndex=0&term=laurie+berkner or Amazon.com

Party Day! DVD Release

Hello friends!  We return to blog land with excellent news: Our new DVD, Party Day!, will hit the shelves (both virtual and real) tomorrow.  To celebrate, we wanted you to check out some of the new videos in the DVD! To see the teaser, click here.

The DVD takes the band to 3 parties - a costume party, a birthday party, and a pajama party!

First, check out "Party Day" - the title video on the new DVD - and meet our new friends: a lady bug, a banana slug, a cucumber beetle, and an ant who REALLY know how to get the party started:

 

Next, do you want to play a game? Get up and move your body as you follow Laurie's directions in a fun follow-the-leader song!

Want to get the DVD for $2 off plus free shipping - hurry! Our Facebook promotion ends tonight - just head over to Facebook by clicking the photo below and share - when 5 friends click on your link from either Facebook or Twitter, you'll be emailed the coupon!

We're Back (AND With Something Cool!)

Hi bloggy friends!

We're back :)

We've been away for a few weeks, but with good reason!  Our entire team has been working REALLY hard on something new and special - and we're almost ready to announce it.

We're working with our friends at Seventh Generation on something everyone can enjoy. For a sneak peak of what is to come, check out this video:

 

What do you think it will be?  Announcement on Tuesday, June 28th - see you then :)

New Shows!

We have a bunch of new shows coming up this Summer/Fall!  Some are in celebration of our upcoming DVD release - you can pick up the new DVD, Party Day! at the merch table at any of the DVD Release Concerts - before they are available to the general public!

This coming Fall, we will be changing our concert theme to Animal Party - we can't wait for you to see the fun tricks we have up our sleeves for this one.

Sunday, June 5th at 2pm: West Long Branch, NJ (Birthday Party Concert!)

Friday, July 1st at 6pm: Kennett Square, PA

Saturday, July 16th at 11am: New York City (DVD Release Party!)

Saturday, July 23rd at 11am and 3pm: Tarrytown, NY (DVD Release Party!)

Sunday, August 7th at 2pm: Grand Prairie, TX (DVD Release Party!)

Saturday, September 17th at 11am: Baltimore, MD

 

"Best Of The Laurie Berkner Band" on Amazon

We were excited to learn from one of our Facebook fans that Amazon is doing a sale of "The Best of the Laurie Berkner Band" MP3's for just $5!  What a fun surprise!

Click here to check it out, or just go to Amazon.com and search for "Laurie Berkner Band" and "Best of"

 
Here is the song list (click on the songs for lyrics):

1. Bumblebee (Buzz Buzz)
2. Rocketship Run
3. Victor Vito
4. We Are the Dinosaurs
5. I'm Gonna Catch You
6. Moon Moon Moon
7. Pig on her Head
8. Fast and Slow (The Rabbit and the Turtle)
9. I'm Not Perfect
10. I Really Love To Dance
11. BOOTS
12. Five Days Old
13. The Goldfish
14. Monster Boogie
15. Song in My Tummy
16. I Know a Chicken
17. Under a Shady Tree
18. Pig on Her Head (alternate version)
19. Moon Moon Moon (alternate version)
20. Open Your Heart (new song!)

Love those unexpected deals :)

Happy Earth Day!

Happy Earth Day, everyone! 

We are thrilled to celebrate our wonderful Earth today (and everyday!)

One of the great things about being a kid is all the fun things you can do to help the environment AND have a great time doing it.

Here are some fun, Earth-friendly activities:

1) Go for a walk and pick up litter.  Don't forget to sort between recyclable material and landfill garbage - you can even drop off compostable things at your local compost drop-off! You can play games while you do it, too - try "I Spy" or see who can pick up the most litter!

2) Make an eco-friendly snack. Go to your local Farmer's Market and pick out local and organic foods, then go home and start cookin'. 

3) Use those old bottles or egg cartons to make planters! First, get some seeds (we like Seeds of Change). If you're using a plastic soda bottle, have a grownup help cut the top off so you are left with the bottom 5-6". Next, decorate your bottle bottom with such recycled things as cardboard from cereal boxes (color or paint it!), pieces of cloth from old clothing, pictures from magazines or catalogues, etc. Poke small holes in the bottom.  Then, fill your planter with dirt and plant your seeds! Egg cartons make excellent herb gardens :)

4) Have old CD's and records lying around?  Make this clock!

5) Take some time to talk about nature, why it's important, why we are thankful for it, and ways we can help make it strong and healthy.  Read books, tell stories, and think about what would life be like without trees and nature. It feels good to give thanks!

6) Listen to this song!

Can You Imagine?

7) Next time you want to buy a toy, think about going home and making one, instead!  It's really fun to figure out what you love about a toy, and then recreate it for yourself. You can make trucks out of toilet paper rolls and dolls out of old clothing.

8) Reuse old baby food jars to make beautiful candle holders for your home or gifts!

Enjoy, and let us know what you do today!

Lullaby CD

We get a lot of requests from fans for a lullaby CD.  As of now, we're working on some other great things, so a lullaby CD isn't in the very close future.  However, we thought we would compile a list of lullaby-CD worthy songs that you can make yourself!

See the bottom of this post for info on making your own CD.

 

If you click on any song, it will link to the song on the iTunes store in case you don't have a CD!

Rocketship Run:

1) My Blue Sailboat

2) Winter Lullaby*

3) Nona*

4) Fly Me To The Moon

Under a Shady Tree: 

5) Mahalo

6) After it Rains*

Victor Vito:

7) Moon Moon Moon*

8) The Story of My Feelings

9) Goodnight*

10) White Coral Bells*

Whaddaya Think of That:

11) What Falls in the Fall?

12) These are my Glasses

13) I Love My Rooster

14) All the Pretty Little Horses

15) The Great Big Dog*

16) 123

Buzz Buzz:

17) In The Clouds

Make a CD using iTunes!

1) Load all the songs you are interested in into iTunes.

2) Create a playlist by clicking the bottom left corner's "+" - name the playlist ("Laurie Berkner Lullaby") by double clicking on it.

3) Click on "Music" and drag all your desired songs onto the playlist name

4) When you've finished dragging, arrange your songs within the playlist (we suggest putting the songs with *'s at the beginning and end)

5) Once you're satisfied with the order (ask your kids for help!), insert a blank CD and click "Burn Disk" at the bottom right of your playlist page.  (See photo above)

6) Burn the CD, label it, and enjoy!  Make sure you recycle old jewel cases for your new CD!

Providence Show

We had a wonderful time in Providence, RI this past weekend.  We received some of your great suggestions on Facebook for things to do in Providence - thank you so much for your great ideas, it made us feel very welcome!

It was a bit cold outside, but we had a nice time walking around and checking out some of the sights.  Bobby went to college in Providence, so he had a fun time revisiting some of his old haunts and telling everyone about how things have changed.

The show was very fun, and we loved looking at all the cool party outfits and animals you brought! 

Thanks so much for coming to the show, and we hope to see those of you who weren't able to make it at another show!

If you have photos or videos, please send them our way ([email protected]).  Please let us know if it's okay for us to post them online!

New Media

As you may have heard, we are in the process of creating a brand new website!

In preparation for the Spring launch, we've been updating our YouTube, Flickr, and Mobile App to make information more accessible and fun!

Today, we created a new way to watch videos on our YouTube page - our videos are now organized in Playlists by the following categories:

• Fan Videos
• Music Videos
• Live Show Videos and Bootlegs
• Behind the Scenes/Activities Videos
• Your Musical Nightlight Webcasts

You can also check out our Flickr page, which will be continuously updated to add new photos, also arranged by categories!

Have our mobile app (search "Laurie Berkner" on your smartphone)? Check out new songs and photos!

Here's a sneak peak of how the Playlists will work on our website:

 

Thank You!

I want to say a huge Thank You to everybody who wrote in to say happy birthday. When I opened up the page today I was truly blown away by all of your warm thoughts and wishes. What a wonderful gift! It has been so fun to do our Birthday Party concerts and celebrate the kids who come to our shows. Now I get to enjoy the feeling of being celebrated by you. Thanks again, I'm lucky to have you all as fans.

Love,

Laurie