A Musical Tour Of Europe
Hooray! A new release from Putumayo Kids!
Putumayo Kids Presents: European Playground
If your summer vacation plans don’t include a trip to Europe this year, you can expose your children to a taste of European cultures through the music and languages on European Playground
This world music CD for kids features 15 songs from different European nations, including Germany, Sweden, Belgium, England, Denmark, Hungary, France, Greece, Scotland, Portugal, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, Italy, and Ireland.
Your child can listen to music in a variety of styles, sung in the native tongues of the nations from which the songs originate.
The liner notes are printed in four different languages!
As an adult who has studied a second and third language, I truly believe that one cannot fully understand a culture without understanding the language attached to it.
European Playground
It is so beneficial for children of all ages to have exposure to other languages. We have long known that music helps kids build brain power, but don’t forget that music is also something FUN that you and your children can enjoy together!
Take a look at this kooky music video from the “Change Song”, sung by a group from England.
You can order Putumayo Kids Presents: European Playground
Putumayo Kids provided me with a complimentary copy of European Playground, and they also want to give TWO Mom Most Traveled readers their very own copies!
1.) To enter to win European Playgroud, retail value $14.95, leave a comment here telling me what you like about it! (You may enter once a day - subsequent entries don’t require you to answer the question).
Please don’t just comment with “Enter me” or “Sounds great”. That totally annoys me. Those entries are not eligible to win.
Two winners will be chosen at random.
Contest closed: Putumayo Kids European Playground CD giveaway winners: Congrats to comments number 24 and 50, Rosey and Marianna!
This giveaway is open to those with a US mailing address.
This contest will close May 22, 2009, 11:59 CST.
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13 May 2009, 6:11 pm
We have a couple of the Putumayo CD’s and I love that they are fun for the kids and for us parents. I’ve even been known to listen to it when the kids aren’t around.
13 May 2009, 8:41 pm
i love the music
13 May 2009, 8:59 pm
I like the Change Song as it’s whimsical yet educational at the same time (mentioning different forms of water, etc.) It plants seeds of curiosity and knowledge in the listening children’s mind while making the child dance around. I’m a huge fan of learning about different cultures and studying languages. I’m raising my children bilingually and hope they continue to expand their horizons. This CD is perfect for this. Thanks!
13 May 2009, 9:01 pm
I’m a happy subscriber. Thanks!
13 May 2009, 11:54 pm
It is sooo hard to find Quality music for kids!
14 May 2009, 1:15 am
I love how this will introduce children to other cultures.
JD
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14 May 2009, 1:15 am
Email subscriber.
JD
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14 May 2009, 4:26 am
I’ve heard of these CD’s before - I love how they are educational, yet fun. Seems like a great way to introduce your kids to different cultures!
14 May 2009, 8:03 am
CanCan, you are dangerous for me because I just found something else I didn’t know I needed, lol. Anyway, we love love love Putymayo children’s music and already have several that we listen to all the time. One of my daughter’s favorite songs is Old MacDonald in Italian…I think I learned the word for “goat” that way. Even without the multicultural benefit to Putumayo, the best part is the musicality. My husband is really picky about the quality of music on children’s cds but he also enjoys listening to these cds.
14 May 2009, 8:03 am
I’m an e-mail subscriber as well.
14 May 2009, 8:06 am
I also voted for your stinky room (can sympathize with the cat pee) but didn’t see the vote number anywhere. Oh, well.
14 May 2009, 8:11 am
Voted for the scholarship — you’re at 12%, tied with Crafty Mama.
14 May 2009, 11:57 am
i like that it introduces kids to other cultures
14 May 2009, 11:57 am
subscriber
14 May 2009, 1:04 pm
I love that the music is upbeat and fun without being too syrupy and “kiddie.”
14 May 2009, 1:06 pm
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14 May 2009, 3:27 pm
I love that this would give me an opportunity to expose my little ones to music from beyond our borders!
14 May 2009, 3:27 pm
I’m an email subscriber!
14 May 2009, 3:31 pm
I voted for you! 13%
14 May 2009, 5:46 pm
Thursday’s entry. Thanks!
14 May 2009, 8:55 pm
my kids need to learn about other cultures.
14 May 2009, 10:52 pm
This is just too cool! My kids would love this! We’re planning a trip to Europe this fall (when the baby is just a little bigger!) so I’m sure they would get a kick out of the different languages they will hear!
15 May 2009, 2:27 am
We have another CD in this series. I like that even though it’s designed for kids, it’s not annoying for adults to listen to.
15 May 2009, 12:08 pm
I like the old-old school feel the sound has; jazzy, snazzy, and all that good stuff! I think I even heard an accordian in there!
15 May 2009, 5:29 pm
We love putumayo cd’s and this European Playground sounds awesome, too! I love that the music is not annoying and the kids love it too. It also widens their knowledge of other cultures.
15 May 2009, 5:29 pm
I subscribe.
15 May 2009, 5:30 pm
I voted for you and it said 13%
15 May 2009, 9:21 pm
Friday’s entry. Thanks!
15 May 2009, 10:33 pm
I think this would be good for my grandchildren! Thanks for the entry!
16 May 2009, 2:10 am
I like the fact that it will expose my children to music from other countries and cultures.
nhmummab@comcast.net
16 May 2009, 2:10 am
email subscriber
nhmummab@comcast.net
16 May 2009, 9:25 pm
Came back for another chance! Thank you!
16 May 2009, 9:26 pm
I had never heard of these before and would love to get it!
17 May 2009, 3:29 am
Saturday’s entry. Thanks!
17 May 2009, 6:23 am
We have Celtic Dreamland, and it’s beautiful. I really like that there’s such a variety of different music! It’s so nice to have the fun exposure to other languages, too.
17 May 2009, 6:24 am
Email subscriber.
18 May 2009, 3:08 am
Sunday’s entry. Thanks!
18 May 2009, 5:22 pm
Monday’s entry. Thanks!
19 May 2009, 1:58 am
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19 May 2009, 2:00 am
Just subscribed.
19 May 2009, 2:18 am
Thanks for the chance
19 May 2009, 2:16 pm
I would love the chance to win, thanks.
19 May 2009, 2:42 pm
I love how this will introduce children to other cultures.
20 May 2009, 1:11 am
We’d love to share these with the grandchildren.
20 May 2009, 2:47 am
Tuesday’s entry. Thanks!
20 May 2009, 2:33 pm
I like how this introduces kids to different cultures.
20 May 2009, 11:07 pm
Wednesday’s entry. Thanks!
21 May 2009, 12:13 am
My entry for Wednesday please
21 May 2009, 1:08 am
I like that the songs are in different languages. It’s important to expose kids to the different sounds at an early age.
21 May 2009, 5:54 pm
I like that you can download the song lyrics on their website!
21 May 2009, 6:30 pm
Thursday 5/21 entry. Thanks!
21 May 2009, 7:06 pm
Sounds like a fun cd! How can you not love a song about the friendship between a big cow and a little mouse? Thanks!
21 May 2009, 7:06 pm
I’m an email subscriber too.
21 May 2009, 7:11 pm
Sounds like fun cd. I’ve not tried it.
21 May 2009, 7:13 pm
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21 May 2009, 7:47 pm
This sounds like a great introduction to other cultures, my kids would really enjoy that!
21 May 2009, 9:13 pm
We love the Putomayo CD’s and listen to childrens music all the time!!
22 May 2009, 12:22 am
enter me
22 May 2009, 4:54 am
I love the Herbie Treehead Change Song (England) - its great that they let you listen to samples on the web site. Thanks!
22 May 2009, 4:55 am
I’m a subscriber!
22 May 2009, 6:48 am
I have several Putumayo World CDs; this has to be great for the little ones!
22 May 2009, 12:17 pm
I would love to win these! They sound very fun for kids!
22 May 2009, 4:41 pm
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22 May 2009, 4:42 pm
I am a email subscriber
22 May 2009, 5:40 pm
I like that the CDs are fun for the children and at the same time they learn about the different cultures of Europe.
22 May 2009, 8:29 pm
i love that it has songs from different countries
22 May 2009, 8:30 pm
subscriber
22 May 2009, 9:14 pm
Happy Friday!
22 May 2009, 11:24 pm
These would be so nice to have. Thanks!
23 May 2009, 3:05 am
I like the great selection of songs
23 May 2009, 3:32 am
I love the songs
29 August 2009, 5:34 am
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