Turn Color Into Music
Lots of children enjoy coloring, but MusiColor adds another level of interest by turning colors into music notes.
The MusiColor is like a record player, but the “records” are paper discs that your child can color.
Each of the included MusiColor Markers represented a note on the scale (yellow is “C”, for instance). When the paper discs are colored with the MusiColor Markers and then played on the MusiColor player, you can hear the song you “composed” by coloring!
the Musicolor music player consists of a rotating base and an
arm for reading the music discs, much the same as a DVD player reads a DVD. The arm scans over the colored areas of the music disc rotating on the music player, reads the color and translates it to sound. The player also has three sounds: piano, violin and trumpet.
MusiColor comes with 14 pre-printed song discs (a color-by-number affair that results in favorite children’s songs such as I’m A Little Teapot), and 5 create-a-song discs for free-style composing.
After you complete all of your discs, you can purchase a 20 pack of create-a-song discs for more fun.
Jojo enjoyed coloring his music, and I was nostalgically excited by the “record player” appearance of the player.
I think we could have lots of fun with this on a playdate or extended family gathering.
I would love to see a classroom pack or other options for using MusiColor with a large group of children.
I’m a classroom teacher and my students don’t go to any specialist lessons. Therefore it is up to me to plan their physical education, music, and movement activities. I’m always looking for fun ways to make music accessible to young children.
MusiColor is a 2010 Toy of the Year award finalist (winners announced next week!).
Thank you to Delta Creative for sending me a sample of MusiColor for this review.
Enter to win your own MusiColor!
1.) To enter to win, leave me a comment about what song you would like to see “in color”!
Please don’t just comment with “Enter me” or “Sounds great”. That totally annoys me. Those entries are not eligible to win.
One winner will be chosen by random number generator.
This giveaway is open to those with a US mailing address.
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05 February 2010, 5:30 am
I would like to see Round the Mullberry Bush in color
05 February 2010, 5:30 am
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05 February 2010, 5:31 am
I would like to see Friend Like Me from Aladdin in color!
05 February 2010, 5:31 am
I subscribe via email.
05 February 2010, 5:34 am
Tweeted. http://twitter.com/theladya/status/8673406834
05 February 2010, 5:42 am
Old MacDonald Had a Farm!
05 February 2010, 5:43 am
What a fabulous “toy!” There are so many possibilities but the “Yellow Submarine” by the Beatles jumps out at me with the color reference.
05 February 2010, 5:43 am
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05 February 2010, 5:44 am
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05 February 2010, 5:44 am
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05 February 2010, 5:44 am
do your ears hang low….not sure what the name is but it’s so catchy
05 February 2010, 5:44 am
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05 February 2010, 6:37 am
I’d like to see the Beauty and the Beast song .
05 February 2010, 6:42 am
I would like to see Hakuna Matata.
05 February 2010, 6:45 am
i’d like to see the song “colors” included
05 February 2010, 6:46 am
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05 February 2010, 7:36 am
I’d like to see twinkle, twinkle little star. Thanks for the chance.
05 February 2010, 7:36 am
I’m an email subscriber.
05 February 2010, 8:25 am
I would like to see If You are Happy and You Know It in color.
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05 February 2010, 8:25 am
I subscribe via email.
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05 February 2010, 8:26 am
I tweeted.
http://twitter.com/wiscmom24/status/8678876544
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05 February 2010, 10:06 am
I would love to see “We are the World”. I used to love that song and I heard recently that some of our newer talent were doing another remake of it soon.
05 February 2010, 10:06 am
I am an email subscriber
05 February 2010, 10:45 am
Why, yellow submarine of course. Or my son would say the theme to Indiana Jones. right ? I’m guessing we’d have to make that one ourselves though.
05 February 2010, 10:45 am
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05 February 2010, 12:36 pm
I’d love to see B.I.N.G.O
05 February 2010, 1:43 pm
my grandson likes ten little indians
mverno@roadrunner.com
05 February 2010, 2:39 pm
Is it wrong if I would like to see Single Ladies (Put a Ring on it) by Beyonce? My daughter loves to dance to that song! LOL But a more kid friendly song I would love to see the Barney Song..I love you…you love me… that is a favorite in our house! Thanks for the chance to win. This product looks phenomenal!
05 February 2010, 2:42 pm
twinkle twinkle little star!
autumn398 @ yahoo.com
05 February 2010, 3:04 pm
I’d like to see “I Love To Laugh” from Mary Poppins.
05 February 2010, 3:04 pm
I’m an email subscriber. Thanks!
05 February 2010, 3:06 pm
Here’s my tweet … http://twitter.com/slmiresse/status/8693385406
05 February 2010, 3:19 pm
My daughter is turning 4 in March and would love to see Old Macdonald in color.
05 February 2010, 3:19 pm
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05 February 2010, 7:39 pm
I’d love to see Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.
Trying to get my 6 year old little brother into Music, he’s finally starting to enjoy listening to music, so I want him to learn about music as a creative outlet
06 February 2010, 2:24 am
I think “Old MacDonald Had a Farm” would make a fabulous MusiColor song!
06 February 2010, 6:36 am
Rockin’ Robin would be a good song to color to.
06 February 2010, 7:44 am
The “Veggie Tales” theme song!
06 February 2010, 11:15 pm
I know the boys would love Life Is A Highway..Thanks
07 February 2010, 12:15 am
I would like to see Take Me out to the Ballgame.
07 February 2010, 12:15 am
I tweeted http://twitter.com/cstironkat
07 February 2010, 12:58 pm
my sons favorite song these days is roll call from thomas and friends, but i think maybe i’ve been working on the railroad would be good
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07 February 2010, 1:00 pm
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08 February 2010, 12:35 pm
Row Row Row your boat. Thanks for the chance.
mogrill@comcast.net
09 February 2010, 6:07 pm
The Bumblebee song
09 February 2010, 6:07 pm
I subscribe.
10 February 2010, 8:54 am
twinkle,twinkle little star is good.
10 February 2010, 8:50 pm
I would love to see the song Edelweiss in color.
Thank you so much for the chance to win.
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10 February 2010, 8:51 pm
I am subscribed via email as jweezie43[at]aol[dot]com.
10 February 2010, 10:28 pm
Old McDonald!
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11 February 2010, 12:01 pm
I’d like to see Twinkle Twinkle little Star because that’s my daughter’s fave song!
11 February 2010, 2:33 pm
I’d like to see POTUSA’s “Peaches” in color.
11 February 2010, 3:27 pm
I would love to see You Are My Sunshine in color!
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11 February 2010, 3:29 pm
I’m already an email subscriber. Thanks!
lisalmg25 at gmail dot com
11 February 2010, 3:32 pm
I Tweeted this giveaway. https://twitter.com/lisalmg/status/8978620677
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11 February 2010, 7:51 pm
i would love to see puff the magic dragon in color.
12 February 2010, 7:29 am
I’ve been workin on the railroad!
12 February 2010, 7:29 am
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13 February 2010, 6:55 am
I’d love to see (or rather “hear”) Yellow Submarine!
13 February 2010, 11:15 am
http://twitter.com/vickers2622/statuses/9062840971
13 February 2010, 12:16 pm
The Wheels on the Bus
14 February 2010, 5:48 am
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14 February 2010, 10:51 am
“Under the Sea” from The Little Mermaid would be nice in color!
14 February 2010, 10:51 am
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14 February 2010, 6:45 pm
Old McDonald my daughter loves that song!
14 February 2010, 11:33 pm
“A Whole New World” would be a great song “in color”
15 February 2010, 5:32 am
I’d like to see “You are my Sunshine”, a song I’ve sang many times to my children. Thank you!
15 February 2010, 5:55 am
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15 February 2010, 1:03 pm
I think London Bridge would be fun!
15 February 2010, 1:04 pm
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15 February 2010, 1:05 pm
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15 February 2010, 1:07 pm
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15 February 2010, 1:58 pm
london bridge ty.
15 February 2010, 2:25 pm
Thanks for the great contest!
bahjeep@aol.com
15 February 2010, 3:01 pm
A household favorite is the Itsy Bitsy Spider! That’d be neat in color!
15 February 2010, 3:02 pm
I subscribe via email.
15 February 2010, 4:33 pm
id like to see Muffin Man
15 February 2010, 4:34 pm
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15 February 2010, 4:38 pm
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15 February 2010, 5:03 pm
I’d like Clementine
15 February 2010, 5:05 pm
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15 February 2010, 8:21 pm
Old McDonald had a farm
15 February 2010, 10:06 pm
I’d love to see the Birthday song in color. My son knows if that song is sung, he’s going to be eating cake! =)
15 February 2010, 10:06 pm
I’m an email subscriber.
15 February 2010, 10:15 pm
I would like to see “Mama’s Gonna Take Us to the Zoo” because my nephew loves it!
15 February 2010, 10:40 pm
You are my sunshine.. it has special meaning for my husband and daughter
23 February 2010, 8:50 am
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