We do a lot of singing in the car. Sometimes we sing the dozens and dozens of kid songs we've learned since Lily was born.
Lily asks for music a lot. It sounds like Mur-or, then I correct her with "Mu-sic" and she says "Muuuuuu-si." Hard word to say.
Lily knows which songs she likes. She'll say "No-no-no," indicating that she wants to change the song. Today she started saying "Next song." She has a couple of favorite kid songs including one that sounds like Bob Dylan and another that talks about ice cream. (Of course). She'll wave her arms and legs around and try and dance to the music.
We've also started singing the A-B-C song and Lily is really picking it up fast. She will fill in certain letters and words when we pause. Grandma has an alphabet caterpillar that has also really helped her learn this song.
The car is great time for singing, dancing and music.
we have such a hard time keeping monrovia's coils on in the carseat..so i feel like car rides become lost time. :( any tips/tricks on keeping them on?
Posted by: susannah | June 29, 2009 at 11:46 PM
Yes, Lily always wears a Hanna Andersson organic cotton pilot cap in the car. I won't leave without it. We call it her travel hat and the CIs do not typically fall off at all when she is wearing one. Our audiologist said they've tested CIs with the hats on and there is no decrease in sound quality. Lily started wearing the hats with her hearing aids. It's become part of her look. She even requests a hat when we get into the car. You can immediately make car time into productive language learning time.
Posted by: Lily's Mom | June 30, 2009 at 12:11 AM
Lily reminds me of the four-year-old Korean girl I've watched on YouTube two years ago, who danced so cute while singing to the tune of Wonder Girls' "Nobody But You". That’s why I'd like to add this to your last phrase: That a car can also be a milestone in life.
Posted by: Laurence Modithre | March 20, 2012 at 02:56 PM
Nice, it must have been wonderful to make driving outdoors as your bonding time with your lovely girl! I wish to see her how she actually sings in tune with the background music. =) why don’t you try capturing it or record a video of her performance? Hehehe…
Posted by: Delsie Maidens | April 30, 2012 at 04:00 PM
Hahaha! Singing along in the car with your family or friends is fun! Yes! Yes! =D My friends and I used to do this every time we were out of town, and our ultimate road trip song is…“The Wanderer” by OAR. We really love singing it aloud while we’re driving down the road! :))
Posted by: Nicole Vickers | October 11, 2012 at 08:53 AM