“Play the singing one!” is a rallying cry I hear from the back seat at least once a day. “The singing one” is what our oldest son calls the recent Spanish language CD, Sabor! by Whistlefritz. Whenever I feign ignorance of the CD he is quick to prompt me by saying, ‘you know the one with the panda and mouse on it’. It’s good when your toddler is so specific, isn’t it? We’re big fans of Whistlefritz and the way they present foreign languages. The songs are kid-catchy, have lots of choruses that repeat and all of the vocabulary is in the liner notes.
To say that our 5 year old loves these songs is an understatement. In the car we listen to ‘the singing one’ about 80% of the time with the remaining balance being split between country, 70’s, that ‘mix’ station and news. Even when we listen to the radio after a couple of minutes I’ll always hear, “play the singing one”.
“What’s the polite way to ask for the music”, is my response.
“May I please have the singing one”, he’ll say, moving his head from side to side just so I know he’s being somewhat prompted to do so.
The songs on Sabor! are catchy. For adults who are in the same area as children who need to hear things repeated more often than us it doesn’t get old. The payoff for listening to Buenos Dias Amiguitos dozens upon hundreds of time is when your children start to repeat or sing the songs.
Now when I try to sing the songs our oldest says “stop, I’m singing”, while putting his hand out like he’s stopping traffic.
The biggest difference for us regarding Whistlefritz and other children’s language programs is how much more enjoyable it is for us and them. Repetition is key towards them learning and I can listen to these songs over and over without getting sleepy or annoyed. They’re happy, educational and simple to understand if you have a basic grasp of Spanish.
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