"I Want to Push Buttons" - Lunch Money

Artist: Lunch Money

Song: "I Want to Push Buttons"

Album: Original Friend

Description: A live recording, though not "live" (no screaming/twirling/dancing kids jumping up front) of the most t-shirt-y band in kids music.  (I say that with much, much affection.  The t-shirt and jeans look of the band is part and parcel of who they are and I wouldn't want them any other way.)

Source: YouTube

"Make Me" - Big Bang Boom

Artist: Big Bang Boom

Song: "Make Me"

Album: Because I Said So

Description: In the time-honored tradition of videos featuring a band acting goofy and being entirely unrelated to the song, the North Carolina band goes to a children's museum and has fun.  I really, really like the song, though.  So that's why it's here.

Source: YouTube

 

"Sleep Eye" - Elizabeth Mitchell

Artist: Elizabeth Mitchell

Song: "Sleep Eye"

Album: Little Seed: Songs for Children by Woody Guthrie

Description: This is such a minimalist song video -- and in it, is its beauty.  Mitchell and her husband Daniel Littleton with little more than two guitars (one used only for percussive purposes) create a perfect little lullaby, recorded live at the Smithsonian Institution.

Source: Vimeo

 

"Diaperman" - The Harmonica Pocket

Artist: The Harmonica Pocket

Song: "Diaperman"

Album: Apple Apple

Description: Who would have thought that a song called "Diaperman" would be so, erm, sweet?  I'm pretty sure nobody (over the age of 6) would want a "Diaperman" puppet, but that might actually work once you see this.

Source: YouTube

 

Teatro ZinZanni live circus show - Recess Monkey

Artist: Recess Monkey

Song: N/A

Album: In Tents

Description: 65+ minutes of Recess Monkey goodness from their recently-completed circus-themed show with Teatro ZinZanni.  It's a concert, from a great album, plus circus stuff.  How can you lose?

Source: YouTube