If you've got kids, you've no doubt thought about how you might be able to increase the size of their music collection for free. I mean, who wants to listen to the same CD of nursery rhymes over and over again, right? So in order to keep your sanity while your kids listen to their favourite songs, the best trick is to have more of them - and the higher quality you can manage to find the better.
Thankfully, the Internet is full of free music and fun things for kids. Here's a collection of sites which have a large amount of kids songs for free, just waiting for you to grab them. You and your kids will surely love the music you find here!
Remember: DownThemAll
When checking out these sites and other sites of free music, don't forget that there are tools like DownThemAll and Wget which make it really easy to download all of the MP3s in one hit. Check out this article on Wget for more information on how to use it.
Jamendo Kids Music
Check out the Jamendo Child/Kids/Children tags (and perhaps the Jamendo Enfants tag) to browse hundreds of free albums for kids. Jamendo lets you preview the entire album online before you download, so you always know what you're getting. There's some great music, including trance and techno for kids!
Free Kids Music
The Free Kids Music site asks for user submissions of free music and writes a short spiel on each artist it promotes. It also has a section for traditional music for kids. Users take quite a leisurely browse around the site to find new music, but it's all quite interesting and varied.
Nancy Stewart Music
This site has a variety of tunes categorised into language-building, science, activities, games, etc. What begins as a collection of unfamiliar tunes quickly become favourites as each song has a catchy tune and lyrics provided. Check out the database of free kids songs and also the monthly free track.
Dream English
The Dream English site has a big educational focus and presents all of their free music with some ideas for games, videos of dance moves and more. The songs presented are ideal for kids who don't speak English as a first language. It's worth browsing their Free Download section for nursery rhymes and other vocabulary-centred tunes. The same guy also does Free ABC Songs, which is also worth checking out.
Kids Radio Online
Don't forget that there are lots of Internet radio stations for kids. Check out the Kids genre in the Shoutcast Radio directory and Kids Public Radio. Enjoy!
More Kids Entertainment
If you're looking to entertain and educate your kids, check out these other articles:
- Let The Games Begin! 5 Extremely Cute & Educational Games For Toddlers [Android]
- 10 Interactive Learning Websites For Some Fun & Games With Music
- 10 Websites Where You Can Learn To Read Music
- Top 10 Websites For Free & Legal MP3 Music Downloads
- 10 Video Websites for Kids That Are Safe and Fun
- Two Great Interactive eBooks For Kids [Android / iPad]
- Four Video Games That Parents Can Enjoy With Their Children [MUO Gaming]
What are your favourite free kids music sites? Let us know in the comments!