Noodle Loaf is an interactive music education podcast for kids that has received the Common Sense Media Selection seal for creating high quality kids content. Episodes contain fun music for kids, movement activities, rhythm games and plenty of learning through play! The show is created by musician, … read more
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There's never a bad time to sing about Autumn and learn some Spanish but there are particularly good times, and one of those is now.
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We are celebrating the release of Dan's new book We Share This School by getting together to sing and rhyme and clap along with a new episode of …
THIS IS OUR 100TH EPISODE! If it is your first time listening I suggest starting with a different episode. If it is your 100th time listening then hooray for us! To celebrate this milestone, we turn the mic around to …
Anyone cane name a problem, but can you name a solution? Anyone can make a doodle, but can you make up a song about yours? Press play and find out!
It's new album week! And it is also AAPI month! So much to celebrate, such a good time.
Our Echo Song this week is I Got a Bicycle, an ode to two wheels and our planet. This is a Noodlino favorite song that made it …
Dinosaur songs, truck stories and even an ode to napkins. Something for everyone! (Especially people that like music and games)
This Clap It Back manages to squeeze in tributes to a few of the many celebrations …
We won't let all these April Fools hoaxes keep us from having some interactive educational music based fun!
A delightful Clap It Back about rainbows …
Come for the eyeball dance, stay for the tongue twister song. It's about a very well built boat built by billions of babies. Babies can't build boats you say? Can so, you just need one billion of them. This show is …
In today's episode we question our pants, celebrate the enormous gifts of James Baldwin and work together to make up a story about a creature who …
Music people! You have arrived just in time to make rhymes, sing songs and do some creative movement games all with your host in chief, Dan Saks. Today's episode raises a glass to celebrating Autism Awareness month way …
Lots to sing and dance about today like salty soups, sticky sneaks and bananas. Flying bananas that is. So warm up your larynxes and press play on another episode of play based music education for humans.
The kids …
The best thing about chores is identifying the sound they make using your ears. It's downhill from there BUT with some groovy tunes on, any chore becomes a dance party. Amiright? Except duvet related chores, those …
Things are really starting to happen round here. Things are getting cooking. Rubber is meeting road. Flubber is eating toad. Let's goooooo music fun and games for kids and grown growns!!! (now hiring people who …
Kids will dig this play based rhyme infused educational music filled podcast as much as you enjoyed this keyword laden introductory sentence.
This episode begins with a Rhyme Time game about kindness. Can you figure …
Go on, open up the packet. What's inside? 10 minutes of interactive music education games for children?? Fantastic! Here are the games on today's show:
First up a Clap It Back game called "What's On The Menu" I say …
Great Bowls of Groovy Gemelli Noodlinos! It's a new Noodle Loaf noodlesode! Too much? Ok, I'll tone it down. Press play for fun music and games for kids. Thank you.
First up a special edition of our Trivia game …
You won't learn to spell in today's episode, but you may learn to mispronounce the word "barber." You will also learn how to plan for special occasions. In other words you will learn MOST of the most important things. …
I am introducing a new episode titling concept that is akin to how certain race horses are named. See, this episode contains pieces of previous episodes as well as new material. Thus, the episode title pays homage to …
Sorry kids, the song about the history of Kraftwerk didn't make the final edit but don't fret, there is a clapping game about robots. There is also …
It's getting hot in here, so plant some carrot seeds. I am getting so hot, I'm gonna plant some carrot seeeeds. There's a song about planting carrot seeds in this episode and those are not the lyrics. We don't do …
Warm up your vocals with a round of singing slide. Sing a party plan with our echo song. Name some sounds. And then take some time for yourself, because you deserve it.
Singing Slide is based on a vocal warm up game …
If you like smoothies then you'll love this new episode of Noodle Loaf. It's got mangoes (rhythm games), bananas (singing) and freshly squeezed …
Songs about robots, subways and feeling grateful for scientists! This episode has the very special guest, Tracy Bonham & Melodeon Music House, …
Music and learning, singing and goofing. Enter here for children's songs about dinosaurs and dumplings. But fair warning, you may be asked to rhyme something with "Cilantro." If you're comfortable with that possibility …
Press play and brace yourself for some music games, a song about fruits and April Fools jokes aplenty. We'll play a drawing game called Guided …
Fun. Fun Music. Fun Music For Kids. Fun Music For Kids And Their Grown Growns. Fun Music For Kids And Their Grown Growns That Involves Saying The …
Fans of children's music that adults love too rejoice! Noodle Loaf has just released the album Echo Songs, Vol. 1, a collection of 20 Noodlino …
Hey Noodlinos! Music activities for kids abound in this here podcast installment of the mighty Noodle Loaf show. So grab some toast and a kid …
Gather up your toddlers, kindergarteners, elementary aged children and forever young grown ups for some singing, moving and good old fashioned trivia …
We continue celebrating Black History Month on our kids podcast by channeling the great tradition of Civil Rights songs, with a song about James Baldwin for kids and a song about the Black sports hero Major Taylor. …
It's a new dawn, it's a new day, it's a new EP from Noodle Loaf! In honor of MLK's birthday and Black History Month, Noodle Loaf has released an album of five Black History songs for kids. Each is an original echo song, …
Monday Soup, Tuesday Soup, Wednesday Soup, Thursday Soup, Friday Soup, Saturday Soup, Sunday...Nachos! Yes, finally a days of the week song for kids that is about soup. Because who said music activities for kids can't …
You don't get to clean up if you don't make a mess. So go make a mess and then sing along with our clean up song for kids. That's an order! PLUS we'll use our ears to name mystery sounds and use our mouths to make …
A bit of a theme going on in this one. Who improvises? Who does not? What does improvise mean? What does amprovise mean? As far as I know, it does not mean anything. Nonetheless this episode is fun and educational …
To play this music activity for kids filled podcast you will need a body, a head, paper and crayons or something like crayons, like pencils. And some time. And a desire to have fun. That's more or less it. You'll …
Today's song combines the power of growth mindset affirmations with the joy music fundamentals! Specifically solfege. I think you're going to like …
Sure, I could use this space here to explain photosynthesis but wouldn't you rather learn about it via clapping? I would. And so would your child. …
This episode contains gratuitous goofiness and clandestine education. If you're not careful you may find yourself giggling and learning in equal …
Music can be used to learn things besides music. Or so I've been told. Today we test that hypothesis to see if the kids in our midst can retain …
A little extra noodle in our loaf this go round to keep your family singing, rhyming, jamming and goofin’.
Clap it Back - We begin with a rhythm song for kids called Weird Picnic. This clapping game develops rhythmic …
We've got new games, we've got old games, but that's not all, we've also got bird calls. So keep on your all day pajamas, cancel your bear salon …
Hey Noodlinos! Have you checked out our new YouTube channel yet? We're making vids inspired by the music games you know and love. Check it out here!
You shared photos of forts with us. We wrote a rhythm game about fortographs. Balls in your court Noodlinos!
Lots of fun on this show featuring contributions from special guests Ed Droste from Grizzly Bear and Piera …
Two truths and a lie. True tooths and a fly. Few sleuths in a sty etc. etc. Red Herrings abound in this early April release. Catch them, or be …
Won't you sing and dance with us? We've got a new song about video playdates, because there has been a major increase in those in our lives and possibly yours as well. Might as well sing about it :)
Video Playdate …
Hey, how's it going? What's new? All is great you say? That's great to hear. Nothing to report on our end. Just some extra down time to fill with singing and dancing and drawing and having fun. Let's do those …
Boom Bam! It's show note writing time! In today's episode we have a rhythm game about washing hands. #topical #yikes
Also, a song about the colors …
Get ready for some part singing! Your family is about to become an acapella group. But then you'll go solo so you can individually profess your …
2 for 1 BOGO Madness. Press play once and you can CLAP AND SING about stars in the night sky. Plus kazoo name that tune? I mean helllloooooooooo. Target ain't got nuthin on tha loaf.
Clap It Back (Rhythm Awareness) ✪
These words aren't going to rhyme themselves. That's where you come in. Hats Pear Shoe Bum Tin. Cat Hair Yukon Gin. Matts Dared Lou "Jump In!" etc. There's an echo song that is kind of about Stevie Wonder, at least …
I definitely prefer seedless grapes, yet I understand on an intellectual level that seeds are needed to grow more grapes. The whole situation is …
Finally an echo song celebrating how much everyone in your family loves wearing a lot of layers in the winter time. Plus some patterns to finish, some songs to make up on the spot and a funky funky groove over which …
I came in the door, I said it before, I never let the mic noodlize me no more and neither should you. Special guest Alex Rappaport is on the show …
Ethiopia set the world record for most trees planted on one day and you've cued up the latest episode of Noodle Loaf, so one could say you and …
Welcome to this show's show notes! Here's this star I mentioned during the outro: ✪ Pretty sweet right?
Trivia (General Knowledge / Music Appreciation) ✪
I Made A Costume pt.2 (Echo Song / Pitch Matching) ✪
Vocal …
I just read a scientific report that said music is so great! Here's the relevant data:
Rhyme Time (Improvisation / Phonological Awareness) ✪
Jokes …
Welcome children and birds! Lots of fun within. Strap on your singing beards and join in the funnnnnnnn....k
Time To Move (Creative Movement) ✪
Doin' Alright (Echo Song / Pitch Matching) ✪
You Make The Story (Verbal …
We're back with more singing, dancing, laughing and learning! So dub the show onto a blank cassette, pop it into your tape deck, press rewind and then join in the Noodle Loaf fun!
Dance Dance Noodlution (Creative …
It's an encore airing of a fan favorite episode! We'll be back soon with new episodes but in the meantime, enjoy this one and all the other ones! Yay!
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This is not a tub. This is a podcast powered by my good …
It's an encore airing of a fan favorite episode! We'll be back soon with new episodes but in the meantime, enjoy this one and all the other ones! Yay!
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Howji hijie heejie hojie? I dooji fineji, thanks. Especially …
Big fun for little voices abound in today's episode. There'll be learning and laughter but the learning part is top secret so don't tell!
Rhyme Time …
It's an encore airing of a fan favorite episode with a bonus segment about rainbows. Rainbows? Yup! Rainbows for Pride month as part of the Kids Listen Pride week! This episode also features our ode to diverse …
Kids telling jokes and story telling folks meet Magic Number claps and made up folk singers for another episode of music and learning and singing and …
Special instrument or animal expert Dave Zamboni of The Zambonis is on the show! Turns out he knows more than just hockey trivia. Plus a song about snails and I sing the Wikipedia entry on "Kites".
Trivia - Instrument …
We've teamed up with a bunch of other great podcasts for kids for this special Kids Listen Sampler. If there was a J-Card, here is what it would say:
Put on your rhyming hat, your singing pants and your drawing cummerbund because today's show has those things inside of it. We have a splendid variety of music and creativity based activities for you and your family to …
We begin with a two part ode to friendship. And what better activities to enjoy with a friend than the naming of sounds followed by the jamming along …
If y'all want to party like we do, if y'all want to party like us, then by all means, please do. Here's what to expect at aforementioned party:
Call and Response (Rhythmic Awareness) ✪
The World Is Big, The World Is …
Slide your way into our island breezy echo song about finding the good vibes in everything. Then bring that positive energy to our jam sesh. It's all good Noodlinos, it's all good.
Singing Slide (Vocal Warm-Up) ✪
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For the first time ever in the world of kids podcasts, a Chaka Demus and Pliers joke as part of a rhythm exercise. Did I mention we have a Patreon? Plus! a new song segment that's like a picture book for your ears. …
Do you like falsehoods and fallacies? How about music and games? A touch of tomfoolery? We've got it all folks in this April Fools themed episode …
originally aired March 12th 2018
Can you Name That Sound? Want to learn an echo song about an owl? Or just sit back and listen to kids talk about stuff? All that and more on this WORLD PREMIERE of Noodle Loaf, a fun …
originally published April 9th 2018
Rhythm Games, Echo Songs, Trivi-trivi-triviaaaaaa and more good times await you!
Clap It Back (Rhythm Awareness) ✪
Kids Talking About Stuff ✪
A Poem ✪
Trivia (General Knowledge) ✪
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Our final Black History Month episode of the month celebrates the under celebrated bicycle racing champion of the world, Major Taylor. You can learn all about him and how his "fame was undermined by prejudice" in this …
Our celebration of Black History Month continues with a joyful Gospel song called "Glory Glory," shared with us by Eli "Paperboy" Reed. And as if …
We're Noodlefornia Dreaming on such a winter's day. How about all you mama's and papa's? All this month we'll be sharing some fun Black History Month songs and games, but they're also just great songs and games that …
Something for everyone in today's episode, be you interested in alternative Aardvark names or Ocarina fun facts, or just some good ol' fashioned …
Your challenge this week? Tell one other family about all the fun they are missing by not listening to Noodle Loaf. Let's bubble our audience! I mean double. Do I?
Clap It Back (Rhythm Awareness) ✪
Trail To …
In which we have fun with rhymes, do an action song about winter time bundling/unbundling and pay tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. the best way we …
Hello my mustachioed mammal friends! It's Noodle Loaf time. Singing? check. Moving? check. Laughing? check check check. Ready, Set, Noodle Loaf!!!
Time to Move (Creative Movement) ✪
Red Balloon (Echo Song/Pitch …
This is not a tub. This is a podcast powered by my good vibes. And we're back with more music fun times! Here's what's on the "agenda" for today's show:
The episode kicks off with a riveting round of Clap It Back. …
We were sitting here eating gustew when who should stop by? Adam Gardner from the big deal rock band Guster. Not only is he a talented musician but …
My kids have been loving the I Had A Rooster book by Laura Vaccaro Seeger recently, so we decided to put that song in this week's show. It's a bona fide classic kids song and now you get to make animal songs along with …
More interactive music education games from the Team Noodle Loaf coming coming atcha! This episode has a lot of stuff about beats. We love beats! BTW, if you're not sure what the Chop Chop game is supposed to look …
Ever wonder what it sounds like when a tiny dog knocks on a door and asks for candy? Finding out has never been easier thanks to today's edition of Name That Sound. Plus! Let your inner and outer children be inspired …
I love a good pattern and we've got plenty of them on today's show. We also update an old echo song that updated a different old echo song which I …
Mystery abounds in this edition of Noodle Loaf as we ask the eternal question, is it an animal or is it a musical instrument? Even the echo song reverberates with enigma. Where are we going and will you be awake when …
Howji hijie heejie hojie? I dooji fineji, thanks. Especially since we get to play more fun music games together this week!
Pro tip: Have something to write with/on handy for this week's #GuidedDoodle, then share your …
We kick off with a sticky predicament. A blueberry problem so to speak. It requires moving in slow jelly motion. I'd love to see some footage of this game! Share your nut butter quest on social medias with …
They say you should dance like nobody's looking at the kitchen utensils. And that writing about architecture is like singing about worms. And that …
Learning through play! Or to quote Beyoncé "I Play, Okay, I Play." At least that's what I think she says. Maybe I need new headphones. Regardless, we're back with more music education in the form of songs, games and …
Hello potential new listener! This trailer is for the grown ups. It's basically just me, Dan, letting you know what the show is all about. In brief, it's about music and learning and singing and laughing.
You can …
We've teamed up with some of the best kids podcasts out there to bring you our final summer bonus episode, the Kids Listen Road Trip Mixtape. So sit …
We saw the Noodle Loaf in the sky above a traffic clogged highway and are swooping in to rescue your road trip with another summer bonus episode.
Echo Song (Families Belong Together) ✪
Jokes ✪
Clap It Back ✪
Time To …
Happy Summer Noodle Loafers! We missed you, so here's a bonus ep to get your summer road trips off on the right tire. Listen closely for your chance to win a Noodle Loaf t-shirt and/or a special recording of your child …
Season One's grand finale! And we're ending with a boom bap boom. We've got a guest appearance by Angela Ferrari. We've got an echo song about getting dirty. And a whale sounds remix. Look out Kanye!
Echo Song (Take A …
Going for a drive with the kids? Start praying for traffic because we've got all new games this week! The miles will fly by as you dance, play name that tune (kazoo edition) and morph your family into an a capella …
When was the last time you clapped the rhythm of ice cream flavors? Has it been awhile? Well the long wait is over! Also, to celebrate the …
Noodle. Loaf. Noodle noodle loaf loaf. Sing, say, dance and play. Get involved. Get into it. Tell a friend. Make a sandwich. Eat the sandwich. Rinse. …
The sun is shining, the birds are singing and we have Mr. Eric from What If World delivering a special segment that includes an amphibious Elvis you don't want to miss.
Kids Talking About Stuff ✪
Name That Sound ✪
You …
We've got company! New friends join the Noodle Loaf choir and a special guest singer sings a silly echo song by Peter Alsop.
Echo Song (Rabbit On My …
Here's how to add your voice to the Noodle Loaf theme song:
You need two devices (phones or computers).
Device 1: Your child listens to the song using headphones.
Device 2: Using "Voice Notes" or another recording app, …
Listen to this episode before "You Sing The Theme Song" to know what that's all about. Plus, you'll get to hear our special guest Rhea from Little Stories for Tiny People and more!
Name That Sound ✪
Finish The Pattern ✪
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How did the moose get covered in juice? How many strings on a guitar with one popped string? You've got questions. We've got answers!
Echo Song (The Moose Song)✪
Trivia ✪
Singing Slide ✪
Stump A Grown Up ✪
And THANK YOU to …
Rhythm Games, Echo Songs, Trivi-trivi-triviaaaaaa and more good times await you!
Segments in this episode:
Clap It Back ✪
Kids Talking About Stuff ✪
A Poem ✪
Trivia ✪
Echo Song (Bill Grogan's Goat 2) ✪
And THANK YOU to …
Oh My! No More Pie :/ But that's ok because here's another heaping portion of Noodle Loaf hot out of the podoven. Your ears will say yum!
Segments in this episode:
Kids Talking About Stuff ✪
Echo Song (No More Pie) ✪
You …
Who Fed The Chickens??? You did! You also named that sound and made your own story. How did you do it? You listened to Noodle Loaf!
Segments is this episode:
Kids Talking About Stuff ✪
Name That Sound (Musical Instrument …
Come for the jokes stay for the slide whistle. Then see if you can finish the pattern. Can you? If you can make a MOOOOOOOO sound, then you probably can!
Segments in this episode:
Jokes ✪
Name That Sound ✪
Echo Song - …
We've got kids talking about stuff like putting birthday cake on your head. We take you out west for this week's echo song, Purple Light. We've gotten music games like name that sound and jam along. We've got it all …
Can you Name That Sound? Want to learn an echo song about an owl? Or just sit back and listen to kids talk about stuff? All that and more on this WORLD PREMIERE of Noodle Loaf, a fun thing to listen to.
Segments in …
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