Kids Let's Go Outside

Hey, kids! Put down that mouse and abandon the virtual worlds of your computer — we're heading into the great outdoors, singing the "Campfire Song Song" along with Spongebob Squarepants and reciting the "Nature Anthem" with Grandaddy. Here you'll find Charity Kahn's "Tree House," Dora the Explorer's "Bouncy Ball," and much more.

With these singers on your iPod, you'll be running around in wide-open spaces faster than you can say, "Let's Have a Barbie on the Beach." How about some "Sports" with the Wiggles, or a bit of baseball in the company of Raffi — the artist once dubbed the Springsteen of the pre-school set — who gives us "Take Me Out to the Ballgame"?

Now that you've warmed up, it's time to crank up the pace and the volume with the power-pop of Jump 5 and "Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride," a track that's sure to wear you out. Wind down with a few minutes of "Fishin'" (John McCutcheon) or some "Roller Skating" with Canada's Fred Penner, who began composing songs at age four, while riding buses.

These days, many kids spend too much time indoors, so take this all-natural playlist of sing-along classics as the perfect excuse to catch a few rays and put some color into your cheeks. Our merry band of folksters, popsters, and cult TV heroes want you to discover the joys of Mother Nature, whether it's a "Walk Along the River" with Laurie Berkner or some "Fun on the Farm" with those Aussie troubadours the Wiggles. Go on — get out there, sing a song, run amok, go wild!