For all the new kindy kids of a new generation, and the parents who mistily remember sand kitchens, leaf collages, and applecake birthdays, children's songwriter Claudia Robin Gunn has teamed up with her own kindy buddy, actress and vocalist Jenny Freed, to create a sweet, memory-packed song and video.
With kind support from NZ On Air Tamariki, the song is produced by Marshall Smith and Tom Fox at The Sound Room, and the video is created by Michelle Sokolich. This project is one of the singles off Claudia’s upcoming album Little Wild Learning, all about celebrating learning through music, and play. The video stars some adorable Morningside Kindergarten kiddos, including Jenny’s son Miro, who’s now off to school. Get ready to revisit the playgrounds of your youth, see the bright potential in this new generation, and sing along.
Morningside Kindergarten’s head teacher Nancy and a group of awesome parents made sure director Michelle Sokolich (from Show and Tell Video) was able to capture all the fun and diverse moments of a kindy day. Michelle’s no stranger to the Little Wild Music crew, having done many profile photography shoots with Claudia over the years, but this is her first video collaboration. Past colleagues in the workplace, when they both worked in media, they are now thrilled to creating content for little eyes and ears together, and a new project they are masterminding is just around the corner too. The whole team send a huge thanks to the families who gave their time and energy to make this kindy day extra special and bring this song’s story to life, and an extra special thanks to Auckland Kindergarten Association.
The song is out today, Friday 16th August, while the video premieres on Monday, so set your reminders and get ready to sing - all together now !