Extra! Extra!
Thanks to the Homewood-Flossmoor Chronicle for, ah, chronicling, what my pal Wimee and I have been up to – making LIVE interactive television with our audience on WGVU TV. We’ve been working (aka – playing) hard to make a traditionally passive medium a community sandbox for creative play. This article is a comprehensive record of […]
Chocolate Milk
Our song Chocolate Milk was inspired by seeing an Ike Reilly show at Schubas then playing the same stage with ScribbleMonster shortly thereafter. I thought, “We really need a put your arm around your buddy, sing-along drinking song that creates that same fun vibe for the whole family.” There is definitely a void of festive, […]
Interactive Television at the Movies!
Hey, Grand Rapids! There’s a special Wimee Word’s LIVE! event happening at theaters on Saturday, February 24. Attendees will help us make the show they see before them on the movie screen in real time! You can’t buy this kind of entertainment – because it’s FREE if you know the right robot. Visit Wimee‘s Facebook […]
Play with ScribbleMonster
What is Play with ScribbleMonster? It’s a collaborative, musical concert where the audience are active participants – there’s something to do with each song. We sing, dance, play, share ideas, and create together. It’s music, movement and other activities designed to spark the imagination and get the body moving. Kids are presented with open-ended opportunities […]
With a Smile (It’s Christmastime)
I’m a big fan of kindness. With a Smile (It’s Christmastime) is a reworking of a tune that originally appeared on the award-winning Songs With No Character. Jayne, Joyce and I were putting together a Christmas set and Jayne suggested the song could work with the other holiday songs. Changing the words “It’s pretty neat” to “It’s […]
This or Coal?
Our holiday songs are some of my ScribbleMonster favorites. They were always crafted like a homemade gift. We never really did anything with them other than share them with family and friends – and break them out here each December. To me, that adds to the holiday spirit of it all. Sprinkle in some bits […]
Wimee’s Words LIVE! on TV
Wimee’s Words LIVE! airs, well, live, every Friday at 12:30 pm on WGVU. From the start our goal has been to create a television show that is collaborative and interactive, like say, an in-person ScribbleMonster program. Like a gameshow, you can always play along with any episode (watch past seasons of Wimee’s Words at https://www.pbs.org/show/wimees-words) […]
LIVE Interactive Television
So imagine you’re a kid, the puppet on the television screen asks you a question, you respond, and the puppet makes your idea part of the show. That’s what we’ve done with Wimee’s Words LIVE! – a first of its kind interactive TV show for kids and families. We quietly made history on Friday, September […]
I’m a Utility Pole
My son was obsessed with utility poles. We researched them, found out a lot of neat things and I thought the information would make an interesting song. Then it occurred to me it would also make a horrible dance. The idea amused me and a new song and dance were born! Listen (and dance) to […]
Introducing Wimee Book Series
First a TV series, now by my robot pal Wimee has a book series! Wimee Creates with Vehicles and Colors, features Wimee from Wimee’s Words (seen on PBS) sharing some wacky wordplay and visual fun. This simple concept book, perfect for early readers ages 3-6, teaches rhyming and colors, plus prepositions and action verbs, and […]
