Our Family's 2007 Picks...

Every year as a neat, fun gift, we send our family a list of our Top 10-ish videos from around the web. These are actually picked by all of us, including the kids. It's amazing what is out there on the Internet, and we are always psyched to find a new gem. This list actually contains entries from our 2006 and 2007 compilations. I thought I would post it here so that you could all enjoy it too! Feel free to leave me a comment and let me know how you liked them!

• PIPE DREAM - This is just an amazing piece of animation. The music is great, and we all watch it over and over, enraptured by the concept and the imagery.



• SNOUT - My kids love this one, and this was Becca's pick this year.



• IT'S HARD TO BE A STORMTROOPER - We recent found this and think it is hysterical! Apparently it is so popular that they are making a second one.



• THE M MAN - This is really a quirky movie, but we found it last year and it's one of the kids favorites. Tess and Linus insisted this be added to the 2007 list.



• OUR HOUSE - Monty heard a variation of this song on a commercial last year and kept humming it, so Jim went and found a link to the original video. My kids love this one, especially Raif who knows the choreography and dances to the music when it's on.



• THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE OUT OF STYLE This is neat little movie. The ending may be a tad creepy for little ones, but particularly for us kids of the 80s, it's really funny! This was Emma's pick.



• ROCKFISH - This was my contribution. When I first saw this, I was just floored. It's amazing animation, but the story is just awesome. I hear they are making a full-length movie based on this. No surprise to me.



• TWINKLE, TWINKLE, LITTLE STAR - This is such a sweet piece of animation. It's Paige's pick, and she affectionately calls it Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Girl.



• ANDREA ROSE AUDITION - This is a short but cute clip. Apparently the animator used her daughter for the voicework.



• ANDREA ROSE'S CHRISTMAS LIST - Another cute short. Tess wanted these added to the list. It's also our only decidedly holiday mini-movie on the list.



• THE EGG SONG - Chibi cartoon about eggs of all things! Saw this last year and the kids love it. Very cute and catchy, and perfect for little kids (this was Violet's pick).



• OK GO--HERE WE GO AGAIN - The chorography on this is amazing. A thanks to Kate for showing me this one. This is one of Raif's favorite, and the one he wanted added to the list.



• SKIPPY - The story behind this cartoon is that the animator actually knew the little boy and he told her this story (which is supposedly true) and she loved it so much, she had him re-tell it, recorded it, and animated it. My sister is a 2nd grade teacher and she insists that this is how most of the kids in her class actually tell a story!



• TAKE ON ME - Jim's contribution. A great classic video from the 80s, and particularly cool to us comic people.



• HUMAN SPACE INVADERS - This is an incredible video. It's done using stop-motion photography using real people!



• CHAD VADER - Yes, it's got some colorful language, but Chad is hysterical. This year gave us episodes 5-8 and the end of Season One. You don't need to be a Star Wars fan to like this oddball series.



• CODE MONKEY - This is a video that was done using WoW computer graphics. It is an awesome song (runs through my head all the time). There are a couple of cuss-words in the song, but not too bad, but just be warned.