Okay, no doubt there have been countless blog posts and comments about them. But here’s our rendition on how they entered our lives, our home and saved our sanity.
Our fascination with them started discreetly. An innocent purchase of their healthy snacks, the twinlets took an instant liking to them.
However, I thought, food was the limit. We were going to conciously disband ourselves from their music and all that crazy franchise and over the top concerts. Avoid all the toddler marketing ploys that only burn a desperate parent’s pocket.
Besides, I had decided that being a lover of music – all types of music – I wanted to introduce my children to what wasn’t mainstream.
Justine Clarke and Play School was as general as our household could be.
The rest of the time, we showered the twinlets with Newton Faulkner, Jack Johnson (who’s music they were actually born to…another story, another post) and John Mayer.
Early on in parenting I was going to stand firm and not cave into The Wiggles mayhem.
Then, Nulla Nanna snuck in a Wiggles DVD as a present.
Can I just tell you…it has changed our lives.
The catchy tunes, the colourful scenes, the dancing…it has the boys mesmerized. Almost hypnotised.
And us parents ? We are grateful because the Wiggles gives us ten minutes to catch our breath from the daily mayhem of raising twinlets; a distraction for our toddlers on the plane to prevent them from completely losing the plot; they leave me relieved because I know they are educational.
It’s simple. The Wiggles promote happiness, fun and encourage young minds to be active.
Starting from humble beginnings, forming after the untimely death of a band member’s niece from SIDS, the Wiggles all come from an early-childhood education background. They take meticulous planning in staying dedicated to their pre-school and family followers and take their responsibility as role models seriously.
Their signature finger-waving ? As silly as it looks, it is their policy to use the move when taking photos with children. The Wiggles are adamant that touching children affectionately – or otherwise – is always inappropriate.
I believe they even write most of their songs and play most of the instruments.
So, to all those who can’t get their head around the wonder of the Wiggles, questioning how they have managed to earn more money than Kylie or AC/DC – I’m darn proud that they’ve been Australia’s biggest export.
The Wiggles are as wholesome as you can get: they care about children; their inspiration comes from children.
Let’s face it.
How many of us can say we’re in our dream jobs, becoming millionaires doing what we love and deeply passionate about ?
‘nough said.