Hootabelle Whips The Nay Nay

Nay Nay, also fondly known for her work as Hootabelle, has ventured away from the nighty night sky in her off time to create a whole new show and album full of catchy kids tunes, Hey Hey, Let’s Play!
Which reminds me, I must get our TV wall mounted because my 1.5yo son keeps whacking the screen trying to pop the bubbles in Nay Nay’s song, Bubble Pop! He’s obsessed!

Naomi is mum to Gideon, 6 and Tallow, 4, and loves seeing the world anew through their eyes. She is passionate about creating content that empowers kids, especially for young girls who she feels need more exposure to strong female characters in music and television.

1. SAHM fans love a little Jimmy Giggle, what’s it like to work with him?

Haha – I’ll bet they do! 😉 Jimmy is great and much like the guy you see on TV everyday – he’s very funny and full of energy. Kids (and mums!) respond so strongly to him because he is the real deal – big heart, big smile and really silly. 

2. You’ve also got a new TV show in the pipeline, tell us about Tinkertime?

Tinkertime is a developing TV show that embraces engineering, creating and thinking about how things work! Nay Nay loves to wonder at the world and experiement with new ideas, and isn’t afraid to make mistakes – she knows that making mistakes is part of learning. I think kids are natural engineers. They love sand castles, trains, blocks, making, drawing, and other projects that support their fantasy play, and Tinkertime is the perfect mix of those things. 

3. Like many mums you seem to have heaps on your plate, how do you manage, or are you like the rest of us who just make it up as we go and hope for the best?

I love the myth of the working parent who has everything in life functioning perfectly. If you are one of these parents, please let me know the formula!

Our family really takes each week as it comes, and try to plan as best we can. Kids insist on you being flexible and spontaneous, so we try to embrace that. I am lucky to have a wonderful husband, who spent a lot of time as a stay-at-home dad while studying full time, so we share parent. That brings its own challenges, but I do love that we both get to experience the parenting chaos, and also work on our own projects. I found that becoming a mum made me say no to the excess things in life that took up lots of time, but probably didn’t need attention. Parenting makes you better at prioritising.

4. We have a daily Wine O’Clock Chat with our Facebook community and love to hear what our fans have to say to some odd ball questions:

Firstly, I love wine o’clock!

5. What’s something you love to cook, but can’t stand to eat?

Lol – cook is a loose word in this”¦. but, I revert to the ease of tinned spaghetti on nights when I don’t have time to serve dinner – but seriously, if it was me sitting down to that mush, I’d probably fling it at the wall. 

HANDLE WITH CARE – especially before cup of tea, after a glass (or two!) of wine, or on rainy days indoors with children!

7. What would you tell your younger self in only 2 words?

DREAM BIG!

Nay Nay’s Hey Hey Let’s Play is now available from the ABC Shop online and in stores.