We've had 2 weeks of Adventure Summer Camps now and I must say we have had a wonderful time. These kids are so fun to hang out with, they make me laugh. We've gone to the cottage, Indonesia, galloped like zebras and had a great time.
So, if your child has said or done something funny regarding their Kindermusik class, or if you just want to share a thought please comment. I'll draw a name from a hat on July 3rd and the lucky winner gets a brand new book! All you have to do to 'enter' is leave a comment.
Thanks!!
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Turn off the Tube
It's time to turn off the tube and get some fresh air. Try TV Turn off week! I know it's hard to peel the kiddos away from the TV, and it's even harder to get a few things done when there is no school break and it's so nice to have 90 minutes of quiet every day, but here are some great ideas to help you on this challenge:
* Replace a 20-30 minute TV program with your own musical play. Make up some simple songs, throw together some costumes with stuff around the house. Encourage your kids to use their imagination and you do the same. Fully commit to the activity cause your kids will know when you're faking it.
* How about family karaoke night? Mom and Dad sing a song, then the kids take a turn. You don't need a real machine, just put your favorite song on and make your own mic from a wooden spoon and some tin foil.
* Go on a colorful treasure hunt outside. Pick a color and have your kids try to find it in the yard. Once they find the color, see if you can make up a little song about the color or the object. You can also try this with 'I hear' things in the yard.
* Have a dance party! Inside, outside, it doesn't matter. Anytime is a good time to dance. To add some motor skills and listening skills development, you can 'freeze dance' by starting and stopping the music randomly to make everyone freeze.
* Replace a 20-30 minute TV program with your own musical play. Make up some simple songs, throw together some costumes with stuff around the house. Encourage your kids to use their imagination and you do the same. Fully commit to the activity cause your kids will know when you're faking it.
* How about family karaoke night? Mom and Dad sing a song, then the kids take a turn. You don't need a real machine, just put your favorite song on and make your own mic from a wooden spoon and some tin foil.
* Go on a colorful treasure hunt outside. Pick a color and have your kids try to find it in the yard. Once they find the color, see if you can make up a little song about the color or the object. You can also try this with 'I hear' things in the yard.
* Have a dance party! Inside, outside, it doesn't matter. Anytime is a good time to dance. To add some motor skills and listening skills development, you can 'freeze dance' by starting and stopping the music randomly to make everyone freeze.
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Summer Camps
Thank you for the amazing support and for all of you who have signed up to participate in my summer camps this year. I am so excited to go on adventures to the Zoo, camping, and the beach with your cute kids.
I need to order the Take Home Materials for each camper by June 1st, so if I haven't heard from you yet, now is your chance! Just do it-it will be so much fun and you will be amazed at the musical education that takes place as well.
Happy singing!
I need to order the Take Home Materials for each camper by June 1st, so if I haven't heard from you yet, now is your chance! Just do it-it will be so much fun and you will be amazed at the musical education that takes place as well.
Happy singing!
Saturday, May 15, 2010
New On the Road Summer Camp
I could not be more excited!! My camps are filling up so I've added another class. I will have another 5 week class of On the Road (3-5 years old) starting June 18th at 10am. This class is also 90 minutes and moms are invited back at 11 for sharing time. Ya for Kindermusik!!!
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Summer Camps
My summer camps are filling up fast and I can't wait! I've been busy learning the songs and chants and thinking of fun ways to help bring these adventures to your kids. Here is a quick summary of the 3 camps I'll be offering. All classes start on Wednesday June 14th and run for 5 weeks.
Tell Me A Tale (Age 5-7) Every Wednesday at 3:00-4:30 - Through storytelling, your child will develop an early awareness of rhythm, movement, singing, and drama. Each lesson features a new tale from around the world, explored through multi-instrument and multi-cultural elements. All told, it's an around-the-imagination adventure of the greatest stories from Europe, Malaysia, South Africa, and more.
On the Road (Age 3-5) - Every Wednesday at 1:00-2:30 with moms joining us at 2:00 for sharing time. Your summer vacation becomes a musical learning theme, and makes the most of a preschooler's burgeoning imagination and ability to learn more words and solve problems. Take imaginary trips to summer vacation locations such as the carnival, a summer cottage, and the beach. Crafts use simple materials—most can be found around the house. You'll also learn more about how music improves your preschooler's ability to think, reason, create and express.
Zoo Train! (Age 18 mos -3 yrs)- Every Wednesday at 10:30-11:30. Five lessons feature music, stories, crafts and snacks to stimulate a toddler's emerging sense of imagination, coordination, and ability to learn more words. Tag along this summer with a traveling zoo-train; bring your own stuffed animal for the petting zoo; wear long white socks on your hands for polar bear paws; and learn about real animals in the zoo. Sing songs in new languages. Parents also learn more about child development and how music improves a toddler's ability to think, reason, create, and express.
I'd love to see you and your child at any of these camps! Please let me know if you have any questions. Enrollment will go for about another month.
Tell Me A Tale (Age 5-7) Every Wednesday at 3:00-4:30 - Through storytelling, your child will develop an early awareness of rhythm, movement, singing, and drama. Each lesson features a new tale from around the world, explored through multi-instrument and multi-cultural elements. All told, it's an around-the-imagination adventure of the greatest stories from Europe, Malaysia, South Africa, and more.
On the Road (Age 3-5) - Every Wednesday at 1:00-2:30 with moms joining us at 2:00 for sharing time. Your summer vacation becomes a musical learning theme, and makes the most of a preschooler's burgeoning imagination and ability to learn more words and solve problems. Take imaginary trips to summer vacation locations such as the carnival, a summer cottage, and the beach. Crafts use simple materials—most can be found around the house. You'll also learn more about how music improves your preschooler's ability to think, reason, create and express.
Zoo Train! (Age 18 mos -3 yrs)- Every Wednesday at 10:30-11:30. Five lessons feature music, stories, crafts and snacks to stimulate a toddler's emerging sense of imagination, coordination, and ability to learn more words. Tag along this summer with a traveling zoo-train; bring your own stuffed animal for the petting zoo; wear long white socks on your hands for polar bear paws; and learn about real animals in the zoo. Sing songs in new languages. Parents also learn more about child development and how music improves a toddler's ability to think, reason, create, and express.
I'd love to see you and your child at any of these camps! Please let me know if you have any questions. Enrollment will go for about another month.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Listening Equals Learning
"It turns out that mere exposure makes an enormous contribution to how musical competence develops." -researchers at the University of AmsterdamIn Kindermusik class, we tell parents that simply having their child in an interactive musical environment has huge impact.
This impact usually goes well beyond what we are seeing in class. (For example, a child may initially be shy about singing in class. At home, however, she will sing the class songs all the time! We know she's learning and abosorbing). Recent research backs up what we have known and seen for years. According to researchers at the University of Amsterdam (2008), there is evidence that some musical capabilities are developed just by being exposed to music, especially music of the listener’s preferred genre. And we can tell you that Kindermusik kids LOVE their Kindermusik music. (And most parents are closet fans too!)When it comes to music, listening equals learning. Most parents instinctively recognize the power of music and want to do all they can to foster their child’s musical interests and development. One of the easiest things you can do is surround your child with an active musical environment. Kindermusik International’s experience over the past 30 years has shown that for young children –- baby, toddler, preschooler, or big kid -- there’s no better way to listen and learn than with us!
Check out Kindermusik Play, our new e-music site to preview and download some of our music. Have a listen with your kids. They'll be learning!To check out the research, click here.
From ScienceDaily (Aug. 13, 2008): Researchers at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) have demonstrated how much the brain can learn simply through active exposure to many different kinds of music. "More and more labs are showing that people have the sensitivity for skills that we thought were only expert skills," Henkjan Honing (UvA) explains.
This impact usually goes well beyond what we are seeing in class. (For example, a child may initially be shy about singing in class. At home, however, she will sing the class songs all the time! We know she's learning and abosorbing). Recent research backs up what we have known and seen for years. According to researchers at the University of Amsterdam (2008), there is evidence that some musical capabilities are developed just by being exposed to music, especially music of the listener’s preferred genre. And we can tell you that Kindermusik kids LOVE their Kindermusik music. (And most parents are closet fans too!)When it comes to music, listening equals learning. Most parents instinctively recognize the power of music and want to do all they can to foster their child’s musical interests and development. One of the easiest things you can do is surround your child with an active musical environment. Kindermusik International’s experience over the past 30 years has shown that for young children –- baby, toddler, preschooler, or big kid -- there’s no better way to listen and learn than with us!
Check out Kindermusik Play, our new e-music site to preview and download some of our music. Have a listen with your kids. They'll be learning!To check out the research, click here.
From ScienceDaily (Aug. 13, 2008): Researchers at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) have demonstrated how much the brain can learn simply through active exposure to many different kinds of music. "More and more labs are showing that people have the sensitivity for skills that we thought were only expert skills," Henkjan Honing (UvA) explains.
Monday, April 19, 2010
EM Street Fair
Each Spring our great city of Eagle Mountain does a street fair for all the local business owners. I get to set up a booth and share the joys and benefits of Kindermusik with our community. I'm a little nervous as this will be my first big public push for enrollment, but I am super excited as well!
Please come out and support all the great, talented people in our area trying to be successful at their business. My booth will have a bean bag toss for the kiddos and I'll be handing out lots of fun toys and treats as well. I hope to sign up students for my summer camps that will begin on June 16th. Come out and see me!!
Please come out and support all the great, talented people in our area trying to be successful at their business. My booth will have a bean bag toss for the kiddos and I'll be handing out lots of fun toys and treats as well. I hope to sign up students for my summer camps that will begin on June 16th. Come out and see me!!
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