Whether you get snow this winter or not, you can still talk about winter with your young kids and use Vivaldi’s music too. All you need is your imagination (and your children got plenty of it, I bet!) First, some background. Vivaldi composed his 4 violin concerti (or concertos) Four Seasons as program music .Continue reading “Share Vivaldi’s Winter with Your Kids This Holiday Season!”
Category Archives: PreK through Elementary school
Sugar Plum Fairy: Fun Facts and Ideas This Holiday Season
For years The Nutcracker ballet and its timeless music had been associated with Christmas. “This is Christmas music,” my students told me after I played Tchaikovsky’s famous dances in one of my classes. Indeed, the holiday season’s excitement is unthinkable without the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy‘s music. But who is she? Why SugarContinue reading “Sugar Plum Fairy: Fun Facts and Ideas This Holiday Season”
And All That Jazz!
When it comes to introducing young children to jazz, one can find many great resources online as well as in the library. Here are some of them. I hope this irresistible music will get you and your young ones swinging. Books and CDs Make sure to get the books as kits with CDs or asContinue reading “And All That Jazz!”
Creating With Nature
Do you have weeds in your garden? Do clover flowers pick their stubborn heads in your lawn? Let your kids use them in their play and crafts! That’s right: summer is a great time to use nature in creative ways. Here are some ideas. Make a plant soup or salad. Bring out toy pots, andContinue reading “Creating With Nature”
Let’s Celebrate Spring With Vivaldi!
Yes, the spring is finally here! Our children can spend more time outside after being cooped up in houses during the long winter. Don’t you just love spring air? And gentle crocuses and snowdrops pushing their pretty heads through the soil? Everything is so full of vitality and exuberance! Just like Vivaldi’s music in hisContinue reading “Let’s Celebrate Spring With Vivaldi!”
More Awesome Books Introducing Young Kids to Art and Artists
There are so many books introducing young kids to art and artists. Not all of them are created equal, though. Some look like they have promise, but in reality they just fall short of being moving for young readers. So, how does one chose the art book for a young child? Here are a fewContinue reading “More Awesome Books Introducing Young Kids to Art and Artists”
My Tools to Inspire Creativity
CREATIVITY TOOL # 5: CRAFTS * All crafts have potential for creativity, especially if children are allowed to add their own ideas. Even store-bought craft kits can become original creations if your child is inclined to go beyond what kits have to offer. If you would like to nurture her imagination through crafts even further,Continue reading “My Tools to Inspire Creativity”
My Tools to Inspire Creativity
CREATIVITY TOOL # 4: humor * It’s not an accident that I am including “humor” in my Creativity Tool Box. Here is how humor encourages creativity in children: Kids enjoy humor It makes them feel more relaxed and playful In order to prolong the hilarity they are motivated to become active participants in goofing around TheyContinue reading “My Tools to Inspire Creativity”
My Tools to Inspire Creativity
creativity tool # 3: Books * Have you ever wondered how great children’s books manage to transport our kids into worlds of rabbit holes and neverlands? One thing is certain: books are magical tools for nurturing kids’ fantasy. And books are the easiest ones “to use” to inspire creativity: parent’s don’t need to do anythingContinue reading “My Tools to Inspire Creativity”
My Tools to Inspire Creativity
CREATIVITY TOOL #2: PLAYING PRETEND * For me, there is no other activity in which imagination rules so freely as in pretend play. I LOVE the way place looks after kids had a good long pretend game! The leftover chaos has an unmistakable quality of hard work combined with inventiveness and fun. (Oh, don’t getContinue reading “My Tools to Inspire Creativity”
Kids Inspired by Classical Music and FineArt 