Music and art creation, crafts, DIY.
Let’s explore music and arts from Japan, Australia, India, and the United States. Check out Music From Around the World Part 1 here. Japan Shojoji is a Japanese nursery rhyme about a hungry raccoon-dog, called a tanuki. In the song, the tanuki taps on its belly like a drum. At Tiny Tots, we featured the […]
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Percussion Activities – Babies through Preschool Find the full activity guide here: Time to Drum! Pom Pom Drum Painting This is a fun activity to involve your littlest ones in both music and art-making at the same time! This tutorial makes drum sticks out of pom-poms and wooden dowels, but you can make them with
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Musical Math For Toddlers through Preschool Find the full Activity Guide to go along with this story here: Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin! Basic counting is an important part of music. Use this simple, visual counting chart to help your little one explore the numbers 1 through 4 through a musical lens. There are many ways to
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Story Time: Never Play Music Right Next to the Zoo From the Activity Guide: Inside the Story: Never Play Music Right Next to the Zoo Teaching artist Abner Genece Reads us Never Play Music Right Next to the Zoo. Find other activities for this story in the full Activity Guide:Â Inside the Story: Never Play
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Biography Poems From the Activity Guide:Â Â Theatre Games for All Ages Age Range: Preschool and Older. Younger children may need help from an adult or older child. Where to Play: Anywhere you can bring a pencil and paper. Number of People: Complete on your own, share with as many people as possible How to Play: Using
Sneaky Statues Theatre Games From the Activity Guide: Theatre Games for All Ages Age Range: Preschool Through Middle School Age Where to Play: Anywhere with room to move around Number of People: Two or more How to play: One person is the museum caretaker getting ready to close up for the night. They walk into
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Make Instruments from Nature Ah, Colorado. Few places in the US have such beautiful scenery or such possibility for outdoor exploration. Now is a great time for you to bring the outdoors into other activities for your child. We suggest some nature-sourced instruments! Make a shaker with pinecones, a xylophone with twigs, a trumpet with a
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Fine Motor Activities Preschool – Elementary From the Activity Guide: Mini-Music – Fine and Gross Motor Activities Preschoolers can get hands-on as they use small found items to trace lines and make their own patterns. This tutorial uses buttons but you could also use small pebbles or pinecones gathered on a nature walk, coins, or
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DIY Trumpet From the Activity Guide: All About the Instruments – Brass and Percussion Families Check out this trumpet DIY from New York Philharmonic made with things you likely have around your house. And check out the DIY trumpet Conductor Dan made at his house! Find this and other activities in the full Activity Guide:
Explore Emotions: The Someone New From the Activity Guide: Inside the Story – The Someone New The Someone New is a wonderful story by Jill Twiss and EG Keller about being brave in the face of the new and unknown. Join us on an adventure as we read the story and explore its themes with
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Connection Hearts From the Activity Guide: Inside the Story – The Someone New When we’re feeling nervous or lonely it’s easy to forget how many wonderful people we have in our life. This craft will help you think about all of the people that mean the most to you and to remember that even during
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Bravery Crown Activity From the Activity Guide: Inside the Story – The Someone New Take a piece of construction paper (or any paper!) and measure to make sure it fits around your head—if you need to tape or glue a couple of pieces of paper together so that it fits, that’s great! Lay the paper
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