Activities for kids over the age of 12.
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 Instruments of the Orchestra Find the full activity guide to go with these videos here: Time to Drum! Find other fun and educational videos here. Percussionist Peter Cooper tells us about the percussion instruments you’ll find in an orchestra in these two videos. Find the full activity guide to go with these videos here:
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Music and Math Mini-Playlist Find the full activity guide to go with this playlist here: Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin! Find our playlist library organized by theme and mood here. Check out this mini-playlist with music that is inspired by mathematical concepts.
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Music High and Low Spotify Playlist From the Activity Guide: Music High and Low Listen to our playlist featuring some of the highest and lowest instruments in the orchestra. Find the full activity guide featuring this playlist here: Music High and Low Find other playlists by theme and mood in our audio playlist library here.
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Vibrating Spoons STEAM Activity Elementary & Middle From the Activity Guide: Music High and Low For young elementary students, we suggest starting with the dancing sugar experiment. Once your child understands that sound is vibrations, check out this great yarn and spoon experiment from Edventures with Kids that will help them explore sound even more.
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Music High and Low Videos: Watch & Listen From Activity Guide: Music High and Low Woodwind musician Kathryn Simpson shows off some of the high and low note sounds in the woodwind section using her Piccolo and English Horn. Watch a silly straw trick to see how the length of a tube changes the pitch
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Biography Poems From the Activity Guide: 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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Music About Animals Spotify Playlist From the Activity Guide: Inside the Story: Never Play Music Right Next to the Zoo Listen to some of our favorite music about animals. For activities to go along with this playlist, go to Activity Guide: Inside the Story: Never Play Music Right Next to the Zoo Find more playlists in
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Classical music’s calming effects are widely known and well-studied. Listening to classical music has been proven to enhance relaxation by increasing dopamine production and decreasing the production of stress releasing hormones. It’s no wonder why parents often play classical music for their children during bedtime or quiet time. However, if you head to the store
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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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Check out the pieces below written by some very creative conductors and the weird “instruments” they chose to include. If you’d like to hear a playlist of music featuring unique instruments, we have two of them! Here and here. Find a full list of audio playlists, organized by mood and activity, here. Check out the
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