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Let the Seasons Move You

Fall is certainly creeping in!  Celebrate the changing seasons with this music and movement activity using Vivaldi’s Four Seasons.  (I originally posted this back in December.)

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Snow Scene Collage

If you’ve already done a few snowstorm paintings, switch things up a bit and get three-dimensional!  Collect a sampling of random white items to glue onto a snow collage.  Have your children help if you can!  Here are some ideas:  … Continue reading

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A Brainstorm of Snowstorm Painting Projects

There are so many fun ways to paint a snowstorm, I couldn’t settle on just one!  So instead, you get my rambling brainstorm of the many ways to paint a snowstorm!  With each method, I like to start them out with … Continue reading

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Vivaldi's Four Seasons- Don't Just Listen, Get Up and Move!

Vivaldi’s Four Seasons has always been one of my favorite musical works.  This program music is so beautiful and powerful, but also so descriptive, you can literally see in your mind and feel in your bones what Vivaldi is trying … Continue reading

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Vivaldi’s Four Seasons- Don’t Just Listen, Get Up and Move!

Vivaldi’s Four Seasons has always been one of my favorite musical works.  This program music is so beautiful and powerful, but also so descriptive, you can literally see in your mind and feel in your bones what Vivaldi is trying … Continue reading

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Bring in the Snow!

Next time you’re out shovelling the walk, shovel a bit into a bucket and bring it inside!  Fill your sensory table with snow and try one of these fun activities for exploring the enchanting powder with your little ones!

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Book Activity: Under My Hood I Have a Hat

  If you’re looking for a simple book about bundling up for winter weather, written with captivating rhymes,  Under My Hood I Have a Hat, by Karla Kuskin and illustrated by Fumi Kosaka, is your book!  The nameless heroine of this story goes through her layers … Continue reading

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Stuff the Snow Clouds!

Here’s a quick activity to do as part of your music and movement time, after reading a great wintry book, or any time you just need to work some wiggles out!  You don’t even need any supplies, so it’s ready … Continue reading

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