Given that Easter is just around the corner I thought it was timely to re-share this post by Christine Gora of Kids Music Toys offering a great suggestion for an alternative to chocolate eggs this year! Even if you are yourself a chocoholic most parents realise that too much chocolate for children is not a […]
Having a Ball With Musical Ball Play
This post is by regular contributor Christine Gora of Kids Music Toys. Babies need some time on their tummies to aid their physical development. New mums are informed from many sources about the importance of this for their babies during their waking hours. Tummy time increases muscle strength of those muscles that help with; Rolling […]
Dance & Creative Movement for Preschoolers
This post is by Christine Gora of Kids Music Toys. Children love to move and dance and preschoolers are mostly always active. A great way to direct this movement energy into something rhythmic and musical is with some simple props and a little creativity. So how do you get your little movers and shakers going? […]
Kids Music 101: Xylophones and Glockenspiels
Everyone knows that a xylophone is a classic child’s toy loved the world over. But did you know that most of the toys that are called xylophones are in fact glockenspiels? A true xylophone has wooden bars. The name comes from the Greek: “xylo” means wood and “phone” means sound. Instruments that look and play […]
Kids Music 101: Music & Emotions – Music for Stimulating Positive Behaviour
This post is by regular contributor Christine Gora of Kids Music Toys. Marketers have known for years that music is a powerful tool for encouraging particular consumer outcomes. There has been much research into the effects that volume, speed, pitch and types of music have on product preference and even the amounts of money spent […]
Kids Music 101: Music and Emotions – Music for Calming
This post is by regular contributor Christine Gora of Kids Music Toys. In this post and over the next few months I will be exploring the ways in which music can be used to calm and to stimulate, how it can be used to influence emotion and mood, and also how it can be used […]
The Little Drummer: Drumming with Preschoolers
“Come they told me, pa rum pa pum pum A new born King to see pa rum pa pum pum” The strains of The Little Drummer Boy are in my ears as I write this, reminding me that there is a little drummer in every child. Keeping a beat is a basic musical instinct probably […]
