Building Brickies Bulletin

December 2022 - Volume 12- Music

The Drive Thru Santa Parade was so much FUN!

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Five Important Reasons to Make Music with Your Family this Holiday Season

School concerts, seasonal community events, religious ceremonies, holiday hits playing on the radio-all offer abundant opportunities to take advantage of the physical and emotional benefits of music during the busy holiday season. Music is a source of comfort and peace as well as connection between family and friends.

musictogether.com

Children and Music: Benefits of Music in Child Development

Parents instinctively use music to calm and soothe children, to express love and joy, and to engage and interact. Parents can build on these natural instincts by learning how music can impact child development, improve social skills, and benefit children of all ages.

brighthorizons.com

Pair this activity with the Christmas song "Jingle Bells"

https://www.41051.com/xmaslyrics/jingle.html

Baby Christmas Shakers

I really like making toys for my kids, especially baby toys. I find that they are usually very engaging, simple, and less expensive than store bought baby toys. Baby E's discovery bottles I made a few months ago have been a huge hit around here. They are some of his favorite toys.

messymotherhood.com

Pair this activity with the Christmas song "O Christmas Tree"

https://www.christmasmusicsongs.com/lyrics/o-christmas-tree-lyrics.html

Adorable Christmas Tree Craft for Babies First Christmas

It can be tricky thinking of Christmas crafts for babies. Lots of baby crafts are mainly done by the adult and as cute as they are sometimes it's nice to get baby more involved. This Christmas tree craft for babies and toddlers is a lot of fun for them to make and you can even add a photograph to make it more personal!

messylittlemonster.com

Pair this activity with the Christmas Song "Ruldolph the Red Nosed Reindeer"

https://www.41051.com/xmaslyrics/rudolph.html

Baby Play with Christmas Lights - Simple Fun for Kids

Our whole family loves Christmas lights, and Baby N is no exception. In fact, he's always liked to look at lights, and when he was tiny {well, even tinier, he's still pretty tiny 😉 }, sometimes all it took to make him happy was to turn on the lights.

simplefunforkids.com

Pair this activity with the Christmas song "Have a Holly Jolly Christmas"

https://www.41051.com/xmaslyrics/hollyjolly.html

Play and Learn Every Day: Christmas Song Basket

I think that one of the most fun parts of Christmas is singing all of the festive songs. There are so many Christmas songs for kids and we only get the chance to sing them for about one month a year, so we definitely like to make the most of it!

playlearneveryday.com

Pair this activity with the Christmas song "Here Comes Santa Claus"

https://www.41051.com/xmaslyrics/herecomes.html

Easy Percussion for Kids: The Plate Dance for Toddlers & Preschoolers - Childhood101

Each week we attend Wiggly Woo - a fun music and dance class for 1-5 year olds. Last term Immy's favourite dance was the 'plate dance.' It's a wonderfully, simple idea - all of the children and adults are each given two plastic plates to use as cymbal-like percussion instruments as the Can Can music [...]

childhood101.com

Pair this activity with the Christmas Song "Jingle Bell Rock"

https://www.41051.com/xmaslyrics/jinglerock.html

How to Make Jingle Bell Christmas Instruments for a Fun Music Activity

Inside: We made our own festive jingle bell Christmas instruments out of empty water bottles for a fun music activity. Perfect for the holidays! I have an addiction to water bottles. Not just any water bottles, mind you, but Voss water bottles.

teaching2and3yearolds.com

Pair this activity with the Christmas song "Rockin Around The Christmas Tree"

https://www.41051.com/xmaslyrics/rockinaround.html

6 Easy-to-Create Homemade Musical Instruments | The Elf on the Shelf

Strum, hum and drum the day away with these rockin' homemade musical instruments, perfect for an afternoon of fun! Mr. Maestro, a close friend of the Scout Elves as well as the North Pole's infamous chorus conductor, approves of these easy-to-create instruments that transform common household items into awesome instruments.

elfontheshelf.com

Pair this activity with the Christmas song "Carol of the Bells"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8405nEFJXpk

Don't Ring the Bells Obstacle Course

I cannot tell you how much my girls have LOVED this simple obstacle course. The objective is to traverse the course without ringing the bells attached to each of the obstacles so not only are we exercising our ears and sense of sound but also our bodies!