by Devmelodies | Jun 22, 2011 | Activities, Early Childhood, Learning Through Play
We love sounds and odds are, your children love making sounds too! I can guarantee that they will be walking around the kitchen or even outside banging on anything that they can reach. Today we spent some afternoon time in the pool making sounds. First, we tapped the...
by Devmelodies | Jun 10, 2011 | Activities, Books, Early Childhood, Music, Music Therapy, We Recommend
Welcome to the first post a new series here at Developing Melodies called “What are we Reading?!” This post is inspired by the many books that we read in and out of our home. My daughter is often asking mommy and daddy to read with her (which is such a...
by Devmelodies | Jun 8, 2011 | Early Childhood, Learning Through Play
I know, I know… that headline probably got you excited (and if you were my parents, worried), but don’t worry, there is no baby in my house. Just our lovely toddler 🙂 But outside of our house is a much different story. We have been watching all of these...
by Devmelodies | Jun 6, 2011 | Activities, Early Childhood, Music, Music Therapy, Songs
Did you know that there are very few early childhood songs out there specifically written about the desert? This week at The Center the kids are learning about the Desert and all of the animals and plants that thrive there. In an effort to make what I have found in...
by Devmelodies | Jun 5, 2011 | Activities, Early Childhood, We Recommend
Last year I bought these amazing pieces of chalk on clearance and I have been waiting and waiting until the weather was right to finally start using them. Then, we lost them… but now, we found them and my husband had such a blast coloring with Farrah in our...
by Devmelodies | May 4, 2011 | Early Childhood, Music, Music Therapy, News
Did you know that musical development happens naturally in each and every one of us? Here are some of the natural ways that music develops: Beginning at birth, babies will actively seek out familiar voices and sounds, most of which were introduced while still in the...