by Devmelodies | Feb 6, 2011 | Early Childhood, Music, Music Therapy
Let’s talk about the kazoo! It’s small It Fits in your pocket Lightweight and easy to transport Brightly Colored Extremely Affordable Easy to Clean Really, is there anything bad about the kazoo? I don’t think so. So why do I like the Kazoo so much?...
by Devmelodies | Jan 15, 2011 | Activities, Early Childhood, Learning Through Play
Earlier this week the weather team was talking about all of this possible snow that was to fall… we came out with less than 4 inches. It was enough for Farrah to shovel at daycare (that’s right… hard labor) but it was too cold to venture out by the...
by Devmelodies | Jan 11, 2011 | Activities, Early Childhood
Just be prepared! Here are some tips to make your venture into Watercolors a successful, fun, and only semi-messy experience! 1. When filling the bowl of water, only put in enough to cover the tippy top tip of the brush! Toddlers are known to splash water and pound...
by Devmelodies | Dec 22, 2010 | Activities, Early Childhood, Family, Learning Through Play
This activity is another one from my favorite blog: The Frugal Family Fun Blog! Please head on over there to find the full explanation! We did a small revamp of the project… I was home alone with my extremely needy toddler (I can’t even leave the room to...
by Devmelodies | Dec 19, 2010 | Activities, Early Childhood, Learning Through Play
Finding things to do inside (that require little mess and clean up) gets a bit harder as the weather gets colder, and a toddler becomes frantic! While I am thankful to be able to send her off to daycare for a few days to get her sillies out and socialize, we are still...
by Devmelodies | Dec 15, 2010 | Activities, Early Childhood, Learning Through Play
The weather here has become… well… Winter! I swear I was just walking around without a coat not too long ago! But now, as the mercury drops and the daylight becomes less, we start to see our snow days pile up. In fact, Monday was a “Cold Day”...