Lorelei

I missed Lorelei's first day of school picture (boo hoo)
Drum line and marching band practice is taking up most of her free time
Her smile says it all - music equals happy!

Sliii-iiiide down

We are absolutely LOVING our yellow slide whistles!

Julia's kitchen

I have been so busy getting classes off the ground this last week my blog has been quietly waiting. Today I ran across this wonderful Smithsonian Site thanks to the Splendid Table author Lynn Rosetto Casper who sends me a nice recipe every week.

Did you know that the all the French Chef shows were taped in Julia's home kitchen in Cambridge MA? They have dismantled the kitchen and put it back together at the Natural Museum of American History. BUT, you can see it all and read about every piece here in Julia Child's Kitchen

joy

If only I had a camera today. I am sitting at our new studios in the Arts at River Ridge Building. Happy to find I have a wireless internet connection from here - cool.

To my left a Village class of 6 babies, 5 mommies and 1 daddy, tossing and catching scarves, singing "Oh my little boys, who made your britches?"

Just down the hall is an Our Time class. 12 children, 10 mommies, 1 grandma and 1 care giver. I hear them tapping sticks to a French Folk Tune.

Watching these classes is my delight - the only better place for me would be to be inside the door, but this is sweet.

Pictures to come.

I miss Molly

Molly taught me how to blog, is inspirationally creative, writes perfect words about kids and music, is an extraordinary web surfer, has a voice that is nice to hear. Where are you Molly?

9th grade conversation

Mom: "Oh wait Tucker, I want to take your picture."
Tucker: "Aw"
Mom: (whiney) "come on, its the first day of school"
Tucker: (with an exhale) "alright, if you must"
Mom: "I do" - click, click, click. "have a good day honey, I love you"
Tucker: "I love you too mom. Bye."

Happy . . . . day

Yes, it is the first day of school and Peter Rabbit Day, the first story of this curious friend was released on September 4 1893. My sister Elizabeth is starting a new teaching job today, and we were surfing the web for good circle time ideas when we came across a calendar that lists a special thing for everyday. I was delighted to know that Peter Rabbit Day coincides with the first day of school. By the way - it is also "eat an extra dessert day", "Beetle Bailey day" and "newspaper carriers day" - who knew?

Steady Beat Counts

In Kindermusik Village we help your baby FEEL the beat





In Kindermusik Our Time we PLAY with the beat



In Kindermusik Imagine that we VARY the beat





In Kindermusik for the Young Child we READ and WRITE the beat






Important steady beat activities: walking, running, galloping, ball bouncing, bike riding, scissor cutting, READING, singing, instrument playing, living.

Thanks to Kindermusik with Jeanne

Happy Labor Day

By Imani Oasis Love
Take rest; A field that has rested gives a bountiful crop
Ovid

Music is the Key

Music is the key that pulls all of this together, most efficiently with the most enjoyment, creativity, emotional satisfaction and fun!

how many ways do I love the fair?

Preschool & Kindermusik

Wondering about how Kindermusik is going to fit into your preschoolers life this year? Transitioning to preschool can be made easier by maintaining some school year routines that have brought joy to your child in the past. Re enrolling in Kindermusik this fall will actually help your child adjust to their new preschool schedule. Knowing they can count on spending time with you and music will add a sense of comfort and security to the new school experience.

You are my little flower

Mollie Greene has a beautiful blog where she shares her amazing gift for word and picture. Today her blog introduced me to Elizabeth Mitchell. If you are reading this, do yourself a favor and surf over to hear some of this wonderful music. I am going to buy them all.

What a Wonderful Shadow Puppet Show

GREAT Shadow Puppetry - Funny video clips are a click away

thanks Molly

Taste and see . .

Our friend Peder Eide is giving a concert at Hosanna! Lutheran Church in Lakeville on Wednesday at 1:00 in the afternoon. It will be a nice end of the summer treat for the whole family.

Images

At-ten-tion!

Lorelei and Tucker enjoy the snappy new marching uniforms for our band.
(sans shoes)

6 to 8 and 17

6 to 8: For each hour a day that babies 8 to 16 months were shown such popular videos as "Brainy Baby' or "Baby Einstein" number fewer words that they were able to recognize compared with children who do not a watch the videos, according to a study of the vocabularies of 1000 babies in Washington and Minnesota.

17: In the study percent of parents who had their children watch the videos for more than an hour a day.

Simply Perwinkle

Our new Kindermusik home is taking shape.

Demo Days!