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Turn on the radio or CD Player and start to dance with the kiddies. Then turn the music off randomly and surprise the kids by saying 'Freeze.' If they don't freeze, they can be out or you can just continue to play without doing the elimination. With more kids the elimination works well and they have fun with it. Loads of laughs for a rainy day!

Ages : 3-6 year olds

Materials Needed : CD player or radio, fun music

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Bring out the songwriter in your child. Choose a simple tune you know well (i.e. "Jingle Bells" or "Mary Had a Little Lamb") and make up new words to the song. The songs don't have to make sense or be "good"; this is just about having fun and singing! You can choose a theme like encouraging rhyming skills or phonics (i.e. make a song up with as many "G" words as you can) or just let your.. ... Read more >

Ages : 3-6 year olds

Materials Needed : Just your creative juices!

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You can play this with or without a song. Pick an animal and say, "Dance like a rabbit!" After a little while say, "Freeze." Then stop moving and then call out another animal to imitate its movement. Between animals say, "Freeze." You can take turns with your child picking different animals to imitate. Pick animals that cover a variety of movements such as frogs, snakes, monkeys, elephants or.. ... Read more >

Ages : 2-6 year olds

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Choose a song that has a good beat to play rhythm sticks with your child. Give two rhythm sticks to your child and use two for yourself. You can either buy rhythm sticks or make them yourself with round wooden dowels (each stick is approximately 5 inches). Encourage your child to play the rhythm sticks in different ways to the beat of the songs. This activity will help your child listen and play.. ... Read more >

Ages : 2-6 year olds

Materials Needed : 2 rhythm sticks per person

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Start by singing a favorite song with your child that he or she knows well. Second verse: change the lyrics to include either your child, your pet, or something in the immediate environment. Get your child contributing their own made-up lyrics--it will really get them giggling!

Ages : 3-6 year olds

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My 21 month old and I took swimming lessons together and learned a fun song to sing in the pool. It's sung to the tune of "The Wheels on the Bus" and is called the "The Kids in the Pool." You can add any actions you like, but some that we learned were: "The kids in the pool go splash, splash, splash...splash, splash, splash...splash, splash, splash...The kids in the pool go splash, splash,.. ... Read more >

Ages : 1-3 year olds

Materials Needed : Swimming pool, swim suit

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Invite a few of your child's friends over to play. Masking tape one Hot Wheel car for each child all around a beach ball. Turn on your child's favorite music and pass the beach ball around. When the music turns off, whoever has the ball gets to rip off a car and keep it! Then that child can sit down and the rest can continue playing until all the cars are gone. Great for parties -- or for.. ... Read more >

Ages : 3-6 year olds

Materials Needed : Beach ball, masking tape, small toy cars

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Here is a great activity when you are waiting at the doctor's office or at the airport or in the car. Start by making an animal sound and have your child imitate it. Then keep adding sounds and see if your child can follow the pattern (e.g. moo moo meow ruff). Then let your child take the lead and start a pattern you have to copy.

Ages : 2-5 year olds

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This is a music activity that my daughter learned in preschool, and now she applies it to any song that she knows. Two tunes that work well are "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes" and the traditional birthday song. Choose a consonant letter from the alphabet and use that sound to sing every word of the song. Example: B = Bed, Boulders, Bees and Boes or Z = Zappy Zirthday, Zoo Zoo! Our.. ... Read more >

Ages : 3-6 year olds

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Sew jingle bells on the end of two or three finger of a pair of gloves. Sing one of your child's favorite songs and let them jingle to the beat.

Ages : 1-6 year olds

Materials Needed : Several jingle bells; child-sized gloves; needle; thread

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