The best songs for kid party themes and kid-friendly party music can make or break your children's birthday party or kids' sleepover! If you're wondering what is the most popular kid friendly song, we've got you covered for your dance parties!
Make dancing ribbons on a budget with a few simple supplies....an easy craft for kids. This is a cute party activity and the ribbons can be used for dancing, math, and literacy activities. Here is an
Let's have a Preschool Dance Party! Join Miss Nina in 12 back-to-back preschool movement songs for 30 minutes of non-stop fun!
Turn up the music for these music party games for kids! Super games for karaoke, disco or dance parties with ideas for kids from 5 through to 15 years.
These dancing ribbon rings are super easy to make and encouragement all kinds of movement and dancing. This tutorial is a must for any parent or teacher of young kids.
This easy-to-use dance party lesson plan for toddlers or preschoolers includes a children's book reading list and several music, movement, and craft ideas, with links to music videos, to make lesson planning a snap.
Dance can be a fun way to get your kids moving. So, we've compiled a list of dance activities for kids where they can have fun with both family and friends.
Don't miss these 10 fun movement songs for toddlers you can find on YouTube! They are great for a dance party or getting the wiggles out!
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Dance can be a fun way to get your kids moving. So, we've compiled a list of dance activities for kids where they can have fun with both family and friends.
Here are some preschool end of year activities to enjoy and celebrate a great year with your little students. At the preschool age, I think it's in the
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Whenever we hear good music, our body’s natural inclination is to sway, spin, twirl, bop, and just move with the beat.
Make dancing ribbons on a budget with a few simple supplies....an easy craft for kids. This is a cute party activity and the ribbons can be used for dancing, math, and literacy activities. Here is an
With Mother Goose Time we get a new book every month. Mother Goose Time provides a new book each month fitting the monthly theme. The book in introduced somewhere in the first week givin…
Following on the heels of my most recent posts (about our rainbow party) today I'll be showing you how we transformed our ordinary garage into a rainbow wonderland all ready for a dance party! Both kids and adults were captivated by this fun and easy to make space. You can make a "room" like this too! This project was both inexpensive and simple! Supplies you'll need: -Rectangular colored plastic table cloths, about 8 of each color. I found most of mine at the Dollar Store. You can also buy them inexpensively online: -Packing tape, or duct tape -A staple gun and staples Disco ball (this is the one I used): *Note: The disco ball doesn't run on batteries. It plugs in. So you may need an extension cord too. -(Optional): Checkerboard floor tiles. These are peel and stick and easy to use. You can just put them right onto the cement in your garage. You'll likely need a scraper to get them off though (or just leave them there and have a neat garage floor!). For a floor about the size of mine (12'x12') you'll need 8 boxes. It's time to start! If you chose to make a checkerboard floor, install it first. We centered ours in the middle of the garage, leaving space around the edges for all the junk we keep stashed in there. If you have junk too (as most of us do!) Don't worry about it, we'll hide it later! If you don't want to stick anything to your floor, you can also rent a checkerboard dance floor from a party/ wedding supply business. Add lighting If you have an electric garage door opener, it's possible that you also have an electrical outlet there too. Then you can easily plug in your disco ball. If you don't have one nearby that's okay. Just run an extension cord to your nearest power source. Attach it to the rafters or ceiling to hide it from sight. Note: at this point any kids in the household will be ready to dance. Have music ready! Make a rainbow! Using your tape, connect the narrow ends of two (same color) table cloths. This should give you enough length to drape it from the center of the ceiling, to close to the floor (of a two car sized garage). Now it's time to start hanging the sheets of color! I attached one color at a time and worked my way around the room in a circle. First I gathered one end of the table cloth into a bundle and wrapped tape around it to secure it together. Then I attached that bunched end to the ceiling directly above the base of the disco ball. Leaving a little slack so that it would hang loosely, then I flared each piece open wider and attached it to the rafters. I made sure it was secured directly above the edge of the dance floor. Then I let the rest of the length just hang down towards the floor. This way I created "walls" for the space. If you are adhering the table cloths to a wall, or wooden rafters, it's easiest to use a staple gun. But, these are so lightweight that you could even just use tape too. Kids will start to get REALLY excited now! Take a break and bust a move! Keep working your way around the room, creating a "tent" of color. Leave a few feet of empty space for an easy entranceway. And if any parts are too long, simple trim away the access with a pair of scissors. Then just add a playlist of fun dance music, turn on the disco lights and enjoy! Thanks for stoping by, and happy dancing! For MORE information about how to host your own rainbow party, see these posts: Rainbow Party Goodie Bags DIY Hand Kite Favors Linking up to these fun parties: http://strangersandpilgrimsonearth.blogspot.com/2017/04/the-art-of-home-making-mondays-please_24.html http://www.skiptomylou.org/made-by-you-monday-52/ http://madincrafts.com/mad-skills-party-370/ http://www.ishouldbemoppingthefloor.com/2017/04/inspiration-monday_23.html http://diyshowoff.com/2017/04/23/diy-party-220/ http://www.sewcando.com/2017/04/birthday-blowout-craftastic-monday-link.html http://www.raegunramblings.com/2017/04/diy-gift-ideas-she-will-love.html http://myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/inspire-me-monday-161/ http://www.sugarbeecrafts.com/2017/04/show-tell-link-party-time-32.html http://www.funkypolkadotgiraffe.net/2017/04/too-cute-tuesday-linky-par-tay-334.html http://thecraftyblogstalker.com/create-link-inspire-linky-party/
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Books become even better when you pair them with fun activities! See what we did to go along with this month's Monthly Crafting Giraffes Can't Dance Book Club selection! Some of the links on this site are affiliate links. This means if you click on a link and purchase something, I'll receive a small affiliate commission at no cost to you. Thanks so much for supporting my efforts with this blog! My bloggy pal Hilary over at Raising Fairies and Knights started a fun Monthly Crafting Book Club - a challenge to create activities to go along with some of the most beloved children's books. We had some great fun last year (see links at the end) and have continued the fun this year: January - Ladybug Girl Addition Bugs This month, we're focusing on one of our favorite books, Giraffes Can't Dance: In case you haven't read it, this little rhyming book is loads of fun. It's the touching tale of Gerald the Giraffe - who loves to dance, but sadly is about as graceful as a, well, giraffe. Gerald runs away from the jeering crowds at the annual Jungle Dance where he is comforted by a cricket and then discovers that anyone - even he - can dance with the right music. Gv and I have engaged in our own little dance-a-thons from the very beginning of her life, so I decided to incorporate a little fancy-feet fun into this month's book activity. I created this free printable for you to cut and slide into one of these useful little tools. If these goofy pictures don't put a smile on your face, I don't know what will! (Don't have a cool die like that? Glue the printable squares to a cardstock version of this.) You can spotlight whichever style of music you like for each side of the die, but I wanted to stick with those shared in the book, so I created a short playlist for each one to give you a few examples. Waltz Rock 'N Roll Tango Cha-Cha Reel Gerald's Style (play this variety of tunes or choose your own favorite style) Just roll the die, play a song from the appropriate music style and then boogie on down until the tunes taper off. Top-of-your-lungs singing is not an option! The next player rolls the die and everyone moves to that melody. ...or maybe the same player keeps taking a turn. Again. And again. And again. The game continues until the jams run out (feel free to find your own) or everyone's too pooped to polka anymore. If you have older kids, you could even look up a some videos of the dance steps of that style to try out. For the moment, Gv and I are just letting the music move us. We had so much fun getting physical with this favorite book, I just know this will be something we'll do together for a long time! I love coming up with book connections like these, how about you? I'd love to hear! Either leave a comment below or email me at lisahealy (at) outlook (dot) com. 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Here are some preschool end of year activities to enjoy and celebrate a great year with your little students. At the preschool age, I think it's in the
Hurray! We are back in school and back to making music! This week my students learned how to do the newspaper dance. We started with a section of the paper, unfolding it and laying it flat. This was our "dance floor". Students then could dance in their space. Before we started, each group decided what they considered to be "dancing". Most groups said that to be dancing you had to move your arms and legs in some fashion. And so the dancing began... Now, as fun as that was...it was just getting started. Next, we stepped off the newspaper and folded it in half and stepped on again. After a while, students had to move in very creative ways to stay on the newspaper. We had a great time defining "dance", practing making the fraction 1/2 and movin' and groovin' to some great tunes. With older students we created math sentences like "We are standing in 1/8th of the space that we started on." Some of my favorite tunes to use with this activity: "I Like to Move It" by Crazy Frog "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" by John Denver "Get Jiggy Wit It" by Will Smith "Happy" by Pharrell Williams "Best Years of Our Lives" by Baha Men "The Twist" by Chubby Checker "Goofy Goober Rock" by Spongebob "Walk Like an Egyptian" by the Bangles "Everything is AWESOME" from the Lego Movie "Boot Scootin' Boogie" by Brooks and Dunn Are you looking for movement ideas for that first week of school? How about ribbon dancing? You can create really inexpensive ribbons or streamers with plastic table cloths and pencils (or chopsticks or dowel rods or something of similar size. Check out THIS blog post to learn how to make them. Then check out these: This collection includes cards with pictures and cards with word prompts to use with your students. Pass out your scarves, ribbons or streamers and start the music. Then hold up the cards and let students choose how to interpret them. I also love to use other sets of movement cards that don't always have one correct way of being interpreted. I have several sets of Freeze Dance and Creative Movement cards that you might be interested in.
Paper Chromatography - find out if black is really black and make a coffee filter flower.
Music is magical. The right music can transform a mood and boost happiness. But in families, it can be hard to agree on the same (appropriate) music, especially when there is a wide range of ages for the kids. Here's a Kid-Friendly Dance Music Playlist, selected by kids ages 3-15, to have a little more fun as a family.
It’s time for a dance party! These dancing ribbon wands will elevate your dance party to new heights! They are so much fun to play with and are simple to make – no fancy hardware needed and no mess! We also designed these wands to be safer for little ones with shorter ribbon stands so... Read more »
It's always a pleasure to work with a super creative parent on any party. This past Saturday, we helped style a cute rock star themed birthday party for a little girl who was turning five. The mom had been planning on this party theme for a year. She had picked up the fun banners on clearance that coordinated with the whole theme of the event. Thrift stores also became excellent sources to pick up more party items. Like the fun cassette background to the cupcake table. Which was actually a duvet cover. The pillowcase was used as part of the centerpiece for the kid table. The pink polka dot table cover that the mom used for the cupcake table was another sheet. Cardboard paper amps were also thrift store finds. Vinyl records were placed on our glass cake stands and glittery purple ribbon created the perfect serving trays. Tying coordinating purple ribbon around the popcorn scoop dressed it up. The mom made a fun birthday sign which she placed in a black frame, as well as a coordinating number 5 which she placed above the cupcake table. We supplied the drum set, amp, mic and mic stand, guitar, and tambourines to help set the stage for this rocking fifth birthday party. The mom hung twinkle lights behind two black sheets and a silver tablecloth which she was able to pick up on clearance from Christmas! Feather boas, sparkly microphones, and fun glasses not only were great party favors, but also served as great photo props for when the kids sang up on the "stage". The birthday girl's mom made the cupcake wrappers and picked up cute colorful cupcakes from Sam's Club. We made star sugar cookies and iced them with edible glitter that the mom had also made. Tutorials can be found on the internet for making edible glitter. A simple recipe that consists of sugar, food coloring, and baking. A fun activity for the kids that attended was decorating their own guitar using magic markers and glitter glue. Yes, our creative mom painstakingly cut out twenty of those cardboard guitars herself. We provided the black glitter stars for the guitars.
If you have kids you know that they love to be on the move and active. These 11 fun dance games for kids will have them moving, grooving, and having a great time in no time.
Making room for fun at your dance studio is SO important. Fun improves customer loyalty and encourages referrals to your dance studio.
Free downloadable under the sea themed Preschool Dance class plan and colouring page.
One of my daughter's favorite toys is her parachute. We have played so many parachute games for toddlers specifically. They keep her so busy and entertained. Parachute games can help kids with social skills, coordination, and fine motor skills. It is great for a single child or a large group of kids. This is the
Need the perfect song to get children moving? These are sure to be a winner!
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Rising in popularity over the past 10 years is the idea of the “combination class”. There are teachers and studio owners who love the idea, and others who struggle with teaching all that needs to be taught in such a short amount of time. How can teachers learn to adapt and provide a solid dance […]
