This winter early years activity is the last of the current 6-part series of early years music articles featuring a new activity each month. It was taken from an article on arts activities trialled for 1 and 2-year-old early years children, with added musical suggestions (recordings on You Tube). A Finnish study, (Lehikoinen, 2023) considered […]
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Towards the end of the year, many Western countries traditionally celebrate Christmas. With the increase in travel for so many reasons, it is clear that even this one occasion is not celebrated in the same way in each country and culture. In the last few years, we have celebrated in December with special lists of
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Creativity has such a natural place in the early years that it is almost at risk of being overlooked. It is also one of the characteristics that some philosophers consider unique to humanity. The ability to create has been shown to reduce symptoms of distress in situations and conditions where people feel out of control,
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It can be tricky getting little ones to sleep at any time. No excuse is needed, no reason is necessary – they want to stay awake to stay near you. During uncertain times, when routines go out the window, it can be tricky to get ourselves as adults to settle, let alone our little ones.
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This month I thought we could take a slight detour on the skills and benefits to improve little one’s musical experience and use it all to have a little fun! During my years of delivering music in different venues, some groups have preferred a more traditional list of songs, whilst others have wanted easier tunes
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