“Snow is Falling”: Snow Painting In The Early Years

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 …

“99 Red Balloons”: Creative Balloon Painting In The Early Years

This current 6-part series of early years music articles features a new activity each month from a number of arts activities trialled for 1 and 2-year-old children, along with musical suggestions, with recordings on You Tube. A Finnish study, (Lehikoinen, 2023) was asked to find new ways to engage 1 and 2 year olds creatively. …

“Video Killed The Radio Star”: Creative Digital Drawing In The Early Years 

This current 6-part series of early years music articles features a new activity each month from a number of arts activities trialled for 1 and 2-year-old children, along with musical suggestions, with recordings on You Tube. In our last article, I commented on the passions of individuals leading to change, specifically technology gurus Elon Musk, …

“Dough A Deer”: Using Magic Dough Creatively In The Early Years

This current 6-part series of early years music articles features a new activity each month from a number of arts activities trialled for 1 and 2-year-old children, along with musical suggestions, recordings on You Tube. Creativity comes naturally to children, and research has shown that younger children have more creative ideas than older children. How …