Over the what? To whose house?

The traditional Thanksgiving song, “Over the River and Through the Woods” is a classic.  Just singing it helps us older folks feel connected to generations of our family.  But can our children relate?  When was the last chance they had to experience freezing their ears and nose in a horse drawn sleigh?  Why not write some verses [...]

Momsense and Dadsense, not a lot of nonsense

You may have seen the Momsense video, but have you seen Dadsense?  I thought I would share these in celebration of Father’s Day.

I use too many of these phrases that I never thought I would use.
Anita has also recently responded with “Dadsense” to fathers who were feeling left out.  Oh, I [...]

My Dream of Motherhood

It’s a serious predicament when a woman strongly desires to have children, yet her husband, the desired father wants NO part of it.  Since this occurred with both MY parents, and my father’s parents, I suspect it is far more common than I felt at the time.  But, it is interesting to learn how each [...]

Kids LOVE animals. Share the LOVE and the learning.

To celebrate our love of animals, I am including THREE cool videos.  FIRST, our animal friends help me wish you Happy Valentine’s Day.  THEN,  a lot more variety of animals (more than I knew) help us learn the alphabet (even X).  Be ready to let your children watch these videos repeatedly.  At  the end, there is another cool animal song/video by Eric Herman that [...]

Kindermusik makes the Best Gift

makes
 
The Best GIFT
 
For Now, For Several Months, and For a Lifetime!
 
 
For NOW:
 

Gift Certificates toward a Kindermusik Semester

Parents, or Grandparents can purchase a gift certificate to present to a child or family.  This can be increments of $50, or for the total cost of the class.
Contact Debbie (musiconnx@att.net or call 816-8835) to complete the transaction, [...]

Thanksgiving Games for Family Memories

Thanksgiving Rituals are for making memories, and GAMES are memorable.  NONE of these ideas cost a thing, except a little time.  And to children, love is spelled T-I-M-E.
Thanksgiving Song Writing
Try out this song that is included in “A Year of Fun,  Just for Fives” by Theodosia Spewock.  (This is a fabulous series by the way, [...]

Pumpkins aren’t just for Halloween

Pumpkins are a mystical magical fruit, in that they can be so many different things.  There is certainly a magic in the nature of planting the seed and watching it grow, helping it along the way.  There is magic in how it can be transformed into a Pumpkin pie or Pumpkin Cookies.  And there is [...]

Mother’s Day Sing-a-long and Traditions

This sweet animated clip features a mother spider and her loving child, who is singing about how his mother loves him just because he is her child.  The words are included, and I know you and your child will enjoy watching and singing along with this one!

You may even enjoy coming [...]

Easter Eggs – before, during, and after Easter

My best wishes are for you
to enjoy your Easter Celebrations
with your family,  with the angels,
and with eggs full of the joys in life.
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We celebrate this rebirth with the angels
just as we do the original birth of Christ
With music and a joyful heart
For all he has done for us.
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There are many ways folks celebrate Easter. 
One of my [...]

Musical Happy New Year Wishes

It is still the beginning of the new year, and therefore, and opportunity to send you positive mental energy, good wishes, and maybe even crack a smile.  Please share these videos (they are very short)  with your children, and have each of you give each other hugs from Ms. Debbie.  You all might enjoy learning [...]