Musical Activities for Guaranteed Fun
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Musical Activities for Guaranteed Fun By Deborah Shelton
Music has the power to calm, sooth, energize and make everyone
have fun! Try these ideas at your child's next play date or
sleepover for a guaranteed good time.
1. Jamming Art: Turn on some music-upbeat or mellow-you decide.
Without looking directly at the paper, draw pictures and designs
to the beat of the music. Make several drawings from different
types of music.
2. Animal Walk Parade: Play your favorite tunes on the radio and
dance and walk the way your favorite animal would. Remember, the
more friends you invite to play, the more fun your parade will
be!
3. Music Maker Box: Fill a small trunk, box, or dresser drawer
with musical instruments for when inspiration strikes. Purchase
inexpensive instruments at garage sales, or make your own
including tambourines, strands of jingle bells and film canister
maracas.
4. Dance Party: Invite your friends over for a dance party! Ask
each guest to bring along a cassette tape or CD with his or her
favorite music. Play a song or two from each CD and dance the
night away. For super cool invitations, use a permanent marker
to write the details of the party on those free Internet CDs
that come in the mail.