As we are getting ready for fall, I know I am eager to fill up a few days a week with fun activities for my kids. I am a SAHM, and I try to focus most of our time on spending quality time in the comfort of our own home and routines, but I also see great value in having a few structured and enriching activities outside of the home each week.
Kindermusik is one of those programs that kids love AND is structured around the way kids learn. Here are just a few of the benefits of Kindermusik as stated on their website:
Parents know instinctively what scientists have now proven: young children thrive on music. Psychologists, neuroscientists, and experts in early childhood development have demonstrated that music does more for children than bring them joy; it helps their brain cells make the connections needed for virtually every kind of intelligence. Kindermusik’s curriculum is built on this research.
When young children are consistently engaged by music in an age-appropriate, socially accepting environment, they benefit at many levels:
- They gain the phonological processing, spoken language, and comprehension skills that are the foundation of reading.
- They build the spatial-temporal and reasoning skills required for math, science, and engineering.
- They develop social and emotional skills that are essential for school readiness—like the ability to regulate their responses and relate to others in complex ways.
- By moving and dancing to music and playing simple instruments, children improve their gross and fine motor skills. Activities that encourage freedom within a fun and friendly structure spark their creativity.
I have had the pleasure of participating in several Kindermusik classes, and every time my child has had so much fun. I even learned a great technique that actually helped prevent meltdowns from their class. We’ve had several Dallas Moms Blog playgroups with them, and the response is always the same -sold out and packed within minutes! Kindermusik is just a consistently great program!
Here is your chance to win a free month of classes to your choice of a Kindermusik class!
*To enter the giveaway, please email a photo of your child dancing or signing or playing music to lauren(at)dallasmomsblog(dot)org. All submissions will be posted on our Facebook Page, and the photo with the most likes will win! Winner will be chosen Friday, Sept. 7 at 1pm*
(all photo entries must be submitted before Thursday night at midnight)
