Posts tagged ‘music’


Sound of Music 50th Anniversary

Saturday, December 5th, 2009 in Books/Reading, Children Product Reviews, Children's Books

Who loves the Sound of Music? I do, I do,  I DO! My grandmother taught my sisters and I to love old movies.  We would all gather on her bed and watch them when we went for a visit. My baby girl Cameron was born already knowing My Favorite Things, Edelweiss and Do Re Mi.  I would sing them to Abby, […]

3 p.m.

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009 in family, party time

Photo and video editing at www.OneTrueMedia.com (by the way this is her SCARY Halloween dance!) 3 p.m. is dance around the house like crazy ladies time. It is my favorite part of the day. It helps us to remember no matter what the day has been like that we still have a lot of fun […]

Walk to the Park

Saturday, July 25th, 2009 in Life

Walk In the Park by Amy Seeley, click to listen to the song at the end of the post…text on pictures is lyrics in the song all written by Amy Seeley… walk to the park by Amy Seeley More Amy Seeley music on iLike

Thursday: The Importance of the Arts—Our Playlist

Thursday, April 30th, 2009 in Thursday: The Importance of the Arts

Music brightens our day and immediately changes the mood of our home, so we thought today we would share with you our current favorite songs. Feel free to play it throughout the day and enjoy!

~Earth Week~Thursday: The Importance of The Arts–Jack Johnson – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009 in Thursday: The Importance of the Arts

Surprisingly, listening to this song helped my children learn the meaning of the words “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” better than if I had tried explaining it to them!

~Earth Week~ Wednesday: Mid Week Ramblings—Guitar Craft

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009 in Thursday: The Importance of the Arts

The girls and I saw this fun craft on Nick Jr. showing how to make a guitar out of recycled household items–the perfect craft for Earth Week! Materials: Tissue Box Paper Towel Roll Paintbrush and Paints Stick or Dried-up Pen Rubber bands Instructions: Paint your tissue box and paper towel tube with fun, bright colors […]

Thursday: The Importance of The Arts—Oldies

Thursday, April 2nd, 2009 in Thursday: The Importance of the Arts

It always makes me chuckle when my girls pick up on a classic “oldies” song. They love to sing and dance along to it for weeks and then move on to a different song. I love it as the Mom because I feel that is opens their perspectives, allows them to appreciate a wide array […]

Thursday: The Importance of the Arts—Video on a Musical Art Activity

Thursday, March 5th, 2009 in Thursday: The Importance of the Arts

Check out our fun video on our musical art activity. What a perfect activity to do with your children that involves movement, music, art and free expression.   Photo and video editing at www.OneTrueMedia.com The large piece of paper we used to draw on did NOT go to waste, we used it a few more […]

Thursday: The Importance of the Arts—Teach Your Children about Bach

Thursday, January 15th, 2009 in Thursday: The Importance of the Arts

Short Biography of Johann Sebastian Bach Born into a very musical family, Bach was the youngest son of eight children. He was born on March 21, 1685 in Eisenach, Germany to Johann Ambrosius Bach (the local town musician) and Maria Elisabetha Bach. Both of Bach’s parents died within a year of each other – making […]

Thursday: The Importance of The Arts—Dan Zanes

Thursday, January 8th, 2009 in Thursday: The Importance of the Arts

Dan Zanes and Friends long-awaited Spanish-language family album is now available! Weird fact about my family, we dance around the house listening to my husband’s Spanish albums he bought while living in the Canary Islands, so this is perfect! There are so many wonderful things about this album, it can serve as fantastic party music your kids […]