So it is the end of week 6 of lockdown for us, and the end of the first week that we have had organised home learning from school. I had thought that it would help us enormously having access to a full timetable of activities from school for my eldest, and his teachers have clearly... Continue Reading →
Making easy musical instruments with children, to keep children busy during the corona lockdown.
Making DIY Lego shaker. An instrument my 5 year old was able to make entirely independently.
How to make indoor beaded windchimes from things you may already have at home.
Another fun activity to do at home with your little ones while we are all on lockdown. Today I made panpipes using only items that I found in the drawers at home. To make panpipes at home you will need to collect together: Straws. We had a stock of plastic straws at home. Paper ones... Continue Reading →
If you have read this blog before you will know that I decided to use this time to teach my children some music. One of the things I wanted to teach my 5year old was how to start reading musical notation. You can read more about starting to teach him about this here. In a... Continue Reading →
A post about preparing to homeschool while social distancing, and about listening to music while playing
More DIY instruments to make with your children while stuck in self isolation. This time: balloon shakers.
At the time of writing this blog post we are at the start of people quarantining themselves at home because of the outbreak of Coronavirus here in the UK. There are a whole host of amazing virtual entertainment and education options for people to look at to keep their children entertained/busy/educated. There are also lots... Continue Reading →
Games for teaching music notation/rhythm at home.
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