Active Play Creative Movement with Twister We were gifted a new twister game a few months ago and have been enjoying it. Twister is a great game that involves colors, direction, movement, balance, turn taking, and downright fun. Our old twister game tore a few […]
Janet Stephens
Our Blog on Creative Music and Movement Products
Since 2000, Bear Paw Creek has been designing and manufacturing creative movement props, bags and totes for instruments. We hope our blog will inspire teachers, therapists, and parents as they seek to enrich the live of others through music and movement.
Connect-a-Stretchy Band with Giddy Up and Old Brass Wagon Music Activities
Connect-a-Stretchy Band with Giddy Up and Old Brass Wagon Music Activities Here are few songs to use with the connect-a-stretchy band or stretchy band. Music stimulates both sides of the brain, lifts our spirits, and makes tedious activities seem fun. Incorporating motion with music brings […]
Miss Carole of Macaroni Soup “Dancing Scarf Blues” With Creative Movement Chiffon Scarves
Miss Carole of Macaroni Soup “Dancing Scarf Blues” With Creative Movement Chiffon Scarves From this blog post on the stretchy band that Miss Carole of Macaroni Soup wrote, we got connected. I sent her some more goodies, and since then it has been a blast […]
Watermelon Songs and Activities Featuring the Watermelon Balloon Ball
Watermelon Songs and Activities Featuring the Watermelon Balloon Ball Last fall I enjoyed presenting our products at our local tea shop, Maggie Mae’s Tea Room, and a customer gave me a great idea to make a watermelon balloon ball for the summer. I found this […]
I Have a Balloon Ball Song Rachel Rambach Listen Learn Music
I Have a Balloon Ball Song Rachel Rambach Listen Learn Music Loving this “I Have a Balloon Ball” song written by Rachel Rambach over at Listen and Learn Music. The balloon ball is always a big hit and wonderful since you can pack it along […]
Music with Mar Bean Bag Groove Song
Music with Mar Bean Bag Groove Song and Activities Check out this great blog post written by Maryann “Mar” Harman, BA Music/MA Education, founder of Music with Mar. Here she discusses the wonderfully fun and educational bean bag. An old fashioned toy that keeps on […]
Inspired Tree House Stretchy Band Shapes and Teamwork
Stretchy Band Shapes and Teamwork Last fall The Inspired Tree House reviewed the connect-a-band. The following video shows a group of kids working together to make a different shape with the connect-a-bands. (Here they have three connect-a-bands buckled together, the same size as a large […]
Fighting Childhood Cancer and the Comfort of Music Therapy
Fighting Childhood Cancer and the Comfort of Music Therapy Founder of Bear Paw Creek shares her personal experience of how Music Therapy brought comfort to her family during her daughter’s fight with leukemia. On Dec. 3, I took our five year old daughter to the […]
Jingle Bell Music Therapy Instrument Movement Songs by Margie La Bella
Jingle Bell Music Therapy Instrument Movement Songs by Margie La Bella This video is featuring six songs that can be used with jingle bells. You may have your own supply of jingle bells, or you can check out our jingle bells on a wrist scrunchie. […]
Large Motor Skills and the Stretchy Band
Large Motor Skills and the Stretchy Band These latex bands covered in bright, rainbow colored cloth are awesome for gross motor activities and can facilitate so many child development skills including proprioception, strength, motor planning, balance, and midline crossing. Here are two large motor skills […]