Movement Props and Sensory Integration With Winter lingering on for seemingly forever, tis the season for sensory dysregulation and cabin fever. Many of my clients get extra wiggly in sessions and groups this time of year. With the cold keeping us trapped inside, it can […]
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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.

Magical Moments With Music Props in Church Choir Rehearsal
In this first of several blogs on magical moments with music props in church choir rehearsal, Leah Murthy will provide you with activities using the stretchy band that will be just right for the church setting. There will be suggested church-appropriate activities for adults and children, recommendations on how to acquire a stretchy band for your rehearsal space on any budget and two ways to make your own stretchy band.

[THEMES] Winter: Music, Literacy, and More!
Winter: Music, Literacy, and More! Shivering Snowman! Get moving with these winter-themed activities! Even if you don’t receive an inch of snow or temperatures below freezing, you can always dream up what winter feels like. Today in the Bear Paw Creek blog, we are focusing […]

[THEMES] Christmas: Music, literacy, and more!
Christmas Music to Get You Moving and Grooving! It’s December, and most likely your focus has been on incorporating holiday music into your lessons and sessions. It’s a festive time of year, and in my opinion, adding holiday music to your music lineup brings a […]

Bean Bags and Music with Mar Music Games Activities
Bean Bags and Music with Mar Guest post by Maryann Harman of Music with Mar Bean bags are one of the many things in early childhood that are thought of as ‘toys’ and yet they are so much more than that. It’s almost as if […]

Ellen Allard Music Meets the Stretchy Band
Ellen Allard Music Meets the Stretchy Band A few weeks ago I shared a blog post entitled “Better Together” which features a song written by Megan from Healing Sounds. I keep thinking about this song and it just may become Bear Paw Creek’s theme song. […]

Bear Paw Creek Stretchy Band in the Singapore News
Bear Paw Creek Stretchy Band in the Singapore News Back in May of 2017, our Singapore distributor Our Music Classroom sent me an email showcasing the stretchy band being used in a new preschool. Ms Thian Ai Ling, deputy general manager of MFS, said: “As […]

Promoting Social Interactions through Sensorimotor Play
Promoting Social Interactions through Sensorimotor Play I work with a lot of young children and children on the autism spectrum. Often this means that cooperative play and typical social interactions are challenging. Activities where we need to play as a group or hold hands are […]