Bear Paw Creek Meets Music Therapy Connections 2012 was an exciting year for Bear Paw Creek. It started with taking Kat Fulton’s course Online Zen on building a website with wordpress. Learning how to build and maintain a website myself, opened up the door to […]
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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.
Welcoming Spring with Music and Movement Activities
Welcoming Spring with Music and Movement Activities As of March 19, it’s officially spring! I know around some parts of the USA, old man winter has shown up again, but here in Southwest Missouri, we have been enjoying beautiful weather. Julie of Serenade Designs sent […]
The Airplane Song with the Connect-a-Stretchy Band
The Airplane Song: Using Props to Connect with Children The longer I have worked as a music therapist, especially in the early childhood setting, the more I appreciate the value of movement props like those created by Bear Paw Creek! I feel like they have […]
St. Patrick’s Day Music and Movement
St. Patrick’s Day Music and Movement Inspiration For the last month I have been on the hunt for St. Patrick’s Day fabric. For awhile I thought I was hunting the elusive four leaf clover, or even worse that rascally leprechaun! I prevailed and finally found […]
Creative Movement Scarves Activities
Creative Movement Scarves Activities I don’t know about where you live but March brings wind, wind, and more wind here in Southwest Missouri! Do to the encouragement of Miss Carole of Macaroni Soup, I started to carry sets of movement scarves a few years ago. […]
Stretchy Band Row Row Row Your Boat
Stretchy Band “Row Row Row Your Boat” “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” must be one of the first musical movement songs I learned as a child. This song is versatile as you can sing it slow or fast, and create a different atmosphere. You can […]
Start Using Stretchy Bands for Creative Movement and Music Enrichment Today
Start Using Stretchy Bands for Creative Movement & Music Enrichment Today Music therapists are in on the secret. They know how much fun it is to use stretchy bands for creative movement and music enrichment. We all know that getting people to move can be […]
Valentine Music and Movement Songs for Music Therapy Props
Valentine Music and Movement Songs for Music Therapy Props I had fun making Valentine inspired music and movement props this year: balloon ball stretchy band streamers I’m also sharing some music and activities you can enjoy for this special time of extra love! Music Resources […]
#MTadvocacy
January is #mtadvocacy (music therapy advocacy) month Are you a connector, reflector, or director? The following article written by Dena Register, PhD, MT-BC explains what that means. While I am not a music therapist by trade, I love the profession and am humbled to consider […]
Stretchy Band Creative Movement Prop Used in Eldercare
Stretchy Band Creative Movement Prop Used in Eldercare I came across this video review of the stretchy band by Becky Watson, MT-BC of Music 4 Wellness and wanted to make sure to share it with you. Check it out below! Stretchy Band Used in Eldercare […]