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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.

 

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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 […]

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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 Themed Stretchy Bands For Music Movement Music Therapists

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 […]

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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 […]

Alliteration and the Stretchy Band Music Therapy Early Childhood Teachers

Teaching Literacy with the Stretchy Band

Teaching Literacy with the Stretchy Band I have mentioned several times before that I have some great videos that were taken back in 2012 and I am slowly working on getting through and sharing. The following is one I have really been wanting to share, […]

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Jump on Board the Stretchy Band Train Music Games Activities

Jump on Board the Stretchy Band Train Music Games Activities Back in 1997 I started to work at a child care center in Alaska.  I worked in the two year old room and loved it.  My sister made me a circle time tape and book […]

Christmas Print Re-useable Drawstring Bag Preschool Childcare Directors

Re-useable Fabric Drawstring Gift Bags

Re-useable Fabric Drawstring Gift Bags Probably about ten years ago my sister started making fabric drawstring gift bags for Christmas and birthdays.  That is also what she started asking from me to make for her gifts – drawstring bags!  About four years ago, I got […]

Christmas Print Re-useable Drawstring Bag Preschool Childcare Directors

Wrapping Presents in 32 Minutes With Drawstring Bags

Wrapping Presents in 32 Minutes With Drawstring Bags Guest blog post by Kathy Schumacher of Tuneful Teaching Well, it’s December 24, 2014, and I have managed to put off my gift wrapping until today.  This is actually the first time I’ve procrastinated until this late […]

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Why American Made Matters to ME!

Why American Made Matters to ME! Today, November 19, is American Made Matters Day! For several reasons, that matters to me personally and for our business. A few years ago I learned that one of our customers had taken two of our products and was […]

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