The Influence of Mister Rogers This blog post will be a bit different than my norm, so I hope you’ll allow my ramblings a bit. I hope it encourages you in your work with the individuals you serve, young to the aged. It all started […]
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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.
6 Halloween Songs to Inspire your Music and Movement
6 Halloween Songs to Inspire your Music and Movement I am a big fan of Margie La Bella and her songs and am thankful that Music Therapy Ed shared these last week. I wanted to make sure you could add them to your resource list […]
Let’s Sing About Pumpkins with Miss Carole of Macaroni Soup
Let’s Sing About Pumpkins with Miss Carole of Macaroni Soup Have you heard? There may be a shortage of pumpkins for Fall 2015! OH NO! Miss Carole here, of Macaroni Soup –Active Music for Active Learners! We grow a lot of pumpkins here in Illinois, […]
11 Circle Songs for Stretchy Band Music and Movement Activities
11 Circle Songs for Stretchy Band Music and Movement Activities A little over a year ago I was privileged to witness Harry Becket, MT-BC faciliate a group music therapy session at a nursing home in Springfield, MO. We had fun experimenting with the connect-a-band, bean […]
Pumpkin Balloon Ball Jack O Lantern
Pumpkin Balloon Ball Jack O Lantern Like many, fall is my favorite time of the year. Cool crisp morning with beautiful days to play in. The trees haven’t started changing their color here yet, but I am looking forward to that. It also brings inspiration […]
Bear Paw Creek Insiders Facebook Group
Bear Paw Creek Insiders Facebook Group About a month ago I started a closed group on Facebook. If you participate in groups on Facebook, you will surely know the value and connections you get from them. I have thoroughly enjoyed the knowledge and encouragement I […]
Guitars and Granola Bars Podcast Interview with Janet Stephens
Janet Stephens Guitars and Granola Bars Interview I was excited to do my first guest interview this week! Rachel Rambach over at Guitar and Granola Bars interviewed me. This was a special honor, as her podcast is all about “Motherhood, Music Therapy, and Everything in […]
Bean Bag Song by Nancy Stewart for Music Games Activities
Bean Bag Song by Nancy Stewart for Music Games Activities Bean bags are one of the first items I learned to sew when my Mom taught me as a child. You can read about that in this past blog post. I imagine bean bags are […]
Active Play Creative Movement with Twister
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 […]
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 […]