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 […]
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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.
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 […]
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 […]