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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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Throwback To Our 2022 Music Therapy Month Celebration!

Throwback To Our 2022 World Music Therapy Day Celebration! Exactly one year ago in March 2022, we announced a fundraising giveaway in celebration of world music therapy day where we raffled off a “Miss Kathy the Music Therapist Doll with Miniatures”. All of the proceeds […]

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Building Brains with Music with Music with Mar.

Building Brains with Music by Music with Mar. Did you know Bear Paw Creek was started 23 years ago in the basement of a rental home in Springfield, Missouri?  It has brought more opportunities, fulfillment, and joy to my life than I could have ever […]

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A Valentine’s Day Giveaway! Plus Creative Movement Activities, Books, and Songs

A Valentine’s Day Giveaway! Plus Creative Movement Activities, Books, & Songs It’s hard to believe that we are already in the second month of 2023. For us at Bear Paw Creek, January flew by! This also means that Valentine’s Day is in just a couple […]

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New Collaboration with Crafterina and a Giveaway!

New Collaboration with Crafterina: a Dance Education Brand for Everyone (And a GIVEAWAY!) We always love getting to collaborate with businesses that share the same passion for creating things that are educational, interactive, useful, and fun. That’s why we are beyond excited to introduce Crafterina […]

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NeuroHealth Music Therapy Motivate Through Music Program for Parkinson’s

Neurological Music Therapy and the Parkinson’s Foundation Working Together Linda Jedrzejek MT-BC, owner of NeuroHealth Music Therapy, has been a long time supporter and friend of Bear Paw Creek.  In fact, one of the first stretchy band song activities we shared was from her suggestion! […]

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Back to School Giveaway Part Two +

Back to School Giveaway Part 2 – Plus a Bonus Sale! We have drawn our winner for the first back to school giveaway and are excited to launch the second one. This is a first for us at Bear Paw Creek since we normally do […]

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Annual Back to School Sale on Music Education Tools and Two Giveaways

Annual Back to School Sale and TWO Giveaways It’s here! Our tenth annual back to school sale! All month long we will be having discounts starting with 20% off and ending with 10% off. It also includes free shipping. Every year we do a giveaway […]

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Music Education Tools with Bow Tie Music

Music Education Tools with Bow Tie Music Back in February I stumbled across a video of our stretchy band in action on Will Doublestein’s  YouTube channel, Bow Tie Music.  Since then I have been watching his enthusiasm for music education and witnessing the joy he […]

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Once Upon A Dance Creative Movement Collaboration & Giveaway

Once Upon A Dance Creative Movement Collaboration & Giveaway! At Bear Paw Creek, one thing we love to do is collaborate with other businesses. Getting to connect with people and their businesses is one of our favorite things and has been a great source of […]

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I am Part of a Community of Music Therapists – What’s Your Superpower?

I am Part of a Community of Music Therapists – What’s Your Superpower? Hey! I’m Patina – Patina Joy, actually! I’ve been a music therapist working with kids, teens and young adults with a variety of beautiful special needs since 2011! Whether in public schools, […]

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