Annual Back to School Sale Bear Paw Creek Creative Movement Products It’s Bear Paw Creek’s annual back to school sale! We’re all on a budget and this is one way of giving back to you, our wonderful customers. Save every day in the month of […]
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Bean Bag Songs and Resources by Alyssa Wilkins, MT-BC, Owner and Founder Dynamic Lynks As a music therapist, it is important to constantly have tools and tricks in your arsenal to pull out for sessions. One of my favorite props to use as a “quick
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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
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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
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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 & 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
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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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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
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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
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Large Motor Skills and the Stretchy Band These latex bands covered in bright, rainbow colored cloth are awesome for gross motor activities and can facilitate so many child development skills including proprioception, strength, motor planning, balance, and midline crossing. Here are two large motor skills
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