Children’s Music and Games for Valentines Day

Valentine’s Pencils are an excellent alternative gift for this special holiday.  If your child got some, perhaps, instead of sharpening them, you might want to be creative, and make them into instruments.  Last year, my students enjoyed this challenge, and I posted a slide show of their creative works of art and music:  Homemade Instruments Made from Pencils.

I’ve posted a fun Animal Valentine video, as well as two other fun videos on my other blog:  Kids Love Animals.  Share the love and the learning.

It doesn’t take long online to find some excellent Valentine’s Game and Activities for children, but my daughter’s favorite is on The Kidzpage .  It has puzzles, and coloring pages to print, and fun online games.

SONGS FOR TEACHING is an excellent site that has the lyrics to wonderful songs for children, and it has a page full of Valentines Songs.  You can even listen to someone singing it, and if you like it, you can download it for a small fee.

Kindermusik families may remember some of their favorite songs from their Home CDs that are perfect for this day of family love.  Many of these are folk songs, so you may know them as well.  I am trying to include enough of the songs to help you remember how to sing it.

Skinnamarink a-dink-a-dink, Skinnamarink a-do, I LOVE YOU!   – Village: Dream Pillow

Love Somebody – Yes, I do… (3 times while pretending to look around for someone to love, then)… I Love Somebody and it’s YOU, YOU, YOU!

You are My Sunshine, my only sunshine.  You make me happy when skies are grey.  You’ll never know dear, how much I love you.  Please don’t take my sunshine away.

Mama loves, and Daddy Loves, and Everybody Loves a little Baby.    – Village: Dream Pillow

I love my Family, my family, my family, my family, take a look and you will see…  They’re OK with me.   on Family Time:  Our Kind of Day

Tell Me Why the stars do shine,  Tell me why the ivy twines,  Tell Me Why the skies are blue, And I will tell you just why I love you.      on Village:  Do-Si-Do

Shady Grove, my little love, Shady Grove I know, Shady Grove, my little love, bound for the Shady Grove.     on Village:  Cock-a-Doodle Moo

Cuddle Up A Little Closer Baby Mine, Cuddle up and be my little Valentine

Let Me Call You Sweet Heart, I’m in love with you.

Wiggle (4 x), Giggle (4 x)… Little Sack of Sugar, gonna eat you up   on Family Time: Our Kind of Day

Meet Me Tonight in Dreamland   - on Village: Dream Pillow

Find out more about Kindermusik at www.kindermusik.com !

Enjoy singing and playing with your family this Valentine’s Day !!!  LOVE, Ms. Debbie

Kindermusik Programs with themes of travel & vehicles

Travel themed Kindermusik Programs

      

Check with your local educator on the availabilities of these classes.

       In Polk Co. Florida, see my website,  http://musiconnx.kindermusik.net 

                                         If not, look on www.kindermusik.com , to locate an educator near you.  

                                       

Village (up to 18 m) – Zoom-E-Oh !   An 8 week semester full of fun times for babies and their parents to explore ways to Go! -  Buggy rides, stroller rides, rockets, horses, etc. specifically designed for the younger set.  Home materials include Zoom-E-Oh book, CD, Baby’s Home Journal, posters to match the book, and a carrying bag. 

Our Time (1 ½ to 3 yrs.) – Away We Go !     (Spring 2008)A 15 week semester full of fun times for toddlers and their parents to explore ways to Go! -  Focus on trains, cars, planes, boats, any way you want to go – lots of fun songs and good music for travel, and home.  Home materials include 2 CDs, 2 children’s literature books, a Home Activity Book, a set of 2 harmonicas, and Shiny Dinah Train box. 

Imagine That ! (3 – 5 yrs.) – Toys I Make, Trips I Take !    (offered Spring 2008)The initial focus of this 15 week semester is the Toymakers shop, in which we help the toymaker build the toys, and we get to be the toys.  But as we explore the train and boat, we get to take imaginary trips, determining where we will go and how to get there by designing maps, etc.  Lots of fun.  Home materials include two CDs, two children’s literature books, a Home Activity Book, a Toymakers shop play set, and a nice drum! 

Summer Adventure Camp (3 – 5 yrs.) – On the Road !   An 5 day semester full of fun times for preschoolers to explore ways to Go! -  The book is called GO Van GO!, and it tells the story of a family, with a dog, who all want to go someplace different.  They pack their bags accordingly, and get to each one of their 4 stops (which we explore in detail during those 5 days).  We get to “go” to a cottage by a lake, to a fair, to the beach, and, of course, camping,  Includes book, CD, poster, and a cool wooden frog guiro instrument.  Plus there is a craft every day of class. 

Summer Adventure Camp (1 ½  - 3 yrs.) – Zoo Train !   During this 5 day semester we get to ride the train around the zoo to discover and “be” the animals we see.  The book features the train on every page, and we sing the train song every day,  Includes book, CD, poster, and an animal shaped shaker.  Plus there is a craft every day of class.  It’s Cora’s favorite CD !