by Debbie Mondale | Jun 29, 2019 | 0 to 18 m., 1.5 - 3.5 years, 3 - 5 years, Family Time, Lakeland, Our Time - toddlers
In the midst of a busy work schedule, create special evenings with your family you will all look forward to once a week. Pick them up and bring them to our happy place with other awesome families, and enjoy the opportunity to sing, dance together with someone who...
by Debbie Mondale | Apr 6, 2019 | 1.5 - 3.5 years, 3 - 5 years, 5 - 7 years, Activity ideas, Instruments for children, Teaching techniques
Have you ever explored the possibilities of making a homemade instrument with a pencil? A Brand New pretty wooden pencil has so much potential other than writing. Exploring the options for sound making with a common object is an excellent exercise in creativity for...
by Debbie Mondale | Mar 16, 2019 | 3 - 5 years, 5 - 7 years, Lakeland, Summer Semester
“On the Road again… I’m going crazy on the road again. My children whine and cry and wonder WHEN. Oh, how will we survive it On the Road again?” Your road trips this summer COULD be filled with engaged children joyfully interacting with...
by Debbie Mondale | Feb 10, 2019 | 1.5 - 3.5 years, 3 - 5 years, 5 - 7 years, Activity ideas, Holiday
Coloring while listening to music can become an amazing way for children to relax and focus. Playing instrumental music in the background engages the brain in a way that cuts down the clutter of thoughts that can be so distracting… for children and adults. ...
by Debbie Mondale | Jan 2, 2019 | 3 - 5 years, 5 - 7 years, Cultural Excursions, Lakeland
Immerse your family in the music and culture of THREE different time and places, easy to travel in Polk County, Florida. You and your young musicians can immerse yourself into music of different cultures this January right here in Polk County, Florida. The world...
by Debbie Mondale | Dec 29, 2018 | 0 to 18 m., 1.5 - 3.5 years, 3 - 5 years, Child development, Emotional Well being, Foundations of Learning, Social Interactions
We strive for as many moments of this kind of HAPPY as possible ! Have you seen your young child struggle with big emotions, leaving you baffled as to how to respond effectively? Take a moment to mentally picture one of these extreme moments, and all of the emotions...
