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Summer Kindermusik is over. Now what?
What!!? No Kindermusik for a whole month? We know, a scary thought! What are you going to do to occupy your tots mind you ask? Have no fear, Grow and Sing Studios is here! During class breaks and even on a normal week, one of our amazing teachers, Ms. Leslie, has a 3 year old who loves to be busy, learn and explore the world around us. Ms. Leslie has shared 5 fool proof fun ideas you can do at home to have some fun together (other than listen to Kindermusik songs)! So here’s a mix of indoor and outdoor activities this Kindermusik educating momma loves!
1. Two words : Shaving cream!
We did this on a hot summer day with friends. We filled bowls with shaving cream, painted the slide and let the ids go crazy! Your local dollar store sells Barbasol, be sure NOT to get menthol! Keep a towel and a bucket ready for hand washes and eye wipes! Turn the sprinkler on to wash off! Need more help with this check out GrowingaJeweledRose‘s post or MoldstadMemories on shaving cream fun!
2. Make homemade Playdough together
Playdough is super easy to make at home. Cooking with kids teaches so many important things like following directions, step by step planning, measuring, gross and fine motor skills and reading! Best of all, it keeps in the fridge for a long time! Here’s a recipe I use:
Ingredients:
1 cup flour
1/2 cup salt
1 cup water
1 Tablespoon oil
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
Food coloring by drops
Directions:
1. Combine all ingredients in a pan and stir. Cook over low heat, stirring until a ball forms.
2. Add food coloring and mix thoroughly until desired color.
3. Cool on foil. Store in covered container.
3. Bubbles and a Bubble Snake Maker!
Bubbles and Kindermusik are synonymous! I haven’t met a Grow and Sing Studios kiddo who doesn’t love bubbles! This is usually the time of year Target has their summer items including bubbles and bubble makers on clearance! There is also a really cool tutorial here at ComeTogetherKids to make a bubble snake maker! It’s a really easy project using a water bottle and washcloth. Have a competition to see who can blow the longest!!
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4. Read together!
Something so simple does so much for your little one’s brain! Just 20 minutes a day, no matter their age, strengthens your relationship, encourages listening and language skills and establishes a strong learning foundation. Part of the fun for kids is being able to hear a story come to life. Books give children a way to use their imaginations unlike television does! When a book is read to you, you picture the book in your own head along with the pictures in the book. TV simply takes the creativity out! Your local library is waiting for you! If you’re unsure what your child will like, stroll around the kids section, normally the librarians leave some fun books out for them! Show your kids how to look on the computer for books in the catalog.
5. Kindermusik Dance Party!
One of our favorite things to do! Put on some tunes and shake the sillies out! Head on over to http://play.kindermusik.com (Kindermusik’s e-music website) and find some new favorites! Some fun songs to check out are Windshield Wiper Dance, Put your Left Paw in, Hey Lolly and whatever else your feeling! Be silly and have fun with your kids!
Don’t worry classes come back soon and we already miss you! You can always sign up for a Kindermusik Playdate! Don’t forget to enroll for Fall classes for tons more fun!
See you soon!
Posted by Ms. Leslie, Licensed Kindermusik Educator and mommy of 2 who is ready to shake her sillies out
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We have so many classes in many locations for tons of Kindermusik fun this Fall!
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Press Release: Grow and Sing Studios Maestro of Early Childhood Music Education
For Immediate Release
Contact: Holly Lesnick
https://www.growandsing.com
407-970-2774
Orlando, FL – Grow and Sing Studios has been named a Conductor Level Maestro by Kindermusik International, the world’s leading publisher of music and movement programs. They have been placed in the top 1% and are currently ranked #25 out of over 5000 programs around the world.
Holly Lesnick, owner/director is an early childhood specialist at Grow and Sing Studios. Lesnick, along with her staff of several Licensed Kindermusik Educators, teaches Kindermusik in ten locations around Central Florida. The Conductor Level Maestro award recognizes excellence in a fast growing program with the goal to bring music to as many children as possible.
“The Kindermusik Maestro has a mission: helping children become better learners and helping parents understand how to help them reach their highest potential,” said Michael Dougherty, CEO at Kindermusik International.
Grow and Sing Studios joins the elite company of the 50 top 1% world Maestros identified as the top Educators of the over 5,000 licensed educators in the world who teach Kindermusik’s music and movement curricula. Holly Lesnick began providing Kindermusik 10 years ago, and opened her own studio Grow and Sing Studios in June, 2005. Today Grow and Sing Studios teaches the learning program to over 400 families, along with many special events and birthday parties.
In the last year, the Grow and Sing Team has reached more and more families by offering a variety of class options, along with flexibility in payment. More and more locations are offered each year as well, to reach families who may not have had the opportunity in the past. Four more locations are set to open this year.
“Music is my passion. Family is my other one. This award means so much because it brings these two passions together in one magical classroom. I know Grow and Sing Studios is living its’ mission of Connecting Families through the Magic of Music”, said Lesnick.
The Maestro Program recognizes licensed Kindermusik educators who master one of three levels in early childhood development: fast-growing programs, outstanding community service, and teaching excellence.
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Kindermusik International is the world’s leading publisher of music and movement curricula for parents and their children, newborn to 7 years old. More than 5,000 licensed educators use the Kindermusik curricula in more than 63 countries, reaching more than 1 million families. The award-winning books, CDs, games, and instruments are based on more than 30 years of experience creating curricula based on new and proven research in child development, designed to nurture skills in the whole child: cognitive, physical, social, emotional, language and musical.
For more information Grow and Sing Studios’ program, contact Holly Lesnick, 407.970.2774,
A picture is worth a thousand words celebration contest!
Photo by Rachel V Photography: http://rachelvphotography.com
We are celebrating a milestone! We have just reached 1000 “likes” on our Facebook page. To celebrate our amazing Grow and Sing Studios community, and thank you for all the support, we are going to have some FUN and give away HUGE prizes (and little prizes too)! :)
To participate, please share a photo or video on our facebook wall of any of the following:
Your child (with you perhaps)
- Enjoying Kindermusik in class
- Using Kindermusik materials at home
- Enjoying some music or musical instruments
- dancing/singing
- other musical and bonding activities
- funny musical moments
(you get the idea!!)
This photo contest will run through May 15th. ONE entry per family!
On May 16th the following prizes will be given away:
1) Winner of “most creative picture/video” will win a $200 Grow and Sing Studios gift certificate which can be applied to classes, birthday party, or any other Grow and Sing Studios service. This prize may be gifted!
2) Another winner will be picked at random draw for a $95 free summer semester (or if you are already enrolled in summer, you can apply this credit to another service). This prize may be gifted!
3) 10 more names will be randomly drawn to each win a 10 song download card to play.kindermusik.com (Kindermusik’s e-music site)
4) 2 more names will be drawn for out-of -towners only to each win a copy of “Connect Through Music“, our music and movement DVD created by us!
If you do not live in the Central FL area and don’t have anyone here that you think would benefit from a prize related to free classes, please note that in your entry, and we’ll enter your name only for the download card and out of town prizes.
We hope you will have a GREAT time with this contest ,and we can’t WAIT to see all the amazing photos we know you have, or will take. : )
Summer Early Enroll Discount ends May 1st! Enroll today!
We have an amazing lineup of Summer programming! From baby classes, to family style, to art and babysigning. We even have DROP OFF classes for ages 4-7 so mom can go get a starbucks and relax!!! Check out all our summer information here and join us today!
Question of the Day Contest – Day 3 of 7
Today is a “guessing game”. There will only be one winner.
Question:
GUESS THE AMOUNT OF CHILDREN ENROLLED IN KINDERMUSIK AT GROW AND SING STUDIOS THIS SPRING (Jan – May). Hmmm… :) WHOEVER COMES CLOSEST WINS! ONE GUESS PER PERSON.
If there is a tie, the winner will be the one who answered FIRST! The prize is a fun sampler of Kindermusik fun! The winner of today’s question will receive a bag full of goodies which includes a Kindermusik CD called “Indian Elephant Tea”, Chime Ball, Blue pair of Zig Zag Blocks and a humongous scarf! WOW! :)
This question expires at midnight! The winner will be announced tomorrow! You do not have to be local to play. We’ll happily ship you your prize!!! If you’ve already won, you can STILL PLAY.. :)
GOOD LUCK!
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Question of the Day Contest – Day 2 of 7
Today there is no wrong answer! Everyone that answers will be put into a raffle drawing (we promise we’ll do a fair drawing!!!) We’ll pick two winners today! Each winner will receive a really cute bathtub fun set which includes a “tub tunes” bathtime fun CD, along with bath toys, ducky puppet in a mesh bag with suctions!!
Here is the question:
WHAT IS YOUR CHILD’S FAVORITE KINDERMUSIK SONG? IF YOU HAVE YET TO ATTEND KINDERMUSIK, THEN YOU CAN LIST YOUR CHILD’S FAVORITE SONG (NON-KINDERMUSIK). :) CAN’T WAIT TO SEE YOUR ANSWERS!
This question will expire at midnight! Winners will be announced sometime tomorrow! :)
GOOD LUCK AND HAVE FUN!!!!! :)
Very proud to announce…
Grow and Sing Studios was just awarded Conductors Circle Maestro. This means we are now in the top 1% of Kindermusik programs in the WORLD. We have previously been a Maestro Top 5%. We are SO excited, and can’t express enough thanks for the amazing staff and participating families that made this possible!
Voted “Best Music Class”
Parents picks winner 2009
We are proud to announce that we have won for the 2nd year in a row “Best Music Class in Orlando” in the Parent’s Picks awards by Nickelodeon at parentsconnect.com.
If you haven’t yet experienced a music class with Grow and Sing Studios, please come on down to our FREE DEMONSTRATION AND OPEN HOUSE EVENT on Thursday, August 20th!
10:30am – Demonstration class for Babies up to 18 months
11:15am – Demonstration class for all ages up to 7 years old
These will take place at our UUUS location near UCF / Oviedo. Directions can be found here! https://www.growandsing.com/location_kindermusik_orlando.php
We will raffle off prizes, sing songs, dance, play with scarves, keep rhythm with instruments, and much much more! Please email to let us know you are coming!
REGISTRATIONS ARE CURRENTLY BEING ACCEPTED FOR CLASSES WHICH BEGIN NEXT WEEK!
To register click here: https://www.growandsing.com/register_kindermusik_orlando.php
Downtown Summer Classroom Details!
Hi everyone,
As we move into the HOTS months of Summer, we had to evaluate what would be best for our summer classes. The FUCO location classroom that we had been using is in an older portion of the campus, and the air just doesn’t work very well when it gets hot outside. It’s perfectly fine when its cool outside, but hot temps = hot classroom which isn’t good for dancing and moving about! :)
So.. we are taking a little move over to their main hall for summer and they are graciously letting us use their library! This is still on the same campus as before, just in a different building. It’s a WONDERFUL space, and we are really really grateful and excited for the permission to rent and use it!
It’s a VERY cool room, and we can adjust the air levels ourselves, so there is NO concern about it being too hot! Everyone will be quite comfortable. It’s a fully carpeted room as you can see below, and bigger than the other classroom.
I wanted to be sure to share this info with those who took classes downtown in the Spring session, as this could most definitely influence your decision to join us for Summer since it was starting to get hot in the other classroom towards the end of the session. :) Also, wanted to be sure those who are currently registered for summer know where you will be going!
We are VERY excited about this move for summer and we think you will be quite pleased! Because this classroom is bigger, we have decided to change the schedule a bit by removing the 1:30pm music class. The schedule can be viewed by clicking here. Downtown classes are listed as FUCO (First Unitarian Church of Orlando).
To join us for summer click here to REGISTER ONLINE
DIRECTIONS:
This classroom is in GORE HALL.
From Hampton Road, Make a left onto the campus and Gore Hall is directly on your left after the office. Go in the main glass entrance, and the Library is on your left.
From the Robinson entrance, go straight to the back parking lot and make a right. Gore Hall will be on your right. Go in the main glass entrance, and the library is on your left!
and now some pictures to get you even more excited!!!!
Summer classroom downtown
Enter here!
Amazing parking right in front!
We hope to see you this summer. If you are already registered, we look forward to seeing you for class #1 on June 12th!!
Best,
Holly Lesnick
Owner/Director