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10 Musical Activities for Kids

Shared by Mary Catherine 15 Comments

10 Musical Activities for Kids

Ooooh . . . we’re in the double digits now (yes, I’m a dork and get excited about things like this)!  So many great link-ups at last week’s Stress-Free Sunday.  Based on those shares, I’m going to focus on some musical activities for kids!  Letting  children express themselves through music, movement, and dance is so very important!  Please take a moment to check these great ideas out for yourselves!

10 Musical Activities for Kids
Building Language through Music {Twodaloo}
10 Musical Activities for Kids
Musical Sensory Shaker Bottle {House of Burke}
10 Musical Activities for Kids
Giant Chalk Keyboard {And Next Comes L}

Seven other musical activities for the kiddos from some awesome bloggers . . .

10 Musical Activities for Kids
Recycled Outdoor Music Station {My Nearest and Dearest}
10 Musical Activities for Kids
Classical Train Music {Play Trains!}
10 Musical Activities for Kids
Exploring Sound: Making a Kazoo {Buggy and Buddy}
10 Musical Activities for Kids
Exploring Sound with Homemade Egg Shakers {Fun at Home with Kids}
10 Musical Activities
Earth Day Song {Fantastic Fun and Learning}

Sorting Sprinkles has a “Composer of the Month” for each of her homeschool units.  Recently, she featured Vivaldi.

Rubberboots and Elf Shoes shares some musical anecdotes from her childhood, along with her class’ favorite songs.

Feel free to check out my “Music & Dance for Kiddos” Pinterest board!  I’ll be adding more pins to this board as I come across fun activities.

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Table of Contents

  • Music and Movement Tools
  • Done-for-You Preschool Resources

Music and Movement Tools

Singing and dancing is such a fun way to get students interested and engaged in learning. Adding these novel materials is the perfect way to expand on the winter song and dance activities while also adding some extra excitement for the kids.

So, I’ve created a list of some of those tools that will be a great addition to your preschool song and dance routines. I think you’ll find that they’re great for the wintertime, but can be used all year long!

Please note that I may get commissions for purchases made through links in this post.

  • Musical egg shakers
  • Rain sticks
  • Jingle bell bracelets
  • Handbells
  • Rhythm Sticks
  • Movement scarves
  • Bean bags
  • Spot markers
  • Finger castanets
  • Tambourines
  • Finger cymbals
  • Wrist ribbons
  • Plastic cones

Not only are these products great additions to song and dance, but they’re also great tools to use to teach various skills like gross motor skills, following directions, and cooperative play, among other things. Check out some of my favorite classroom products below:

Done-for-You Preschool Resources

Planning meaningful lessons for students week after week while balancing other teaching responsibilities and a personal life can be a daunting task. That’s where Preschool Teacher 101 comes in to save you time!

Have you seen Preschool Teacher 101’s preschool song series? The song series is the perfect opportunity to try out some of your new instruments. Click on the images below to learn more about each resource.

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Filed Under: Early Learning, Music Tagged With: Music & Movement

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  1. Sandi says

    May 26, 2013 at 1:25 am

    Thanks for featuring our Earth Day song post. I am heading over to your Pinterest boards to pin some music ideas.

    Reply
    • Mary Catherine says

      May 27, 2013 at 11:38 pm

      Yay! There are definitely some fun ideas pinned over there. 🙂 Thanks for linking up here. I love seeing what you’ve been up to each week.

      Reply
  2. Jessica @ Play Trains! says

    May 26, 2013 at 10:59 am

    Wonderful list of music activities! Thank you for including our “train music”…that’s such a special thing in our lives.

    Reply
    • Mary Catherine says

      May 27, 2013 at 11:39 pm

      You’re welcome! I adore how you delved into using a child’s interests to beget a love of music. My son and I have waaaaay too much fun seeing what you and Little Engineer are up to.

      Reply
  3. Asia Citro says

    May 26, 2013 at 11:41 am

    So many great ways to explore music with the little ones. Fabulous round up! And thank you for including us. 🙂

    Reply
    • Mary Catherine says

      May 27, 2013 at 11:40 pm

      Thanks so much, Asia! How could I not include your beautiful rice and egg shakers. I loved how you used music and gorgeous colors in that post!

      Reply
  4. chelsey @buggyandbuddy says

    May 26, 2013 at 1:10 pm

    What a fun roundup of musical play! Thank you so much for featuring our kazoos!

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    • Mary Catherine says

      May 27, 2013 at 11:41 pm

      Thanks, Chelsey! I appreciate you taking the time to pop over here. My son likes to peruse my recent posts sometimes. When he was looking at this one, he wanted to know why we hadn’t made kazoos yet! It’s near the top of our summer to-do list. 🙂

      Reply
  5. Stephanie@Twodaloo says

    May 26, 2013 at 9:15 pm

    Thank you so much for including us in your beautiful roundup! xoxo!

    Reply
    • Mary Catherine says

      May 27, 2013 at 11:43 pm

      Definitely, Stephanie! Your post was so inspiring to read! 🙂

      Reply
  6. jennifer says

    May 26, 2013 at 9:49 pm

    Fun list of ideas for musical play. I look forward to sharing some of these on my kids’ music blog.

    Reply
    • Mary Catherine says

      May 27, 2013 at 11:44 pm

      Oh, that would be wonderful, Jennifer! I need to spend more time looking around at your site, but I’m already following you on Pinterest! 🙂 Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to comment.

      Reply
  7. Sara @ Let's Play Music says

    May 27, 2013 at 5:02 am

    So many wonderful musical activities here! Can’t wait to go and read some of the posts!

    Reply
    • Mary Catherine says

      May 27, 2013 at 11:46 pm

      So glad you think so, Sara! I love each of the posts featured here — so much creativity surrounding kids and music. 🙂 Thanks so much for stopping by!

      Reply
  8. Donald S. Watts says

    July 10, 2016 at 10:26 pm

    This collection is fanstatic! Children are always attractive by music! i would love to do these activities with my daughter!
    Hope to see your next post soon!

    Reply
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