You don't need to be an accomplished singer or own a baby grand to make music part of your child's daily activities. Create a music corner in your home and fill it with your very own homemade instruments! Shoebox Guitars Materials: Shoebox Paper towel Scissors Markers, crayons, stickers Rubber...

These games require little or no preparation and are great for larger groups of kids - perfect for school snow days! Winter Wonderball A wintery, outdoor version of Wonderball - children sit in a circle passing a snowball around while singing the following rhyme: " The wonder ball goes round and...

Perfect for preschoolers, these games are great at parties or other gatherings. Ring around the Rosie Children join hands and form a circle. They dance around the circle singing " Ring around the rosie, a pocket full of posies, hush-a, hush-a, we all fall down ". At down, all children fall...

Combining music with movement helps preschoolers learn how to follow direction, increases their vocabulary, helps them interact with others, and improves their motor control, balance and coordination. Here are the lyrics to some more classic songs with movement. Sleeping Bunnies See the little bunnies...

Studies show that early exposure to music is valuable in providing children with the foundation for a lifelong love of music and is the basis for any future musical training. It is also intellectually stimulating and helps children develop self-expression and social skills. From the first note my son...

Combining music with movement helps preschoolers learn how to follow direction, increases their vocabulary, helps them interact with others, and improves their motor control, balance and coordination. Here are the lyrics to just a couple of classics to get you on your way. Head and Shoulder Head and...

Keep the parties hopping with some of these great party games. Piñata Buy a piñata at a party shop or easily make your own filling it with lots of small goodies. Blindfold guests and give them a stick (an old broom works well). Spin guests three times on the spot and let them have three swings at the...

More activities to liven up and party! Dress-up Relay Pile some old clothes at the starting line and then divide guests into two or three groups. Place groups so that the first player from each group stands at the starting line, and all subsequent players stand 5 metres apart behind him or her. At "go"...

Loot bags. You can't live with them...and your child's guests can't live without them. What should you buy? And how much should you spend? Consider planning a party with a craft activity so that your guests' creations become the loot! Buy balsa wood airplanes for everyone to decorate...