Zoo Train
(18 months-3½ years) 45 minutes with parent/caregiver
Your toddler and the train make a natural match—always on the move. Bring your own stuffed animals for the petting zoo. Pretend to be a polar bear. Sing songs for clapping time and use music to help children regulate emotions.
Home Materials: hardcover book, animal shaped shaker, CD with lyrics, and home activities poster. (Sibling kit includes a hardcover book and animal shaped shaker.)
On the Road
(3½-5 years) 60 minutes, adults join the last 10-15 minutes
Children must be 3½ by May 29, 2012
Relive your childhood, with your child. Every song is likely to revive a memory from your summers’ past. Play Eye Spy and find shapes in the clouds to pass the time. Take imaginary trips to vacation destinations in a bus named “Van Go.” Parents will learn more about how music improves a preschooler’s ability to think, reason, create and express. Each class will include an art activity or snack time.
Home Materials: include hardcover book, frog guiro instrument, home CD, and home activities poster. (Sibling kit includes hardcover book and frog instrument.)