Happy St. Patricks Day to all the Irish!

For more information about St. Patricks Day visit www.st-patricks-day.com

Look who's having fun! Enjoy this video.

Babywelt 2008 - Baby Fair

Berlin, November 7th through 9th, 2008, Messe Berlin, Halle 1.1 - our booth is A.6

 

Opening Hours:

Friday 10.00 a.m to 6 p.m.

Saturday 10.00 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Sunday 10.00 a.m. to 5 p.m.

  

The entrance fee is 10,- Euro per adult. Children newborn to 10 years get in for free. To save 3,- Euro on your ticket register your visit here. (side is only in German/contact me if you need help) 

 

At the fair we will offer free Demos on Friday (10.30 a.m. - 20 min) and Sunday (2.30 p.m.) at the seminar room. To participate in this Demos you have to register through the website of the organizer. 

On Saturday at 3.30 p.m. you can join us for an exiting Kindermusik time on stage.

Momsense and Dadsense by Anita Renfroe

Here just a post for fun. The first video you're about to see I came across for the first time about one year ago. Due to Alyssa just being 3 years old the song reminded me more of things my mom said to me and my sisters. But I'm sure I will say some if not all of it before Alyssa is going to Collage. ;-)

Enjoy!

Dadsense

If you like to learn more about Anita Renfroe please visite here website.

Open House Reminder

September 6th, 2008

3 p.m. to 5.30 p.m.

Fellowship Hall Protestant Church Hermsdorf

(near S1 train stoop Hermsdorf)

Wachsmuthstr. 24-28

13467 Berlin-Hermsdorf

 

Come and have FUN! Bring your family and all your friends to learn more about Kindermusik and to have a hand on experience during our short 20 min. Demos.

 

3.20 p.m. Village (0 to 18 months)

4.00 p.m. Our Time (1 1/2 to 3 years)

4.20 p.m. Family Time (all ages 0 to 7 years)

 

You can register during the Open House in person or online anytime. 

To ensure your child's spot in class register as soon as possible - class space is limited -. We serve based on a first come first serve. All our offered classes require parent/caregiver participation .

We're looking forward to see soon. 

Your licensed Educators,

Anna, Alexandra & Katja (soon to be licensed)

German-American Volksfest Part 2

Here a few pictures from our trip.

Free Sommerfest this Saturday (26th)

I just heard about this and thought I share this with you incase you do not have plans for tomorrow you may consider going to 

REWE Family - Das Sommerfest

Saturday July 26, 2008

10 a.m. to 6 p.m

Zentraler Festplatz

As your noticed this event is presented by REWE to find out more click here. 

German-American Volksfest

The 48th German-American Volksfest will be from 

July 25th to August 17th, 2008.

We're planning on going to the Volksfest this week-end thats why I thought I share the dates with you. This years event is presented by the state of Massachusetts with the motto:

 Indian Summer in Berlin

For more information on opening hours and attractions please visit there website by clicking here.

*The flags are used with permission of www.nationalflaggen.de

Family Farm Lübars / Familiefarm Lübars

Yesterday we went with my sister  and her son to the Family Farm Lübars. 

To visit there website (only in German) click here.

The kids had a great time locking at the different animals (chickens, cows, donkeys, goats, etc.)

This is a view of their pond with ducks.

Making Music

Here a great video on home made music. I hope you like it as much as I do. 

Did you ever want to play a cello?

Here is your chance! Click on the cello pictured below and take the opportun

ity to play as a soloist with the "Berliner Philharmoniker" Orchestra.

 

 

Good luck! By the way, I did very poorly.

To find out more about the "Berliner Philharmoniker" please visit there website.

Not on the test!

Tom Chapin has this great song that shows the way some school teacher think :-(

And it seems with the Pisa Study people think a lot about test results. Which doesn't mean just because it will not be on a test it is less important so learn or know. Enjoy the video and if you like to learn more about Tom Chapin visit his website by clicking here.

Please leave a post and let me know what you think about it.

Vegetables or how to make music a different way!

We all now how important it is for a healthy diet to eat veggies. And even though we all were taught by our parents not to play with our food - I like to share this video of the VEGETABLE ORCHESTRA. Did you know what amazing music can be produced with vegetables?

Enjoy the unique instruments :-) !

Finger Plays

Here are some of the finger plays we been doing in "Creatures of my Backyard" class . 

 

Little Robin Redbreast

 

Little Robin Redbreast (Perch one hand on your arm.)

Sat upon a rail.

Niddle naddle went his head.  (Wiggle your thumb.)

Wiggle waggle went his tail.  (Wiggle your little finger)

 

 

Two Little Blackbirds

Use index fingers, one for Jack and one for Jill. At the word "fly," hide fingers behind your back. At the words "come back," bring fingers out again.

Two little blackbirds sitting on a hill. 

One named Jack and one named Jill. 

Fly away Jack, fly away Jill. 

Come back Jack, come back Jill.

  

Here's a Bunny

 

Here's a bunny with ears so funny,  (Raise two bent fingers.)

And here's a hole in the ground. (Place your hand on your waist)

At the first sound he hears,

He pricks up his ears, (Quickly straighten fingers.)

And hops right into the ground. (Pop fingers into hole.)

 

Here's the Beehive

 

Here's the beehive. (Hold up one fist)

Where are the bees? (Turn the other hand out, with palm up.)

Hidden away where nobody sees. (Place open hand over the fist.)

Watch and you'll see them  (Look intently at the closed fist.)

Come out of the hive

One, two, three, four, five. (Rais thumb and fingers one at a time and wiggle them all about.)

Bzzzzzzzzzzzz...............

 

Fuzzy Wuzzy Caterpillar

 

Fuzzy wuzzy caterpillar

Creeping, creeping, creeping. (Creeping finger moving very slowly.)

Spins himself a blanke, (Roll both hands over and over each other.)

Now he's sleeping, sleeping, sleeping. (Hold both hands together very still)

Fuzzy wuzzy caterpilar

wakes up by and by (Spread hands apart)

Spreads his lovely wings. (Link both thumbs together and move all fingers)

 

 

Little Turtle

 

Little turtle, little turtle (Child crawls with scarf over back.)

Hide inside your shell. (Child stays very still and hide)

Little turtle, little turtle

Come and crawl with me. (Child crawls around.)

Little turtle, little turtle

I SEE YOU! (Parent lifts scarf to see child's face.)

 

Five Little Mice

 

Five little mice came out to play. (Fingers of right hand run over floor.)

Gathering crumbs along the way. Finger stop once in a while and then continue.)

Out comes kitty cat, big and fat. (With fingers closed, left hand covers the right.)

Four little mice go scampering back. (Tuck thumb of right hand under and let other four fingers "run back.")

 

Repeat the verse until you come to "One little mouse...") and at the end of the verse hold up your index finger and say: "The mouse got away. What do you thing of that?"

Smoke on the water - Ancient Japanese style

I love the original from Deep Purple but you should hear and see this version of "Smoke on the water". Enjoy!