Children love to move to the beat of a drum. You can use different rhythms to indicate how to move. Play fast and children can run. Play very slow steady beats for big steps, softly for tiptoeing, silence for stopping, or make up your own. You can do the drumming and have your child do the movement or better yet reverse it.
Children don t have a lot of opportunities to be in control.
Let your child have the drum and you can do the movement. They quickly become aware of their power in a very positive way. They also learn about rhythm by doing this. This is a great activity for rainy days. Music for Relaxation Calm, quiet music can be used to reduce stress and enhance relaxation.