re: sound activities with kids?

[john hudak <jhudak@xxxxxxxxx>]

my first thoughts this morning, while walking to the bus stop with 
the kids, was ping pong balls...dropped onto something from a 
distance at irregular intervals (that is what you get with 2 year 
olds) either to bounce on a hard surface (floor or object)...like tin 
pie plates of various sizes.  i could set up a line of these objects 
for the kids to walk along and drop the balls on...a percussive 
pattern.  the thing about kids of this age is that they tend to like 
things they can do that end in instant results that are repeatable...

>howdy folks!
>
>i am going to be the "helping parent" at my daughter's nursery 
>school tomorrow...a class of ten 2 year olds.  the teacher told me a 
>couple of weeks ago that if i wanted to do a simple sound activity 
>with the children, i could.
>
>two year olds don't like a lot of structure...just a tiny bit...but 
>they do like rhythm.  i have been trying to think of an activity 
>that could be creatively interesting, as well as slightly 
>informative (for the kids).  if anyone can offer some suggestions as 
>to possible activities, i would be appreciative.  being there aren't 
>that many children, some sort of recording activity that would 
>result in a short cd might be interesting, where i can distribute 
>the cds to the parents the next week.
>
>thanks for any and all suggestions!  i wish you all peace in this 
>time of unrest.
>
>best future,
>john
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john hudak
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