CRAFTY TALES - MUSIC AND SIGNING

In our classes for 0-12m (Baby Music & Development),come and learn WHY we sing, laugh and sign with our children - yes, believe it or not IT IS A SCIENCE! Introduce your baby to the Hello song, meet Boo-Boo the puppet, and have fun with musical instruments, bubbles, twirly lights, and fully interactive songs. Children are dexterous before they are verbal, so we incorporate simple BSL for early communication alongside full explanations of the neuroscience behind what you are doing with your baby as we go along.

In our classes for 12-24m (Interactive Toddler Music), the focus now moves to encouraging your child to practise skills for themselves rather than you, as a parent, modelling them. These sessions are for movers.

In our classes for 2-4s (Interactive Music & Storytelling), all of the above, plus we get the children to join in with short interactive stories, all drawn from myths, legends, folktales and traditional fairy tales from around the world. All our stories incorporate PREVENT training, such as mutual tolerance & respect, kindness, equality, and personal morality. Stories support your child's social and emotional development from a safe standpoint - they learn about how the world works, how to deal with difficult situations, what is expected of them morally & socially, and what to expect of other people. The interactive element allows your child to explore body language and facial expression, and encourages them to see situations from another person's viewpoint as well as their own.
Young children are rarely able to settle down to any one activity for a full half hour. You will find that our sessions change focus every two minutes or so, so that the children use different faculties on a rotation basis, while the fixed structure of the classes encourages confidence through repetition.