Dance at home: Freeze Dance and Favorite Music

This is one of the simplest and most fun things you can do with your child. All you need is your favorite music and a little bit of space. Turn on the music and start dancing. Press pause on the player and stop moving and tell your child to  "Freeze".  If she needs help with understanding the concept then hold her hand or gently guide her to a pose. Be patient, if the child is still dancing or moving it's not a big deal. You can either go with the flow and dance with him and try the game again another time, or you can keep the momentum going and continue to dance and freeze with the music a few more times and eventually the child will get the idea.

If you are not a dancer don't fret. I'm not asking you to do some fancy moves. Keep  this in mind-- no one is watching except your child who still thinks everything you do with him is awesome! Just bounce up and down, rock side to side, or spin in circles. Try holding hands with your child or lifting her in your arms to start with.

Hint: The most important thing is to have fun with your child. Do try to relax and enjoy the moment. Take advantage of the precious smiles and give lots of hugs and kisses.

Leave a comment. Tell us what is your favorite music to listen to with your child. What is playing in your car right now?

Note: The photo above is of my girls when they were 2 and 3 at our house in Indianapolis. They were always in dress up clothes which is why Arianna's leotard is so stained -- she wore it all the time! Obviously your kids don't need to get dressed up to dance but it might make it more fun!

Dance at Home Series and Free Books!

In an effort to draw more attention to my class and my blog I'm going to start a new series of blog posts and I'm going to need your help. 

I'll be posting regularly with ideas of fun things to do with your child at home. These activities and exercises will be taken from things we do in class. The idea is that even if you can't come to class you can still be inspired by the blog to get active with your child at home. Look for activities that will involve stretching, dance, finger plays, songs, outdoor exercise, crafts, etc.

What you can do to help is become a follower, check back often, and leave comments. Tell your friends about the blog and have them do the same.

To make it more exciting I'll be doing 3 giveaways. That's right, I'm giving away 3 singalong books for free. All you have to do is leave a comment on a post to come.

It doesn't even matter if you're not in Columbia. I will ship the giveaways within the US and the stuff that I'm posting can be done anywhere!  Here's a peak at one of the books. It is a very popular one from Barefoot Books and comes with a singalong CD!

Stay tuned for the Mommy & Me dance at home series of posts.