Posts Tagged ‘music’
Piano Lessons
Madison is one of those kids who can hear a song once and sing it back to you. It happened to use again last night. We were at Michael’s and she heard a Christmas song that I’m pretty sure she’s not heard before. The rest of our shopping trip, she continued to sing the song and the correct words to the song. She may never be the best forensic accountant, but she sure can remember music.
That being said, Madison has been dying to learn how to play piano. To be honest, I’m not sure why. She had been asking for months, but we recently decided to sign her up. We can’t afford a piano right now (even the best forensic accounting services isn’t going to find money for that in our budget), so I picked her up a really nice keyboard. She’s already had 2 lessons, and this week she is suppose to learn Mary Had a Little Lamb. She’s super excited. :) Its a tad painful for me to watch her lessons and her struggle, but it is pretty amazing to see her “get” it. What she struggled with last Wednesday, she is playing perfectly today. Ahhh, to be young again.
I’m hoping this is something she will continue with. I think she’s got a “sixth” sense with music, and I hope she will love to play.
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Dinosaur Train Play Event @ The Field Museum
My kids and I were invited to an awesome program at the The Field Museum. My kids are huge fans of Dinosaur Train. Heck, I am a huge fan. The music is awesome, and your kids are learning without even realizing it. Will even tries to sing along with the theme song!
Now, we were able to see some of the Dinosaur Train toys that will be coming out this fall for the Christmas season. Let me tell you, you are going to want these:
As you can see, they’ve made toys of all the characters! Want to know the coolest part? They all talk and sing to each other. If I could have snuck one out in my purse, I would have! They were absolutely adorable and cute. My kids loved them! I know I’ll be buying a few of these for Christmas this year! (Now, I’ve seen toys that can sense others and react and they were in the $300 price range. These toys will be affordable. I asked.)
Not only did we get to play with awesome toys, but we got to meet Dr. Scott. He’s the brains behind the show, and if you are avid followers of the show, you’ll know that he’s in every episode:
We even got to meet Craig Bartlett — that’s the guy who sings the Dinosaur Train Song!
I have to admit — this was one of the coolest events we’ve been too! I hope that Dinosaur Train decides to come to the Field Museum again!
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