http://www.jellybeansmusic.com en-gb jellybeansmusic.com 2009-9-4T00:00:00Z jellybeansmusic.com http://www.jellybeansmusic.com/page14.htm#48180 So the long sunny days of summer are over for another year boys are back at school and Jellybeans Music HQ is currently a very noisy place to be as the new music is chosen and hopefully learnt for both programmes. The autumn term is going to be a complete mishmash of genres as country meets disco bhangra fuses with rockabilly and Bananarama make a triumphant return as if they ever went away ....... Im still struggling with sourcing music from Poland and the Czech Republic so if you know of any great musicians from either country please let me know. So until I see you next week take a deep breath start rocking and get singing. ps remember you dont need to be able to sing to sing with your child pps Jellybeans Music is going on tour this autumn so get ready Mablethorpe and Alford Fridays are never going to be the same again 2009-9-4T00:00:00Z http://www.jellybeansmusic.com/page14.htm#45443 So the school holidays are finally upon us. The shops are full of protesting children and I am wondering if it is too soon to buy the new uniform. With 3 rapidly growing boys every summer is just one big name tagging exercise and I really dont want to leave it until the night before AGAIN ......... Both classes are practising their British Sign Language this week as we head off to visit Old Mcdonald on either his farm or zoo. This morning saw some fantastic pig noises and with the animal puppets everywhere it was very farmyardish ok not really a word but you know what I mean. This week the babies will be discovering what they look like as the mirrors return to class and it always very funny watching their intent faces staring as we sing about their faces touching each part in turn so they can link the language with the bit. Why not have a go at home Get comfy and just stare and talk about what you can see so your baby can learn yet more words about his world. Time to fini... 2009-7-23T00:00:00Z http://www.jellybeansmusic.com/page14.htm#44854 An odd week this week half the classes in the Children Centres are finishing for summer and the remainder are going through so it feels as if Im endlessly repacking the boxes with different kits and switching from hyper beach party mode to normal over excited jellybean mode Ive decided that in order to keep all your gorgeous small babies rocking throughout the summer Ill update the blog on a weekly basis with either a different rhyme or idea to try at home so here goes ....... This week is all about listening Find an old kitchenloo roll tube hold it against your babys ear and very gently whisper sweet nothings to himher why not start with I love you then move the tube to the other ear and whisper again. The discovery that heshe can hear independently in both ears is just so exciting Ive found most babies become transfixed. As with everything we do at baby beans if your baby doesnt like the activity dont give up It may be that heshe is having a grumpy day you tell me that... 2009-7-13T00:00:00Z http://www.jellybeansmusic.com/page14.htm#38956 Well its been a whole year since I last remembered to update the blog so fingers crossed I do much better this year A big hello to Aaran Annabel and Oliver enjoyed making music with you all this afternoon so until we meet again enjoy the knee bouncing ...... I want someone to buy me a pony jigjogjigjogjigjogjee Not too fat and not too boney jigjogjigjogjigjogjee For I want to go for a ride all around the countryside with a jigjogjigjogjigjogjee. love Ex 2009-3-30T00:00:00Z http://www.jellybeansmusic.com/page14.htm#22030 Just a quick one as Im racing off to the dentists ..................... I was talking this morning about treasure basketssensory play. I had to update the blog this morning but I got distracted in Dunhelm on the way home with some really beautiful new wafting clothes roll on next term Ill be photographing the basket I use with Baby Beans this afternoon posting it on asap and chatting all about the benefits etc of this sort of play for very young children. Just got to fit it around organising the boys who will be trying to complete a decorate a fairy cakedigestive biscuit competition entries for tomorrow at school. Finally got back to load up the pictures the boys won the cake decorating competition hurrah Treasure baskets are essentially a sturdy round basket filled with natural or household objects no plastic all chosen in order to stimulate the five senses touch smell taste sight sound and are a fantastic resource to have once your baby can sit unattended. The child ex... 2008-4-3T00:00:00Z http://www.jellybeansmusic.com/page14.htm#21292 All the Ruskington classes are cancelled on Monday 17308 due to a funeral taking place in the adjacent church. Class fees will be either refunded or carried forward and deducted from next terms fees. Really sorry but I am sure you can appreciate that it would be very inappropriate for classes to be running at such a time. love Elizabeth ps Dont forget there will be no class the following week either as it is a Bank Holiday were back the following week just as the great Kylie and Jason sang and now were back together. 2008-3-13T00:00:00Z http://www.jellybeansmusic.com/page14.htm#20389 2008-2-23T00:00:00Z http://www.jellybeansmusic.com/page14.htm#20258 The half term holiday seems a lifetime ago already and Im really really pleased to say that I am back in fine voice Took a while and more disgusting throat pastilles than I care to admit but bad throats are old news. It has been a really busy return to class this week. I decided to ease the children back in after the break with the musical equivalent of comfy slippers. But what fun its been. Everyone has really risen to the challenge of clapping stamping bouncing and hopping. The scarves have been waving and stopping during Musical Freeze fantastic for auditory discrimination and visually it just looks so pretty. Music Jam continued to exercise its hypnotic lure on everyone. From the smallest members enjoying the rainmakers to toddlers threading tambourines on their arms all the way up to slightly stressed mums clattering those clatterpillars. I just wish I could get hold of a ladybird shaker occasionally ........... As if this wasnt enough the blue gauze became the sea the... 2008-2-21T00:00:00Z http://www.jellybeansmusic.com/page14.htm#19619 Unfortunately neither Jellybeans Music or Baby Beans classes will be running for the remainder of the week. My voice became progressively huskier and out of tune yesterday but I hoped it was just a combination of incorrect breathing and overuse 4 sessions on a tuesday but I woke up this morning just about able to whisper. According to the lady in the Asda cafe there is a bug going around which causes this. Thank goodness it is half term next week so I can recover properly. On the upside the boys think it is just FANTASTIC that Mummy cant talk Anarchy ruled at breakfast but Ive got myself a loud whistle for tea so order will be restored some how love Elizabeth 2008-2-6T00:00:00Z http://www.jellybeansmusic.com/page14.htm#19364 Tea and coffee tea and coffee egg and chips egg and chips egg and chips egg and chips cheese and biscuits cheese and biscuitscheese and biscuits cheese and biscuits jellycreamjellycream jellycream jellycream SOUP Honestly Ive not gone mad after too many classes this week. Imagine a train in a station pulling out down the track getting faster and faster. Now chant the rhyme clapping out the rhythm thats fast and slow. All the classes have been really enjoying this silly rhyme really bouncing along to the increasing speed of the words. Theres been a lot of giggling this week as the hoops have been out again. The majority of the groups enjoyed Alabama Girl until the CD got damaged so Barrowby got to enjoy being cowboys and cowgirls shouting either yeehaa or wahoo. I think Im going to have to rack my brains to try to beat the fun of this week. Milestones I remember from this week are ............. perfect silence underneath the sequinned starry gauze as we listened to the Sugar Pl... 2008-1-31T00:00:00Z http://www.jellybeansmusic.com/page14.htm#18976 What a hideous week weather wise. No matter how much we sang this song in class still the heavens opened and I got wet everytime I stepped out of the door. It made for a very long weekend particularly as the boys didnt have swimming lessons to look forward too. The rain did however give us the chance to enjoy chanting as a group. I really like the communal singing experience of Jellybeans. Must be an echo back to my choral days but it just makes me feel so very happy and alive. I saw some amazing patience displayed by the children this week. As part of our work on fast and slow I bought in a tractor and a police car. All the children in every class waited patiently for their go and shared the vehicles. I was very impressed particularly by a couple of small boys who were clearly very focused upon vehicles at the moment. We also enjoyed feeling the tempo through our bodies again with quite a bit of bouncing by the smaller members. I gave in to popular request this wee... 2008-1-22T00:00:00Z http://www.jellybeansmusic.com/page14.htm#18566 Well were back in the swing of things again. Ive had a really fantastic week at Jellybeans this week. A tad stiff from the crawling around on the floor during Music jam and from 2 brilliant birthday parties this weekend. Met some new people and really enjoyed seeing all the old beans again. I am wondering whether there has been lots of practising over christmas no sooner has the theme tune been starting then whole rooms have been rocking and the clearing away by the children has been just amazing wish the same thing happened in my house All the groups made a very good start to our fast and slow work. Lots of leg slapping stamping etc and a special mention must be made to Theo at Barrowby who bought along a very fast racing car and let us all zoom it across the room very quickly and slowly. Fantastic sharing by Theo and all the children and a very visual illustration of the concept. We all enjoyed the rainbow scarves waving them to Contradanse a piece of 18th Century French Co... 2008-1-13T00:00:00Z