Back by popular demand, we are super excited to offer another play date featuring The Music Together Program from Songs and Sings, LLC. Those of you who joined us for the December play date know how much fun we all had, and we are so thankful to Song and Signs, LLC for offering another fun morning! Songs and Signs will provide snacks, a giveaway, and coupons all while offering 50 kids a chance to experience what their amazing music program has to offer! This class is perfect for children ages Birth to five years and is great for the entire family to learn music together while meeting new people! Cost is $5.00 per family. (Space is limited. Please see details below.)
Play Date Details
What: Music Together Class (45 minutes)
Ages: Birth-5 years
Cost: $5.00 per family
**There will be snacks and a gathering room after class for moms and kiddos to connect!
Where: Ankeny Presbyterian Church
317 SE Trilein Dr. Ankeny, IA 50021When: Friday, March 7, 8:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. classes available
Free Gift: Each family will receive a FREE sample CD with five songs, snacks, and a special coupon for a future registration!
**Due to limited class size you must pre-register with Jackie at [email protected] and specify which time slot you would like along with the number that will be attending (including yourself).
**If you are unable to make the event or would like to receive promotions and regular communication from Songs and Signs, LLC, please contact Brian or Denise at [email protected].
About Songs and Signs, LLC
Songs and Signs, LLC is proud to be in their tenth year of offering programs and classes to families in the Des Moines area. They are the premier provider of Music Together classes in central Iowa and will soon be launching infant sign language classes by Baby Signs called Sign, Say & Play. They currently have classes in West Des Moines, Ankeny, and Clive, and are adding a location near downtown Des Moines in January 2014 for their nine-week Music Together winter session.
Songs and Signs, LLC provides Music Together classes that a child can attend from birth to age five through all nine song collections. This basic class follows the recommendations of child development researchers—grouping children of a variety of ages because this fosters natural, family-style learning. Younger children enjoy watching and imitating older ones; older children learn by leading younger ones; and adults are happy because the children in the family can go to class together.
Each child participates at his or her own level in singing, moving, chanting, listening, watching, or exploring musical instruments. Any caregivers—parents, grandparents, nanny—can bring the children. The whole family is welcome for this important family music experience.
Programs & Sessions
Songs and Signs, LLC offers nine- to ten-week fall, winter, and spring sessions, a short summer session, and also some themed seasonal sample classes like “Fall Fun,” “Winter Wonderland,” “Teddy Bear Valentine Hugs,” and “Fiesta!” Music is learned in a playful, developmentally-appropriate setting through singing songs, playing rhythm instruments, chants, finger plays, and movement activities, all in a non-performance-oriented environment. Each family gets a new CD and songbook each semester to enjoy at home and in the car. Children fall in love with the Music Together songs and continue to listen to them long after they’ve graduated from class.
The other program offered through Songs and Signs, LLC is called Sign, Say & Play and is a six-week series of carefully crafted, sequenced sessions developed especially for parents and babies. By embedding the learning of signs in activities that promote cognitive, social, language, literacy, and sensory-motor development more generally, we are able to teach parents specific ways to provide the support in these areas that all babies need to make the most of their critical first three years.
Each week will introduce a new theme. Within that theme you will learn six to seven signs. The stimulating activities, songs, play, and information introduced will all support learning the signs. Parents will have the option of purchasing a Sign, Say & Play Kit to take home. The books, songs on the CD, and videos will help you continue to teach the signs to your baby at home. Each week you will receive a handout that explains that week’s Baby Signs® and Baby Minds® Tips given about language and cognitive development along with the signs learned and words to the songs taught.
Connect With Songs and Signs, LLC
Call Brian or Denise at Songs and Signs, LLC at 515-457-8834, or email [email protected]. Check out their website for full details.
They also do musical birthday parties for children ages one to four, and could bring a 45-minute themed musical class to your playgroup or children’s organization. They hope to see you in a class soon!
