By Lori Lite and Sherry Segal
Separation anxiety, sharing teacher’s attention with a group, making new friends, taking turns, controlling impulses can all be exciting but stressful new learning experiences for preschoolers.
With 70% of grade school age children admitting that they worry, it is never too early to introduce relaxation to children. This creative activity makes for stress free fun!
Stress can affect anyone who feels overwhelmed — even preschoolers.
Dance painting reduces stress and is a wonderful activity to help preschoolers decrease anxiety.
The combination of dance and play provides them with the perfect opportunity to really let loose!
Here’s what you will need:
• Mural paper or craft paper
• Paint
• Pans (for paint)
• Tape
What you do:
Paint the children’s feet with any color paint.
Turn on the music and let the children dance their way along the mural/craft paper.
It can be interesting to see how different music affects your little artists!
Here are our suggestions:
Relaxation Music – Indigo Dreams: Kid’s Relaxation Music is a great choice with four 15 minute tracks and child-friendly melodies.
Kids’ Playtime Songs is packed with 18 popular hit songs and energetic children’s music.
Visit kids http://www.kiboomu.com/blog/ for great children’s dance songs and other fun activities for preschoolers.
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how long will music and painting go on for for 4-5 years old?
Some children will be done in a few minutes and others will not want to stop. Teacher should moderate encouraging the timid…Setting a timer could help. A normal attention span is 3 to 5 minutes per year of a child’s age. Doing this activity with the relaxation music should slow it down and produce a gentler piece of art work.
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