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June 25, 2024
Stephanie Leavell
6 Ways To Use Scarves With Kids!

A prop I particularly love are movement scarves. Movement scarves are a versatile tool for engaging children in fun and creative movement.

6 Ways To Use Scarves With Kids!
June 18, 2024
Stephanie Leavell
Lemonade, Lemonade: A Summer Fingerplay Song ...

Lemonade, Lemonade is a step-by-step fingerplay song about making this refreshing summery sweet treat!

Lemonade, Lemonade: A Summer Fingerplay Song For Kids
May 28, 2024
Stephanie Leavell
Songs About Kindness For Preschool and ...

If you are teaching kids about kindness in your classroom or therapy sessions and need some song ideas, keep reading for some of my favorite children’s songs about kindness.

Songs About Kindness For Preschool and Kindergarten
December 12, 2023
Stephanie Leavell
Say Hello: A Movement-Based Hello Song For Kids!

Say Hello (from your head to your toes) incorporates a lot of structured movement and also provides a "boogie break", which is the perfect opportunity for kids to engage in creative movement.

Say Hello: A Movement-Based Hello Song For Kids!
Stephanie Leavell
April 20, 2018
Holidays & Seasons

Spring Songs for Kids

Stephanie Leavell
April 20, 2018
Holidays & Seasons
Spring Songs for Kids

By using seasonal songs, you're reinforcing the current season, orienting the child to the time of year (and the concept of a calendar), introducing the life cycle, and reinforcing the fact that they adapt to seasons (ie: clothes, activities), whether or not they realize it.  

Tagged: seasons, music for holidays and seasons

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Stephanie Leavell
March 11, 2018
Music for Kids

10 Songwriting Tips for Music Therapists & Music Educators

Stephanie Leavell
March 11, 2018
Music for Kids
10 Songwriting Tips for Music Therapists & Music Educators

One of the most valuable things I've ever done was a series of songwriting courses at Berklee College of Music. I was already a songwriter down in my soul, but this helped me learn that songwriting is not only an art, it's also a science...

Tagged: songwriting, music therapy, music for kiddos

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Stephanie Leavell
January 6, 2018
Holidays & Seasons

Kid-Friendly Valentine's Day Songs

Stephanie Leavell
January 6, 2018
Holidays & Seasons
Kid-Friendly Valentine's Day Songs

They say Hallmark invented Valentine's Day. I have no idea if that's true. But consumerism aside, any excuse to be warm and fuzzy (literally and figuratively) in the middle of the winter is a W-I-N. I'll take it!

Tagged: music for holidays and seasons

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Stephanie Leavell
December 2, 2017
Holidays & Seasons

Fun Christmas Music for Kids

Stephanie Leavell
December 2, 2017
Holidays & Seasons
Fun Christmas Music for Kids

Ahhh... holiday music. I'm a sucker for the classics. A remake rarely beats out the original recording. (Snoop Dogg Blue Christmas, anyone? Oy vey.)

Tagged: music for holidays and seasons, christmas music, holiday music, fun holiday music

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Stephanie Leavell
December 2, 2017
Music for Sleep

How to Use Music in a Bedtime Routine

Stephanie Leavell
December 2, 2017
Music for Sleep
How to Use Music in a Bedtime Routine

When I think back to my daughter's first few years, I am almost immediately taken back to the quiet nights when I rocked her to sleep while singing her special lullaby. 

Tagged: music for infants, Music for babies, music for toddlers, music for sleep

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Stephanie Leavell
November 17, 2017

I Can Do Things: A Children's Song About Being Brave & Doing Hard Things

Stephanie Leavell
November 17, 2017
I Can Do Things: A Children's Song About Being Brave & Doing Hard Things

... This month, it’s a song I wrote while doing a songwriting game with one of my long-term students.  She’s a teen and she writes incredible lyrics. I help her put music to them with her guitar, and basically, it’s the best hour of “work” in my whole week. 

Stephanie Leavell
November 8, 2017
Holidays & Seasons

Music for Kiddos Holiday Gift Guide 2017

Stephanie Leavell
November 8, 2017
Holidays & Seasons
Music for Kiddos Holiday Gift Guide 2017

High-quality (in-tune!!) music gifts that are engaging and support development can be surprisingly hard to find. Stores are full of instruments that are adorable, but when you get them home, you find that most of them are not functional.

Tagged: music for holidays and seasons, gift guide, music for kids

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Stephanie Leavell
November 5, 2017
Music for Kindergarteners

10 Empowering Songs for Kids

Stephanie Leavell
November 5, 2017
Music for Kindergarteners
10 Empowering Songs for Kids

As kids grow, it's amazing to see how much they absorb from the world around them when it doesn't look like they're paying attention. More than once, my husband and I have shared a knowing glance that says, "Oh, she was listening." Music applies, too. 

Tagged: music for kids, music for kindergarteners

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Stephanie Leavell
October 19, 2017
Music for Kids

Should my kid listen to "KID" music?

Stephanie Leavell
October 19, 2017
Music for Kids
Should my kid listen to "KID" music?

The short answer? Sure... if they like it. The long answer? In music therapy research, there are two big themes that come up over and over again...

Tagged: music for kids, music for kindergarteners

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Stephanie Leavell
October 12, 2017
Holidays & Seasons

10 Halloween Songs for Kids

Stephanie Leavell
October 12, 2017
Holidays & Seasons
10 Halloween Songs for Kids

I'm a little late getting this post up. Why? HALLOWEEN IS NOT MY FAVORITE. 

Kind of strange, considering that I went ALL OUT on costumes as a kid. They were completely crazy and off the wall and nobody ever stopped me.

Tagged: music for kids, music for preschoolers, music for holidays and seasons

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Hello! I’m Stephanie Leavell, the creator of Music for Kiddos, a mom to a spunky young daughter, a seasoned performer, an experienced music educator, and a board certified music therapist who is passionate about using music to help kids succeed.

I share high-quality music and music resources for music therapists, music educators, and parents on this blog and inside of the Music For Kiddos Community. So glad you’re here!


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