Incorporate music into your child’s day to build connection

Toddle is a game-changing child care centre comparison website which allows parents to search, discover and enquire all in one helpful location. In this guest post, Lee Price, Content Editor, Toddle.com.au talks to children’s behavioural play therapist Julia Challenor about ways to incorporate music in to your child’s day. It’s a natural instinct to sing […]

Our musical journey through parenthood and early childhood

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In this blog, Kids Music Beat Group Leader Miss Megan shares her journey to becoming a musical parent. When your toddler loves to sing, no task can be accomplished without song Whenever our toddler sees a shark, whether it be a shark at the aquarium or a dolphin sticker that looks like it could be […]

The science behind the Hello Song

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One of the things I love most about making live music with Kids Music Beat families is hearing how my songs and ideas have become a part of their daily rituals and routines at home. These songs and activities are based on my research, or that of my colleagues in music therapy, music education and […]

An unexpected beautiful act of giving

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One of the things I love most about my work is the fact that I am giving the gift of music every moment of every day to families. And what a wonderful gift it is to gift. Research shows that music helps little brains to learn and grow, as well as supporting families to lead […]

Musical Families Grow Together

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At Kids Music Beat – the home of Boppin’ Babies – we believe that musical families grow together. One of the greatest personal rewards I get from Kids Music Beat is watching the little Boppers grow and supporting families to use music as part of this journey. I love seeing these little tiny bubbas grow […]

To be human is to be musical

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Research shows us that bubs love it when you sing to them the most. And you are biologically hard wired to sing to your babies. I love this! Even though we don’t always think we are musically talented, we can tap into this little evolutionary gem and use music to connect with our bubbas and […]

Why live music for kids rocks!

Live Music Kids Rocks! Lah Lah's Big Live Band

Hey there everyone, so delighted to be guest blogging today for Miss Vicky. My name is Tina, I’m a mum of two beautiful girls and best known as Lah-Lah from Lah-Lah’s Big Live Band on ABCKids. I’ve always been a lover of live music, ever since I was a kid but it wasn’t until I […]

Why we like to shake it up at Boppin’ Babies

Shakers are great for child development

  Yes, ‘just shakers’ are great for child development. At Boppin’ Babies we like  shaking instruments to live music every single week and there is very good reason for this! When children play with shaking instruments, they are not ‘just shaking’ they are learning about their bodies, about music and also about concepts. They are […]

Share making music with your child

Share music with your child

At Boppin Babies all the music we play is live and every parent participates in the group, no matter the age of your child. This way the children get to experience making music in the moment every week and you get to be in that moment with them. Why do we do this? Because we […]