Perception is in the eye of the beholder. While none of my three kids have been in music lessons, I still consider our family fairly “musical”. We’ve considered piano lessons for my middle child and my son is starting band (trumpet!) at school this year, but our musical fun comes from carefree day to day influence rather than a structured musical program.
My two daughters (7 and 4) certainly have musical hearts; they’re always singing (the oldest is the lead while her younger sister is back-up) and of course, if they can add in some moves, all the better. The family is often treated to impromtu performances in the living room!
Now my girls can embrace their inner rock star with the DVD release of Barbie Rock ‘n Royals! In this upbeat musical, Barbie stars as Princess Courtney, a modern-day princess whose world is flipped upside down when she switches places with Erika, a famous rock star. The two very different worlds collide when a mistake sends Princess Courtney to Camp Pop and Erika to Camp Royalty. While Princess Courtney and Erika learn to adapt to their different camps, they must come together when they find out both camps are at risk of shutting down. Through this process, they find their true voices, and come together for an epic sing-off that shows anything is possible!
I think a musical house is a more joyful house (even if all the right notes are not hit!) and having Barbie, whom my girls role play with every day, part of the fun makes it even better. How do you encourage music and self-expression in your household? Answer that question below to be entered to win a Barbie Rock ‘n Royals prize package!
lots of singing,dancing and playing insturments.
We Sing and Dance a lot in our house!
We do a lot of singing ,dancing and getting to choose what songs they like .
we sing and dance lots and some times we us pots and pans /wooden spoons as instruments
We have dance parties with the kids or get the instruments out/play guitar. Or we introduce fun songs and sing!
We have Just Dance, she also sings around the clock… she participates in an after school music program. 99% of the time if you ask her a question, she’ll sing her answer to you… 🙂
both my kids love to draw, but my daughter is really into painting and the colours she uses vary depending on her mood. she also loves to dance, where as my son is not so into it.
my daughter loves to dance o her favorite shows like the wiggles and splash n boots
They love singing and dancing
Totally through her awesome dance moves! Sometimes its amazing (and quite hilarious) to watch her bust out all her moves to a song. 🙂
we sing and dance around the house a lot
I like to buy the grandkids musical instruments and having the music playing!!
We have lots of rhythm toys in the house and they lessons from Music for Young Children.
i let my daughter pick out her own clothes
we dance and sing and play music all the time with the freedom to sing and dance as you wish
We participate in weekly music classes which encourage “freedom of movement”
My daughter loves to dance
We dance and make up our own songs.
My children play their guitars and often make up songs on their own.
When they were little, we played music and we all danced. As they grew, one played a guitar and the other the drums.
We do a lot of singing ,dancing but we do our best singing in the car
I would definitely say dance or learning to play their favorite instrument.
My children will all learn piano and my oldest is in dance and loves it!!!
My granddaughter loves to escape to her room to put on music, dance and sing into her mic.
we like to sing and dance together
my son will dance, dance and dance some more! He has the moves
When I am with my grandchildren I encourage them to sing and dance for me. They love to perform and just need an audience.
we love to sing and dance
My daughter has been in ballet/tap since she was 18 months old. She’s now 4 and going into her 3rd year next week! She loves it!
We sing and dance around the house all the time.
Singing, dressing up and putting on concerts… 😉
We sing & dance with her karaokeplayer 🙂
We like to crank the music and dance around the room.
When my niece visits we always have music playing and we dance to it.
I have many different kids instruments that I allow my children to play with!
Always dancing and singing along!
My degree is in music,s o we’re a pretty musical household. We listen to it a lot, and my son and I will even do duets from Frozen in the car. Both kids took dance classes, and we have impromptu dance parties all the time.
We encourage singing and dancing and always join in!
My daughter loves singing at the top of her lungs and creates her own lyrics to songs!
By encouraging them to seeing, dance, and play their musical instruments!
Dancing is very expressive.
We dance
We listen to a lot of music & my girls LOVE dance parties!
We crank the tunes and dance dance dance!!
Miss R does it all. Sings, makes up songs, plays her instruments, make instruments and dances.
my daughter loves to sing, play her guitar and put on little shows for us.
My husband plays drums & guitar & he is hoping to teach our nieces once they get a bit older.
Dancing and moving around is great
we have music on all the time and dance whenver we feel it!
my daughter has her toy instruments and microphone and likes to make up songs. I also had her in Zumba this summer to do some dance.
my daughter loves listening to music and is always dancing and singing
I like to encourage dancing with music.
Grandaughter loves her keyboard & loves to sing & dance – what a little showoff.
They love musical movies and shows and we often hear them up in their rooms singing together, our oldest also goes to musical theatre classes!
My daughter attends dance class.
My niece loves to dance in front of the hall mirror and watch herself! It’s adorable and hilarious!
With loads of singing and dancing!
Toys that create music (karaoke,drums) and basic play instruments ,lots of singing and always music playing somewhere
My daughter has always shown an interest in music. Currently she takes piano, dance and is starting to play the clarinet
We sing and dance together.
My daughter has a cd player in her playroom with lots of choices of different types of music. She loves to sing and dance, and put on performances. She is great at choreography and is very expressive in her body movements and facials expressions. She really gets in touch with the lyrics and tone of the music to connect in a way where she gets lost in the music and is carefree.
We love to sing and dance.. the kids are always putting on little concerts for us
my niece likes to sing and dance
We sing lots of songs and does dancing at church