I thought I should write a post about something we do weekly and that we really enjoy–Community Singing Time! A while back, my friend and neighbor, Janae, decided to organize a weekly singing time for our neighborhood. It’s been fantastic! Every week, someone hosts the group and leads the singing time part of the activity. This part usually lasts about 30 minutes and we sing lots of fun songs with hand gestures, dancing, and musical instruments. The host picks the songs and is in charge of running the show. We have some songs that are favorites and get sung nearly every week and the host can also introduce a new song to the group. The host also usually tries to teach some basic music theory concepts–fast and slow beats, high and low notes, etc. After singing time, the kids all sit down (usually on big blankets) and another mom (who signed up for the job) reads books to the group. During this time, a third mom distributes a little snack to all the kids. We all rotate hosting, reading, and feeding. It’s a casual group, so there are some weeks when we don’t make it to singing time, but we go most weeks.

We got to host the group last week. Here they all are during reading/snack time. Not everyone was there this last week, but it was still a good size group.

It’s been a great way to get the kids together to learn. Not to mention how nice it is to visit with the other moms! I’m so grateful that Janae organized it and got it going!