Kitchen Music
Here's What To Do
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Make a kitchen drum set! Give your baby shatter-proof "drums" like plastic bowls or pots, and "drumsticks" like spoons and spatulas.
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Demonstrate using a spoon or spatula to melodically tap on a pot, pan, or bowl.
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Encourage your child to drum on the bowls and pots with you.
4
Make a kitchen song together!
Put PEER Into Action
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Pause:
- Get down on the floor with your baby and give them a big smile.
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Engage:
- "Dada's going to drum on the bowl like this... Can you drum on the bowl too?"
- "The bowl sounds like this when I drum... the pot sounds like this when I drum? Hear how they're different?"
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Encourage:
- Try to get your baby to mimic your taps by guiding their hands as they tap on objects.
- Talk about what your baby is doing, like, "Oh, you found out that a metal spoon on a metal pot makes a clanging sound. Do you like that sound?"
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Reflect:
- Did your baby enjoy experimenting with different sounds?
Not quite ready?
Play kitchen drums for your baby and see if they move around or react to the music.
Ready for more?
Play music and see if your child will drum along to it.
As your child masters this skill...
They will repeat drumming movements an adult shows them, and experiment with making new sounds.