Cultivating music cells should start from an early age. Below are interesting children's music games that I have carefully collected for you. Parents in need can quickly collect them.
0-1 years old: listen to beautiful sounds and play rhythm games
Game 1: Musical Masseur
Game tools: songs suitable for children aged 0-1 (Music by musicians such as Beethoven, Mozart, Schumann; or music that mothers often listened to when they were pregnant).
Suitable age: 0-12 months baby
Play location: floor, big bed
Play time: one and a half hours after the baby has finished feeding or The baby wakes up half an hour later.
How to play: Before the game starts, parents should play the music that the baby likes to listen to for 10 minutes; the mother puts the baby on the big bed or the floor and starts to do some physical preparation exercises for the baby according to the rhythm of the music. ; The mother performs massage games on the baby from head to toe according to the music; the mother should pay attention to the rhythm when massaging the baby, and can stay at each body position for 15 seconds; the mother can increase the speed according to the baby's emotional expression, so that the baby can feel the rhythm of the music 's fast and slow.
Benefits: Let the baby's body feel the rhythm of music, which will help the baby like music more.
TIP: Stop playing when the baby starts crying.
Game 2: Drum Master
Game equipment: milk powder can, small stool, small plate (plastic), small bottle (with beans and rice), small stick.
Suitable age: 6-12 months of babies
Game location: baby’s play area
Game time: morning and noon after going to bed and getting up.
How to play: The mother prepares various utensils and places them where the baby can touch them: the mother first leads the baby to hit a "small musical instrument" (game tool) and encourages the baby to hit together; then the mother Start to lead the baby to imitate tapping rhythmically; when the baby finds that this is a very interesting game, the mother can play some music with simple rhythm to supplement it. Help and let the baby continue to tap to increase the baby's sensitivity to music.
Benefits: Let the baby feel the music and begin to understand the rhythm of the music until he can play games with the music.
1-2 years old: see music with eyes, play music with body
Game 3: Wind Movement
Game tools: music with a slightly faster rhythm, Gauze scarf.
Suitable age: 13-24 month old babies
Game location: on the floor
Game time: when the baby is emotionally stable.
How to play: Mother and baby sit on the floor and play music: Mother holds the gauze scarf and waves it according to the rhythm of the music; mother encourages the baby to pick up the gauze scarf with her hands, or she can put the gauze scarf on Let the baby lift up the gauze on the baby's head. Benefits: Let your baby feel the rhythm of music.
Game 4: Painting with music
Game equipment: songs suitable for children, drawing boards, drawing paper, and multi-color paints.
Suitable age: 19-24 months baby
Game location: on the floor
Game time: when the baby is emotionally stable.
How to play: The mother puts a large piece of drawing paper on the floor and plays music; then paints the baby's feet; at the beginning, the mother can hold the baby's little hand and let the baby follow the music Dance on the paper quickly and slowly; then add more colorful paints and let your baby continue to paint on the paper with their little feet according to the rhythm of the music.
Benefits: The baby can already walk, allowing the baby to fully feel the music and rhythm, and know that he can play games with the music.
TIP: During the game, the mother holds the baby's little hand according to the child's body balance ability.
2-3 years old: touch music with hands and make musical movements for babies
Game 5: Musical instrument concert
Game equipment: music CD, CD player
Game equipment: music CD, CD player.
Suitable age: 25-30 month old babies
Game location: on the floor
Game time: when the baby is emotionally stable.
How to play: Mom selects some solo music from piano, violin, trumpet and other instruments, and lets the baby listen to one instrument at a time; while playing the music to the baby, tell him what the sound of the instrument is. Then ask the baby to imitate the playing movements of the instrument.
Benefits: Children’s learning can be very focused, but it is also very short-lived. Every time he receives information, it helps to improve his auditory discrimination ability. At the same time, babies will also find it endless fun to imitate the movements of playing musical instruments.
TIP: Before starting the game, make sure the environment is quiet without any noise to ensure that the baby can concentrate. Please listen to a single sound of music awake and learn to focus. If you find that your baby is very interested in playing this game, you can increase the difficulty appropriately and listen to the performance of two musical instruments each time.
Game 6: Follow the sound to find pictures
Game equipment: tapes, recorders, pictures.
Suitable age: 30-36 months baby
Game location: on the floor
Game time: when the baby is emotionally stable.
How to play: First, mom uses a tape recorder to record the sounds made by objects. For example: the sound of traffic, the sound of ringing the doorbell, the sound of water drops in heavy rain, etc.; prepare a picture for each sound, and let the baby listen to the sound and find the relevant picture based on the sound.
Benefits: Sound is a kind of information, and images are also a kind of information. Finding the most common points between the two and combining them together can improve the baby's sound discrimination ability and hearing ability.
TIP: Mothers can add some pictures and sounds of musical instruments according to the child's situation, thereby increasing the child's sensitivity to music.