The Sound of Spellbound

By Haven Mitchell-Rose 

This week in our Storytime classes, we explored SOUNDS! Here are some sound themed activities to help you and your little one turn up the volume at home.  

Parody Professional 

Experience writing your own song, with the help of some classic favorites. This activities is great for the older end of our Spellbound age range. 



Materials:
Paper 
Writing utensil 
Your singing voice
Your thinking cap 

Step 1: Together with you child, select a song that you love and know well (short and simple ones are best! ex: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star)
Step 2: Play and/ or sing the song a few times to jog your memories 
Step 3: Ask your child what they want their song to be about, pull out your writing materials and go through the song line by line, making sure your new lyrics fit the rhythm as closely as possible. 
NOTE: Your lyrics do not have to rhyme, but they absolutely can if you want to take on that challenge 
Step 4: Sing your song together! You may also choose to practice performing it for each other 

Baby Sounds

A sound based activity for our younger friends in our age range. 



Materials:
Music player 

Step 1: Play sounds of different locations 
Step 2: Demonstrate making some of the sounds you hear and adding your own. See if you baby joins in 
Step 3: Move/ dance around the room with your baby in a way befitting the current sound scape 

Soundscapes 
Ocean
River
Rainforest 
Woods 
Rain 
Morning 
Night 

Don't forget to share pictures/ videos of your sound related fun to our Facebook Page with the hashtag #SpellboundSounds.