COMPOSER SABRINA PENA YOUNG | MUSIC TECHNOLOGY | FILM | CLASSICAL | OPERA

This summer enjoy making fun and inexpensive summer art projects with your preschooler . Whether you are a parent enjoying vacation time with your child, a camp counselor trying to create age appropriate art projects, or just a teacher wanting easy ways to create art with preschoolers, you will enjoy these fun, easy, and cheap art projects especially designed for early childhood. Preschool Summer Art Project 1: Snazzy Silly Sunglasses! You will need construction paper , cellophane (clear or blue), glitter, markers, glue, and scissors. Have extra fun art supplies like sequins stamps or stickers handy for some extra pizazz! Draw a large pair of sunglasses on a large piece of construction paper. Cut out the holes. Let your preschooler decorate the sunglasses with as much glitter, marker scribbles, sequins, and stickers as he or she wants. When your preschooler is finished, tape or glue the cellophane to make the lenses for the silly sunglasses. Take some fun photos with the sungl...

Art Secrets: 8 Incredible Ways that Music Helps Child Development How Music Helps Your Child's Development SUBHEAD: How Music Can Help Your Child Succeed  Whether playing a musical instrument , singing in the church choir , or plucking out an original tune on a guitar, music helps children develop valuable skills that will help them succeed later in life.  Although music and the arts are often considered last in a long line of school requirements, including reading, writing, mathematics, science, and passing those all-important standardized tests, students have been proven to benefit from involvement in the visual and performing arts . While there has been extensive scientific research about the neurological benefits of music and music in regards to higher test scores, below I have outlined some basic benefits of being involved in a music program. 1. Concentration Skills Playing a musical instrument improves a child's ability to focus, while children that learn ho...