FINE MOTOR FUN Come join us in helping your child build those important fine motor skills through fun and engaging activities! Activities may include tracing, cutting, threading, and more! There will be some take away activities for you to further work with your child at home.

Join DVFRC for a fun-filled musical stortyime with Paul Whitney!

This program runs as a 3 week series. What Is Musicology? MUSICOLOGY is an enhanced music program designed specifically for newborns through 3-year olds. Parents and caregivers are along for that important one on one time with their child, while an experienced teacher orchestrates the fun! Classes are divided into specific developmental age groups which promote language, rhythm, motor skills, self-esteem, creativity and joy! In a fun and engaging atmosphere, children will explore musical instruments, creative movement, dancing and singing. They will be exposed to beats and rhythms spanning different eras and various parts of the world. Why Music? Music is the one activity that lights up all areas of the brain! When a baby is first born her brain is only 25% wired for how she will learn, and by age 3 her brain is 90% wired. Research shows that exposure to specific types of musical activities wires the brain for language, reading, math, and motor skills while nurturing emotional and social development. Musicology is proud to be partnered with New Directions Institute For Infant Brain Development (NDI) founded by Dr. Jill Stamm. Our innovative music curriculum is guided by research outlined in Dr. Stamm’s bestselling book Bright From The Start – The Simple, Science-Backed Way to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind From Birth to Age 3. For more information about New Directions Institute please visit: www.newdirectionsinstitute.org.

Jump like a frog and stomp around like a bear as we introduce yoga poses into our stories and songs! What is Kids Yoga? Kids Yoga is a form of yoga that is designed specifically for children. It includes poses to increase strength, flexibility, and coordination. Classes are intended to be fun and may include age-appropriate games, animal sounds, and creative names for poses. Children derive enormous benefits from yoga. Physically, it enhances their flexibility, strength, coordination, and body awareness. In addition, their concentration, sense of calmness, and relaxation improves.

PUZZLE POWER There are so many benefits of puzzles for children. Puzzles help build physical skills like fine and gross motor skills, emotional skills like patience, confidence, and self esteem, and social skills like teamwork and communication. Puzzles release stress, and can be a great way to calm an anxious child or increase patience and concentration. Puzzles also encourage shape recognition, spacial awareness, and spacial relations.

DVFRC welcomes Ms. Brenda for a fun filled story time sponsored by the Glendale Public Library! This is a traditional story time with stories, fingerplays, songs and more. Children of all ages are welcome to attend!