Sound Explorers

02/20/2026

It’s pajama day at Sound Explorers next week for my group classes as well as if my individual want to dress up!
The reason? The weather 🥶
The week of the 23. See you there!

02/20/2026

02/17/2026

Thanks to my families who braved this less than nice weather! Next week is pajama day! Today totally could have been too!

02/15/2026

I received a message and a video after a specifically piano lesson for two siblings! They both started a song today and learned it, same class! Great start into music, sweet kids and a sweet mama! Thanks for this!!

02/14/2026

We love a good review! ♥️

02/12/2026

Early swimming does far more than build water confidence. For toddlers, the pool becomes a full-brain workout. Moving through water forces both hemispheres of the brain to work together, strengthening coordination, balance, problem-solving, and sensory processing in ways dry-land play rarely achieves.

This bilateral activation is why swimming has been linked to stronger motor development, better spatial awareness, and improved emotional regulation. Water naturally slows a child’s movements, giving the nervous system time to integrate new patterns gently and deeply. Toddlers who swim regularly often show smoother transitions, better focus, and calmer body awareness.

Safety remains a major benefit. Studies confirm that early swimmers, when properly supervised, are up to eighty-eight percent less likely to drown later in childhood. The skill is protective, but the neurological impact is where swimming quietly becomes extraordinary.

Parents don’t need perfection, just gentle exposure, safe structure, and playful water time. When toddlers kick, float, splash, and explore, their brains lay down powerful connections that support learning for years to come. Swimming isn’t just a sport. It’s one of the most complete early developmental tools we have.

02/12/2026

❣️ Comment ✨'Feb9'✨ and I will send you this printout!
🎂 It is my birthday today 🥳. Thank you all for the kind wishes 🌸
🎉 It would make my birthday so special if you all printed out this poster and hung it up in your classroom, staffroom or home ❣️

02/12/2026

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02/12/2026

PSA PSA PSA!
Lookout for the following in the two weeks to be announced:

Weekend Beats with Baby classes age 0-3
Weekend 6-8 year old SingPlayGrow Volume 2
Weekday Evening 3-5 class!

02/12/2026

Baby Resource Fair in the Town of Taber! An event for expecting parents and parents of children, 0-3 years, to access over 15 different resource professionals in one place!
There will be door prizes, and featuring a Car Seat Clinic to have your car seat installation evaluated, Building Brains infant play area, Development Check ups and a Private Mother's feeding room.
Drop-in on March 17th at the Taber Public Library from 10:30am-1pm.

02/10/2026

The night before Valentines Class Round 1. Excited to teach some valentines songs, sing, move, play instruments and have fun
❤️💕♥️💙💜💗💛
Plus it’s Beats with Baby so you KNOW it’ll be adorable.

02/10/2026

Imagine you’re lifting weights at the gym. At the first sign of struggle or strain, a well-meaning bystander lifts the weight for you — every time.

Are you going to get any stronger? Will you ever discover just how strong you can be? No matter how pure our intentions, the same concept applies when we refuse to let our children struggle.

If we always solve problems for our children, they will never learn to solve problems themselves. We imply that they cannot overcome obstacles or succeed on their own, which conditions them to give up at the first sign of difficulty.

>>> https://biglifejournal.com/blogs/blog/empower-children-struggle?aff=55