Did You Pack Sunscreen?

It's summer and Mr. Golden sun is shining today! Hooray! When you are not at your children's music class making music together with your little one, you may find yourself packing up the car for a trip to West Beach in Beverly Farms, Crane's Beach in Ipswich, or Singing Beach in Manchester.

To keep you and your child safe please follow these summer sun guidelines.

-Seek the shade, especially between 10am and 4pm.
-Do not burn.
-Avoid tanning and UV booths.
-Apply 1 ounce (2 tablespoons) of sunscreen to your entire body 30 minutes before going outside. Reapply every 2 hours.
-Cover up with clothing, including a broad-brimmed hat and UV-blocking sunglasses.
-Keep newborns out of the sun. Suncreens should be used on babies over the age of six months.
-Examine your skin head-to-toe every month.
-See your physician every year for a professional skin exam.

Source: Action Ambulance, Wellness Corner, July 2009 Newsletter.

Have any great pics taken at the beach? Please share!

See you in class and at the beach! Lisa
Kindermusik With Friends

Kindermusik eNewsletters Now Archived Online!

Step by step, link by link, keystroke by keystroke. I am inching into the 21st century. The Kindermusik With Friends eNewsletter is now archived online, has a tuny url, and can be read through a link on the blog, Twitter updates, and on the Facebook page. Now, what am I missing? Should I set up a MySpace?

June eNewsletter!

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Testing sending a blog update from my blackberry. Fingers crossed.

Inside The Kindermusik "Bubble"

We have learned the hard way in this recession that things are not always as they seem. Banks are not as solvent, General Motors is not as mighty, real estate is not as valuable. In fact, it seems as though we are in an epidemic of inauthenticity: character, genuineness, good faith, and sincerity are under siege. It’s no fun to read the paper anymore.

But from within the Kindermusik bubble, the world looks like it always has. The Kindermusik classroom bursts with authenticity: tender teachers, proven curricula, friendship, music, smiles. Perhaps what Kindermusik can teach all of us at times like these is that some things are truly timeless. Just as a playground swing still brings delight to a child as it did before iPhones, Twitter, and debit cards, Kindermusik wraps parent and child in bona fide warmth. Provides a true, joyful, and nurturing place where we can come together, share our children, and sing.

Nothing fancy, mighty, solvent, or newfangled.

But valuable? Authentic? Genuine? Sincere?

In a room full of children? Always.

contributed by Michael G. Dougherty (CEO, Kindermusik International)

Kindermusik is so much more than a music class. It is a community. This letter makes proud to be a part of Kindermusik.

Lisa Cheney
Kindermusik With Friends

Way More Than Just A Mommy and Me Music Class In Beverly Farms

Kindermusik With Friends is a place where you...
Sing
Dance
Play Drums
Explore Instruments

You will foster...
Creativity
Language
Social & Emotional Bonds

All areas of your child development will be stimulated: Social, Emotional, Musical, Cognitive, and Physical.

And, finally, you will meet a community of like-minded families to share stories, experiences, triumphs, tantrums, and all of the milestones that you will experience with a baby or toddler.

If you would like to share a story of your experience in class please email me elisacheney@comcast.net and I will share it on this blog!

Music Class Is Way More Fun For Baby Than A Trip To The Doctor!

Sniffles and Checkups and visits to the doctor are part of every family's routine...so off we go to the doctor's office! We will exercise babies limbs to Open,Shut The, Dance to Them Bones, and Sing and Play to Doctor Eisenbart.

Hear the church bells in this video play the Doctor Eisenbart tune.



A bit about Doctor Eisenbart. Dr. Johann Andreas Eisenbart (Ironbeard) was a seventeenth century traveling surgeon who treated everything from cataracts to hernias to cancer. He attracted patients by rolling into towns with an entourage of comedians, artists, and musicians, who, critics claimed, entertained potential patients by playing loud music to drown out the screams of those being treated. The medical community labeled him a quack, although today is thought to have been better than his reputation - a gifted physician and surgeon whose ability to successfully treat people was the envy of many of his contemporaries. After his death, a catchy tune about his quackery was performed thoughtout the country and soon became popular among school age children. (from Busy Days teacher guide music notes)

See you in class!
Lisa

Kindermusik With Friends

Fireworks On The North Shore!

It's The Fourth Of July and time to celebrate! Here is a list of fireworks scheduled on Boston's North Shore. I have included a few links!

Find Fireworks near you! A WBZ link.

Here's a link from Sec. Galvin and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Check the web in case of cancellations! Danvers has already changed to the 7/5 rain date! And, please post on the blog or facebook page if you have any updated info, if I am missing a location, or if you hear of cancellations.

Beverly Farms: West Beach, 7/4 at 9 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance can be purchased at Cork 'n' Cast, The Fruitful Basket or Dom's Trattoria. $15 at the gate. Entry prohibited without a wristband.Rain date Sun 7/5 More Info Link.

Manchester-By-The-Sea: NO FIREWORKS. They are held every other year. Next time is 2010.

Cape Ann/Gloucester: 7/3 at 9:30pm over Gloucester Harbor. Link.

Danvers: Already rescheduled to rain date of 7/5. Part of Danvers Family Festival and the fireworks festivities are scheduled at Plains Park from 4-9. Fireworks kick-off at the end.

Salem: 7/4 at 9:15 over Derby Wharf. Salem News release with details.

Lynn: 7/3 at 9pm. Link.

Marblehead: 8:45pm harbor illumination 9pm fireworks. Link.

Nahant: 7/4 at 9:15 at Baily's Hill. Link.

Happy 4th of July!

Kindermusik With Friends