Kindermusik Summer Camps at Musical Footsteps Studio are now enrolling.  Call today to reserve your spot!  We offer classes for children from birth to seven years.  Camps begin the week of June 29th and run for five consecutive weeks.

Check out our website for specific days and times for your child.  Classes fill fast, so call or e-mail today to reserve your spot.

musicalfootsteps@yahoo.com

913.484.1311

Looking for a quality way to spend time with your child this winter and spring? Kindermusik classes at Musical Footsteps Studio is the perfect solution.
We offer classes for children from birth to seven years of age all in developmentally appropriate classes. All classes are taught by a Licensed Kindermusik Educator and include high quality materials to use at home throughout the week.

Kindermusik Programs throughout Kansas City have been named KC Parent Magazine’s Grand Prize Winner for Music Instruction.

Classes begin the week of January 12 and run through May 2.

If you’d like more information, you can visit the studio website

at www.musicalfootsteps.com

Have you ever looked down to see that your child has written his/her name perfectly…just backwards?

“Children just learning to write will write upside down, backward, all over the page.  They fall in love with letters.  Young children don’t yet recognize that print is a static form.”  says Susan B Neuman, professor of educational studies at the University of Michigan.

Writing is one of the first introductions to the two dimensional world for pre-schoolers.

“In a three dimensional world, a chair is always a chair.  So, to a child a C is always a C, no matter its direction.  It’s not random, it’s not a mistake. Its configuration is just different.”  According to Judity A Schickedanz, professor of early literacy at Boston University.

The entire article was found in the December issue of Wondertime Magazine.

I posted this last year, but for our Our Timer’s it will fit with our toast theme perfectly!

Here’s a fun idea for breakfast or lunchtime. I would love to say I came up with it myself, but I stole it from the once-a-month-chance-I-have-to-watch-Rachael Ray.

Before toasting your bread, or before making your grilled cheese; take a tablespoon, or so, of milk and add your favorite food coloring. Use a paint brush to paint a design on the bread. Then toast it and seal in the design!

And of course while you wait, those of you that know it can sing the “Toast, Toast” song from class. This is requested in our house each time we have toast.

Reece has painted his toast several times and it turns out great!

In September, Kindermusik was named as the KC Parent Family Favorite Grand Prize Winner for Musical Instruction!

Thank you to any, and all, Musical Footsteps parents who voted!!

Now that the cold weather is settling in, you may be looking for something fun to do with your pre-schooler or school aged kiddo.

PBS has a fairly new show called “Sid, the Science Kid” that, obviously, deals with science experiments.  It’s been a hit in our house and they have some fun links on their website to correlate with the show’s themes.

Sid the Science Kid Links

Musical Footsteps Studio will be holding a Demo Class for children birth to 4 on Wednesday, August 6 at 6:30 PM.

This is a perfect chance to get a sneak peak into our Kindermusik classroom, and allows you to see a Kindermusik class in action.  And as a bonus for attending, you’ll receive a free Kindermusik CD and $5 off fall registration.

If you’d like to reserve your spot for the Demo Class, call Laura Beckman at 913.484.1311.  Call today as space is limited.

This Saturday, July 12, I will be holding several Kindermusik demos at the Babies R Us in Overland Park, KS on 135th St.  This is a perfect chance to get a sneak peek at a Kindermusik classroom and the wonderful benefits it holds for you and your child.

Already a Kindermusik family?  This is a perfect opportunity for your friends to get a look at the fabulous way you spend 45 minutes each week!  Tell them to call the store today to reserve a spot in the demo.  Any referrals that lead to enrollments earn you tuition credits!

I will be leading demos at 10 and 11.  Call today to reserve your spot.

Babies R Us Address and Phone Number

8500 W 135th St
Overland Park, KS 66223
(913) 814-8921

The success of our St. Jude Trike-a-Thon is in the Kansas City Star today including several pictures of our “trikers.”

Here’s the link to the on-line article, but it doesn’t have any of the pictures.

http://www.kansascity.com/news/neighborhood/olathe/story/628013.html

Thanks again for everyone who participated and helped us raise money for such a worthy cause!

MEGA Brands Recalls MagnaMan Magnetic Action Figures; Ingested Magnets Pose Aspiration and Intestinal Hazards

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of Product: MagnaMan Magnetic Toy Figures

Units: About 1.3 million

Distributor: MEGA Brands America Inc., of Livingston, N.J.

Hazard: Small magnets inside the figures can detach. Magnets found by young children can be swallowed or aspirated. If more than one magnet is swallowed, the magnets can attract each other and cause intestinal perforations or blockages, which can be fatal.

Incidents/Injuries: MEGA Brands and CPSC have received 25 reports of magnets coming loose from the figures. No injuries have been reported.

Description: The recalled MagnaMan magnetic toys are figures that have body parts that attach with magnets. They come in either a “Futuristic Warrior” or “Ancient Warrior” theme. Each figure comes with three accessories.

Name Color Model # Name Model #
Alien Green 28170 Robot Assortment 28198
Robotor Red 28171 Vac Metal 28327
Flame Orange 28172 4-Pack 28175
Gigantor Blue 28173 3-Pack 28393
Toyoto the Samurai Purple 28164 2-Pack 28392
Sir Lancelot the Knight Gray 28165 Vac Metal Assortment 28327
Eric the Viking Blue 28166 Assortment 28254 or 28199
Brutus the Gladiator Yellow 28167
The model number is printed on the front of the product’s packaging.

Sold at: Wal-Mart, Target, Toys R Us, K-Mart and other toy stores nationwide from January 2005 through December 2007 for about $10.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: Consumers should stop using the recalled toys immediately and return them to MEGA Brands for a free replacement toy.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact MEGA Brands at (800) 779-7122 between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.megabrands.com

http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml08/08222.html

MEGA Brands Recalls Magtastik and Magnetix Jr. Pre-School Magnetic Toys; Ingested Magnets Pose Aspiration and Intestinal Hazards

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of Product: Magtastik and Magnetix Jr. Pre-school Magnetic Toys

Units: About 1.1 million

Distributor: MEGA Brands America Inc., of Livingston, N.J.

Hazard: Magnets in the small flexible parts of the animals, vehicles and building sets can detach. Magnets found by young children can be swallowed or aspirated. If more than one magnet is swallowed, the magnets can attract each other and cause intestinal perforations or blockages, which can be fatal.

Incidents/Injuries: MEGA Brands and CPSC have received 19 reports of magnets coming loose, including one report of a 3-year-old boy receiving medical treatment to remove a magnet from his nasal cavity and one report of an 18-month-old boy with a magnet in his mouth, which was not swallowed.

Description: The Magtastik and Magnetix Jr. Pre-school Magnetic Toys include small flexible parts embedded with magnets that allow the parts to connect to large, colored metal balls.

Name of Product Model # Name of Product Model #
Magtastik Starter Set 427 40 Piece Tub 468
Magtastik Deluxe Set 428 Deluxe New Starter Set 467
Primary 429 Wonder Coaster 465
Primary Starter 431 Starter Set – New Parts 496
Car 434 Magnimals – Monkey 424
Helicopter 435 Magnimals – Dog 425
Fun Pack 448 Magnimals – Dinosaur 426
Jumbo 24 Piece Bag 456 Magnimals Assortment 423
Round Bag 461 Mag Mobile Assortment 433
12 Piece Mag Bag 462 Magnimals Pet Set 436
Target Bucket 466 Magnimals Bonus Pack 446
Easter Pack 469
The model number is printed on the front of the product’s packaging.

Sold at: Wal-Mart, Target, Toys R Us, K-Mart and other toy stores nationwide from January 2005 through December 2007 for between $10 and $40.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: Consumers should stop using the recalled toys immediately and return them to MEGA Brands for a free replacement toy.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact MEGA Brands at (800) 779-7122 between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.megabrands.com

http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml08/08223.html

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