At Crescendo, I am thrilled to have been offered the opportunity to represent Orleans House in their early years program 'Curious Tots' as their art-in-residence 2023-2024.
I will be devising and delivering exciting and interactive music sessions on a fortnightly basis to 0-18 month olds and their adults. I will also be using these sessions as inspiration to write a collection of original children's songs around the themes of 'Play and Imagination' and 'Cultural reforesting'.
Get ready to sing and play with musician, Finn Chatwyn-Ros. Designed for babies and pre-walking toddlers, this sensory musical session uses puppets, instruments, and creative activities to explore, play and imagine. Reach into the Song Sack, pull out one of the carefully curated songs and prepare to wiggle and move!
Curious Tots sessions are carefully and creatively designed to support the foundations for play communication, social interaction skills, and social emotional development. Sessions offer a calm, nurturing and gentle space for families to enjoy together.
As artist-in-residence on the programme, Finn will be using Curious Tots to provide inspiration for new original songs about play and imagination which she will be introducing throughout the sessions. You will also leave with lots of ideas to continue playing together at home.
Key information
Cost
What to expect in a Curious Tots session
Curious Tots sessions are carefully and creatively designed to support the foundations for play communication, social interaction skills, and social emotional development. Sessions offer a calm, nurturing and gentle space for families to enjoy together.
As artist-in-residence on the programme, Finn will be using Curious Tots to provide inspiration for new original songs about play and imagination which she will be introducing throughout the sessions. You will also leave with lots of ideas to continue playing together at home.
Key information
- Sessions are fortnightly on Tuesdays
First session: 10.15am – 11am
Second session: 11.30am to 12.15pm - Choose the dates that work for you, no need to book a whole term (but please book in advance to avoid disappointment)
- We recommend that this session is best experienced by babies from birth and toddlers who are just learning to walk. If you are looking for an early years session for more confident walkers or older children, have a look at Play:Make:Art and Let’s Get Creative
Cost
- £6 / £4 (concession)
- 1 ticket admits 1 child plus an accompanying adult
What to expect in a Curious Tots session
- Creative and engaging activities which promote communication and social-emotional development
- Specialist planned activities that enhance cognition, language and physical development, with the flexibility to adapt to the needs of the individual children present
- A friendly, welcoming atmosphere – including the chance to socialise with other parents and carers
- Lots of movement and musical games
- A carefully considered curriculum, based on years of teaching experience and research into musical development in children
- Old favourites and brand-new songs written by Finn
- Free play instrument exploration as well as structured games
- Inspiration for activities to try at home!