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Today we share 2 activities that come straight from our “Winter Expedition with Vivaldi and Friends” music course. If you enjoyed these musical play activities and want to experience the rest of the fun, you can join us at www.clapforclassics.com/fourseasons. Our Four Seasons curriculum is more than just music, it also includes art, poetry, and STEM units. A perfect hands-on, play based curriculum for your toddler, preschooler, or kindergartner.

Grab some mittens or use your imagination and see if you can come up with some actions while we sing this song!

The Mitten Song

Thumbs in the thumb place, fingers all together!

This is the song we sing in mitten weather

Thumbs in the thumb place, fingers all together!

This is the song we sing in mitten weather

When it is cold it doesn’t matter whether

Mittens are made of wool or finest leather

This is the song we sing in mitten weather

Thumbs in the thumb place, fingers all together!

(credit goes to Marlys Swinger from the book “Songs of the Seasons, Ninety-Nine Songs for children”)

For the second activity grab rhythm sticks and a scarf. We guide you through the 1st movement of Vivaldi’s “Winter” concerto from the Four Seasons. You’ll have fun shivering, stomping, keeping a steady beat and chattering your teeth. Help more families find out about this podcast by leaving us a review, telling your friends, or sharing our social media content!

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Special thanks to Classical.com for licensing the classical music that we used in this episode and that we use in all of our music courses!