Happy Valentine’s Day!!!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The month of February is often known as the month of love. Love to our family, love to our friends, love to our planet and love to all the things we have and all the things we do.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Celebrating our love to our families and the strong and wonderful bonds we create and share with our precious little ones lays a lifelong foundation for growing and having success in life.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
As your children grow there are many wonderful activities that help you stretch bonds with them.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
For Valentine’s Day we have put together some activities you can do with your little ones to celebrate the love you both feel for each other.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n
A Sweet and Lovely Song<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Skinnamarinky and in Spanish A la Bim Bam Bum is one of our favorite songs. It is a sweet song that can be performed for Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day or Grandparents’ Day.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n If you are singing the song to your baby you can follow the exercises as in the video that follows. For toddlers and older children you can stand in front of your children and teach them some gestures to go with the song. Following is the lyrics with the gestures they can do as they sing along.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Put your right elbow in your left hand and wiggle your fingers<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n SINNAMARINKY-DINKY-DINK<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n A LA BIM BAM BUM<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n A LA BIM BAM BUM<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n A LA BIM BAM BUM BIM BIM<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Switch arms and do the same on the opposite side<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n SINNAMARINKY -DOO<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Point at yourself<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n I<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n TE<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Cross your arms over your heart<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n LOVE<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n QUIE-<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Point at your partner<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n YOU<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n RO<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Move your arms above your head to form a circle, as if you were drawing a sun.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n I LOVEYOU IN THE MORNING<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n TE QUIERO EN LA MA\u00d1ANAS<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Move your circle in front of your chest.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n AND IN THE AFTERNOON<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n TE QUIERO POR LAS TARDES<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Place the circle in front of your legs as symbolizing the sun going down.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n I LOVE YOU IN THE EVENING<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n TE QUIERO POR LA NOCHES<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Open your arms and bring them down to your sides moving your hands side to side.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n AND UNDERNEATH THE MOON<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n TE QUIERO MUCHO M\u00c1<\/strong>S<\/p>\r\n