Music Makers Just for Minis
We are so excited to launch
Music Makers Just for Minis this year.
With the support of Healthway and the Department of Creative Industries,
Tourism and Sport (CITS), each class
is free to attend so every child
aged 2- to 5 - years old can benefit
from this essential program.
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We also extend our thanks to the following Local Government Areas (LGAS) for their
venue and materials support of this project:
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Town of Bassendean
City of Bayswater
City of Canning
City of South Perth
In-Person Sessions
In-person sessions are available at the following locales throughout 2025 and 2026:
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Bayswater: Music Makers Just for Minis (Bayswater Location) Tickets, Multiple Dates | Eventbrite
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Bentley: Music Makers Just for Minis (Bentley Location) Tickets, Multiple Dates | Eventbrite
Eden Hill: Music Makers Just for Minis (Eden Hill Location) Tickets, Multiple Dates | Eventbrite
Karawara: Music Makers Just for Minis Tickets, Multiple Dates | Eventbrite
At Home Resources
In order to support your child's learning journey, we are developing in-home resources for you to use at your leisure to further support your child's early learning development and confidence.
We encourage you to check back regularly to access these resources, as we are constantly updating and adding to this resource depository!​​
Term 1 Resources
We're starting to add our Term 1 Resources, so keep a lookout as we add to them!
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1) PDQ Bach's Little Bunny Hop Hop Hop:
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Lyrics Sheet: A downloadable and printable PDF of our lyrics sheet
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Bunny Mask: A downloadable and printable PDF of our hand-drawn bunny mask
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2) Doctor Forte and Professor Piano:
These resources explore loud and soft dynamics using the musical terms 'forte' (meaning 'loud) and 'piano' (meaning 'soft').
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F for 'Forte': A downloadable PDF prompt card
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P for 'Piano': A downloadable PDF prompt card
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Forte and Piano Sound Sorting Worksheet: A downloadable colouring, cutting and sorting worksheet
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Distinguishing Between Loud and Soft Worksheet: A downloadable colouring worksheet
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Loud and Soft ID Worksheet: A downloadable room ID worksheet
Term 2 Resources
Check back to access these resources when Term 2 launches!
Term 3 Resources
Check back to access these resources when Term 3 launches!
Term 4 Resources
Check back to access these resources when Term 4 launches!
social-emotional wellbeing
​​Healthy social-emotional wellbeing comes from a child feeling safe, secure and valued.
This sense of wellbeing frees them up so that they can explore and learn.
In particular, they learn ways to communicate their needs, knowing that they can receive help and support when they need it.
They gradually learn to identify and express their feelings and gain skills and understandings about relating to others.
strategies for identifying emotions
The following are strategies that you can help you help your child in identifying and understanding their emotions as they grow and develop:
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1) Label feelings in the moment: When you see you child's body language or facial expression/s, name the emotion. For instance, you can say: 'You are twirling around and smiling. It seems like you are really, really happy!'
2) Use emotion cards and picture books: Show your child cards with facial expressions and talk about what they might mean. Read storybooks and point out the characters' emotions, exploring what their feelings might be through the expressions on their faces and the non-verbal cues and posture of the characters' bodies.
3) Model your own emotions: Share your feelings with simple terms and corresponding facial expressions. For example, say, 'I am feeling happy today because we are going to go to our Music Makers Just for Minis class today!' and then ask, 'How can you tell I'm feeling happy? What expressions am I using to show you I am happy?'
4) Play games and role-play: Act out different emotions using toys, dolls, puppets or other imaginary methods to represent characters and their emotions in a story or situation.
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5) Point out emotions in others: Look for ways to discuss how others in books or real-life situations might be feeling, which will help your child understand different emotions in context.
social-emotional wellbeing traffic lights
​​These are a great tool for you and your child to use to explore their emotions and to self-identify how they feel via a visual representation (including objects and colour).
Social-Emotional Wellbeing Green Traffic Light
Social-Emotional Wellbeing Yellow Traffic Light
Social-Emotional Wellbeing Red Traffic Light
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​It is important that when you use these cards you do the following:
1) Validate their feelings: Let your child know that all emotions are acceptable and emotions are something to be ashamed of or for 'only' one type of people. Emotions are for everyone to express, and you are helping them to learn how to express them appropriately!
2) Expand vocabulary: Use a range of emotional words beyond 'happy', 'sad' and 'mad'. This broader vocabulary will help your child to develop a richer understanding of different emotions across the emotional palette we as humans have available to us. Emotions can be big and complex!
3) Connect emotions to behaviours: Help your child see how certain behaviours might be linked to specific feelings. This will help to start building the connection between what they experience emotionally and how they express it to the world.
