Things to Do While You’re Waiting: Music and Movement

Keep children engaged when you have to wait

• Move to the beat
  Tap, clap, shimmy, or sway in time to music in the car or while waiting in line. Pretend to play band instruments, such as an “air guitar.”
• Sing along
  Take turns choosing songs to sing together or make up songs about what you are doing.
• Listen
  Investigate sounds together! Talk about musical concepts such as loud or soft and high or low pitches.
• Create sounds
  Make sound effects with voices, fingers, and objects. Imitate animal noises or machinery sounds.