Hello and welcome!
We are Suzanne and Tracy, co-founders of Singing Hands and we introduce you to the amazing world of signs through songs, rhymes, stories and games.
Babies have a natural tendency to use gesture (eg. clapping and waving bye-bye) and introducing some baby signs will build on these normal patterns of communication development.
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In our baby signing classes we show parents/carers a range of signs to help communicate with a young baby. We show you signs for MORE, ALL GONE and MILK to help your little one communicate his/her needs before their speech has developed.
To experience our unique and enthusiastic approach to learning language and having fun with music, find out more about our baby signing classes, toddler signing classes and school/nursery sessions.
STOP PRESS!
Hello to all our Monday families – due to the deep snowy conditions overnight, we are going to cancel this morning’s baby signing classes at CrossWay and this afternoon’s toddler session at Holy Trinity. Don’t worry, we will add an extra class to the end of the term so that you don’t miss out on any sessions. In the meantime, get your wellies on have some fun making a snowman!
Tuesday update: There is no toddler group today either – the snow is falling again and all the schools are closed so we will add today’s class to the end of term. Remember to practise your signs for COLD and SNOW today!
See you next week, the Singing Hands Team x
Christmas Extravaganza – In aid of Shooting Star Children’s Hospice, Sat 22nd November
Come and escape the shopping mayhem and join us for a Christmas singalong at the URC Kingston, The Richard Mayo Centre, Eden Street, Kingston-Upon-Thames, KT1 1HZ in aid of the Shooting Star Hospice for Children.
The event will be officially opened by actress Samantha Bond (a.k.a. Miss Moneypenny). There will be lots of stalls and activities including author Ian Whybrow (Harry and his bucketful of Dinosaurs) and our festive singalong which will kick off the event at 11am!
£1 entry.
For more information about the event, please visit: http://www.shootingstar.org.uk/home.php
Christmas Concerts for the Down Syndrome Association, Wed 10th and Thur 11th December
Get in the festive spirit with the Christmas Concerts at the Langdon Down Centre in Teddington.
Following the success of previous years , the event will feature with a selection of acts including the Larondina Dance Company and the ReAct theatre group. All the acts are collaborative groups featuring people with and without learning disabilities. We will be opening the event each evening with a selection of signed carols and will be accompanied by children from TwentyOne & Co. Don’t miss it!
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Singing Hands and Something Special
In early 2005, we filmed a little segment for the ‘arched window’ on BBC Cbeebies Tikkabilla. In this slot, which was first shown in December 2005, we did a signed sing-a-long session (including our fave song ‘Mmm mmm frog’) with a group of children. It was a really inclusive session with our own kids plus other children from local schools and nurseries that we visit, some toddlers who had attended our baby signing classes and some friends from the Toy Library for Children with Special Needs.
We were therefore delighted to then be invited by the Producer of Something Special to contribute to this new series. You will see from the list below that five of the new episodes are focused specifically on showing you how to sign nursery rhymes and songs. These episodes feature a magical nursery rhyme world with a castle and a blue road for Justin to explore…....
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