15 months – 4 years
Maxi Mice is our older group. It lasts for 45 minutes of fun, since by this age their stimulation and energy can last a little longer. You may have noticed.
Classes for kids and their grown ups to enjoy together
Besides the wide variety of instruments suited to the songs, there’s lots of actions, tickling, raspberries, clapping and jumping, as well as more calming bubbles and fairy lights and a touch of signing.
There will be plenty of variety from week to week to make sure your little one gets a wide range of musical play. This is balanced with the loose structure that children benefit from. We will always sing the same opening and closing songs with varying silly songs and nursery rhymes in the middle. We like to get the bubbles out every week and some swathe of fabric or parachute to wobble or hide under. In Maxi Mice, we focus on songs suited to this older audience and lots of movement. Be prepared to join in with the actions and rock out with them – and don’t forget to bring your air guitars!
As well as having lots of fun and exploring music, there are tricks to help the children start to pick up on different rhythms, tempos and moods and similarly to help them in their physical and motor skill development through the carefully considered movement elements, such as crossing the midline which aids physical and brain development in skills such as writing, visual tracking and putting on shoes. In time they will learn how different songs make them feel. It is amazing to watch little ones grow to discern whether a song makes them feel calm, or silly, or “rocking”, then as they grow they learn to choose songs to suit their moods.
The grown ups will enjoy the Maxi Mice music too – we don’t think children need to have bad taste in music. We’ve tried to make music for the whole family to enjoy across a range of musical genres to introduce little ones to the variety out there. Who knows, your little one might surprise you with a love of rock, or funk, or country music!
My daughter and I both had so much fun every time we went to Hickory Dickory Rock. There were so many unique activities, props, and fun surprises each week. Ellie’s positive energy is infectious, and she does a great job getting everyone involved to the level they’re comfortable with. My daughter really grew in confidence through attending this class. I would highly recommend Hickory Dickory Rock to anyone.
Julie & A., Truro classes