A sight for young eyes

Post December 17, 2009

It is never too early to provide exposure to a rich musical palette—the sounds of Bach, Brahms, Dixieland, music from all corners of the world and naturally, time-tested nursery rhymes and songs. Enjoy listening to music that spans historical periods and styles and features a host of instruments and voices.

Similarly, exposure to a rich visual palette ought to happen from an early age. Illustrations in books for babies typically are bright and bold, and the subjects are easy to distinguish. While such art is in every way appropriate, babyhood is also a fine time for exposure to a widely varied visual landscape including mobiles, picture books, patterned rugs and fabrics, photographs, paintings, and more.

Most likely, your daily life with your little one naturally provides this type of stimulation. If you’d like to do a little more to enrich your baby’s visual environs, consider these ideas:

  • Laminate and bind together safely and sturdily a collection of postcards. Images could include landscapes, city skylines, people, architectural landmarks, and/or works of art.
  • Change the scenery. Post works of art on the walls at a level and proximity easily viewed by your baby. Use the Village art banners (if you’re enrolled in a Kindermusik Village class), prints, posters, photos, etc. Periodically take prints down and post new ones.

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