Thinking Outside the Box: How Kindermusik Builds Creative, Flexible Minds
Thinking Outside the Box: How Kindermusik Builds Creative, Flexible Minds If there’s one thing we see every week in Kindermusik, it’s this: kids are naturally creative. They explore, experiment, try things sideways and upside-down, and often surprise us with ideas we never would’ve thought of ourselves! But here’s the really exciting part: Creativity isn’t just a personality trait. It’s a skill. Flexibility isn’t something kids either “have or don’t.” It can be nurtured. And Kindermusik is intentionally designed to grow these abilities, step by step. Let’s take you behind the scenes of how we support “thinking outside the box” in class every single week. Creativity Needs a Framework: Scaffolding in Action You’ll hear us talk a lot about " scaffolding". It’s simply a fancy word for the way we help children stretch just a little beyond what they can currently do; without overwhelming them. In Kindermusik, this shows up as four simple steps: 1. We NOTICE We pay clos...