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Tap Dance Fun

What to do:

  1. Children can tape or tie old plastic or metal jar lids onto the bottom of their shoes.
  2. Then put the music on and dance, with the lids making great noises—indoors or outdoors!
  3. Children can tap or clap out rhythms for others to copy.

  • Category icon Toddlers (13-35 months), Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Large Motor Skills, Music Appreciation, Movement and Physical Activity, Music

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