Sing n' Sprout

Looking to take a Sing n’ Sprout class in Sioux Falls? Check this out!

We are now opening our sign up for our Summer Sing n’ Sprout Class, spots will fill quickly! The theme is God is Love for this 4 week session 💕

Starting June 25th through July 16th at 9:45AM for a 45 minute to 1 hour class and will take place at Elegant Mommy. If you’re looking for a community of mommas, worshiping with your kiddos, or a friendly summer activity, we encourage you to sign up. The cost is $53.99 per child and there are discounts available for multiple child sign ups. Class sizes are limited so head over to our website to reserve your spot today!

Sign up here: https://shorturl.at/D5FdR

They have just a few spots open still!

Mommas - we only have a few spots left for our next Sing n’ Sprouts class with Flourished Wellness! The theme is God is Love for this 6 week session 💕

Starting February 1st through March 7th, we’ll meet at Thursday at 9 am for a 45 minute to 1 hour class and will take place at Flourish Wellness. If you’re looking for a community of mommas, worshiping with your kiddos, or a friendly winter activity, we encourage you to sign up. The cost is $80 per child and there are discounts available for multiple child sign ups. Class sizes are limited so head over to our website to reserve your spot today!

Sign up here: https://elegantmommy.com/products/sing-n-sprouts-feb-2024-6-week-class-god-is-love?_pos=3&_sid=927b2332e&_ss=r

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Overheard on a recent walk:

Father: My superpower? I don’t know, I guess I would say reliability. What about you? What’s your superpower?
Daughter: Dad. Think about it.
Father: I’m thinking. I’m thinking.
Daughter: I learned to read this year. I can READ, Dad. That’s my superpower.

I’ve been carrying those words around with me all day.
They have cheered me considerably.
I hope they cheer you, too.

Sioux Falls public pools open Friday! Go get wet!!

Outdoor pools open Friday, June 2 (weather permitting). Our lifeguards are getting ready! Ensure you're ready to make a splash opening day by purchasing a swim pass today at the Midco Aquatic Center or renew online at https://www.siouxfalls.org/parks/aquatics/swim-passes

Looking for a summer activity, check this out.

Announcing...our 2023 series of FREE FAMILY MATINEES, every Wednesday morning at 10 a.m. all summer long! It all starts TOMORROW, Wednesday May 31. Admission is FREE, but we encourage you to bring a canned food donation for our local food bank.

This week's FREE movie is "The Secret Life of Pets" (PG). For more info and our full schedule of Wednesday morning FREE FAMILY MATINEES for the summer, visit our website at https://www.westmall7.com/free-family-matinees

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Have you ever wondered how Sing n' Sprout came to be? Jenni Auvenshine was working in children's ministry around 15 years ago, searching for the best way to reach young children. It was then that God inspired her to write songs and use movement. The first curriculum, God is Love, was created and Sing n' Sprout was born. Jenni loves to create, partner, and empower. She has a vision to provide affordable, fun and engaging music and movement curricula to the world. Hearing, seeing, and valuing the Lil' Sprouts of the world is what challenges her to create better and smarter curricula.

Just a few years later, Jenni met Lori and a partnership began. Lori Blom has a heart of giving, organizing, and training. Lori brings her talents of researching community needs, training, and evaluating program outcomes. With a background in music, Sing n' Sprout, has been a wonderful fit to merge all of her passions to share the Love of God with others.

There are a few things that set us a part from other early childhood music and movement programs. The first and most important is that we are unapologetically Christian. The sole basis of our beliefs is the Bible, God’s infallible written Word, the 66 books of the Old and New Testaments. We believe that it was uniquely, verbally and fully inspired by the Holy Spirit and that it was written without error (inerrant) in the original manuscripts. It is the supreme and final authority in all matters on which it speaks.

We accept those areas of doctrinal teaching on which, historically, there has been general agreement among all true Christians. Because of the specialized calling of our movement, we desire to allow for freedom of conviction on other doctrinal matters, provided that any interpretation is based upon the Bible alone, and that no such interpretation shall become an issue which hinders the ministry to which God has called us.

1. There is one true God, eternally existing in three persons – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit – each of whom possesses equally all the attributes of Deity and the characteristics of personality.
2. Jesus Christ is God, the living Word, who became flesh through His miraculous conception by the Holy Spirit and His virgin birth. Hence, He is perfect Deity and true humanity united in one person forever.
3. He lived a sinless life and voluntarily atoned for human sins by dying on the cross as a substitute, thus satisfying divine justice and accomplishing salvation for all who trust in Him alone.
4. He rose from the dead in the same body, though glorified, in which He lived and died.
5. He ascended bodily into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God the Father, where He, the only mediator between God and humanity, continually makes intercession for His own.
6. Adam and Eve were originally created in the image of God. They sinned by disobeying God; thus, they were alienated from their Creator. That historic fall brought all people under divine condemnation.
7. Human nature is corrupted. As a result, all people are totally unable to please God. Everyone is in need of regeneration and renewal by the Holy Spirit.
8. Salvation is wholly a work of God’s free grace and is not the work, in whole or in part, of human works or goodness or religious ceremony. God imputes His righteousness to those who put their faith in Christ alone for their salvation, and thereby justified them in His sight.
9. It is the privilege of all who are born again of the Spirit to be assured of their salvation from the very moment in which they trust Christ as their Savior. This assurance is not based upon any kind of human merit, but is produced by the witness of the Holy Spirit, who confirms in the believer the testimony of God in His written word.
10. The Holy Spirit has come into the world to reveal and glorify Christ and to apply the saving work of Christ to individuals. He convicts and draws sinners to Christ, imparts new life to them, continually indwells them from the moment of spiritual birth and seals them until the day of redemption. His fullness, power and control are appropriated in the believer’s life by faith.
11. Believers are called to live so in the power of the indwelling Spirit that they will not fulfill the lust of the flesh but will bear fruit to the glory of God.
12. Jesus Christ is the Head of the Church, His Body, which is composed of all people, living and dead, who have been joined to Him through saving faith.
13. God admonishes His people to assemble together regularly for worship, for participation in ordinances, for edification through the Scriptures and for mutual encouragement.
14. At physical death the believer enters immediately into eternal, conscious fellowship with the Lord and awaits the resurrection of the body to everlasting glory and blessing.
15. At physical death the unbeliever enters immediately into eternal, conscious separation from the Lord and awaits the resurrection of the body to everlasting judgment and condemnation.
16. Jesus Christ will come again to the earth – personally, visibly and bodily – to consummate history and the eternal plan of God.
17. The Lord Jesus Christ commanded all believers to proclaim the Gospel throughout the world and to disciple people from every nation. The fulfillment of that Great Commission requires that all worldly and personal ambitions be subordinated to a total commitment to “Him who loved us and gave Himself for us.”

If you can clap your hands and sing “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star,” you can feel confident about teaching any of the Sing n’ Sprout curricula. Each curricula comes with a teaching video to watch how we have taught the lesson in our studio. Our videos also offer additional ideas on how to adapt each activity with various age groups.

Young children thrive on repetition because it brings them comfort and familiarity therefore, we encourage you to teach the same lesson at least three times. At Sing n’ Sprout we have a three time rule: introduce, practice, and master. Repeating the lesson also makes it easy for you to teach. Soon, you will gain tools to use throughout the day using music and movement!

Sing n’ Sprout is usually taught in one of two different formats: either a “teacher n’ me” or a “family n’ me”. “Teacher n’ me” classes are for children lead by one teacher and possibly a second helper. Examples are childcares, preschools, or Sunday school settings. “Family n’ me” classes are for children who attend with at least one caregiver. “Family n’ me” classes are perfectly suited for libraries, church mid-week outreach activities, and small businesses who teach in a classroom space.

If God is nudging you even a little bit, reach out! We’d love to talk more with you to see if Sing n’ Sprout would be a good fit for you!

We also offer stand alone lesson plans which we call our Traditional Curricula. Each lesson is approximately 45 minutes and can be used multiple times as children thrive with repetition! A training video is included while the music used in each lesson is sourced from Spotify. You can also choose your own music if you would like. Each lesson plan costs $19 plus tax and is provided digitally.

Childhood Themes
1. 123’s and ABC’s
2. Best Loved Nursery Rhymes
3. Cats and Dogs
4. Caterpillars and Butterflies
5. Deep Blue Sea
6. Get Your Jammies On
7. Going to the Zoo
8. I Love All of Me
9. Monkey Business
10. Mouse, Strawberry & Bear
11. Old MacDonald Had a Farm
12. Penguins
13. Rise and Shine
14. Superheroes
15. Things That Go
16. Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

Seasonal/Holiday Themes
1. Dad’s Are Great!
2. Easter Rainbow
3. Fall Festival Funk
4. Give Thanks
5. Winter Wonderland
6. Loving’s Day
7. We Love Mom!
8. Summertime Fun

All of our Christian curricula includes eight, 45 minute lessons in each theme. Original Sing n’ Sprout music and training videos are also included. Curricula is all provided digitally and costs $89 plus tax. Themes include:
• God is Love (8 lessons)
• Creation (8 lessons)
• Noah’s Ark Boogie (8 lessons)
• Be Strong in the Lord (8 lessons)
• Jonah (8 lessons)

Want to know a little more about our curricula? Read below!

• AGE: Our curricula is perfectly suited for toddlers and preschoolers.
• FORMAT: The format of each lesson is the same. Each includes a “Hello Song,” “Stretching Song,” “Story Time,” three – four sections stimulating the development of the mind, body and spirit of the young child, and concludes with a “Goodbye Song.”
• MUSIC: Each lesson uses music which can be found online. We source most of our music using Spotify. However, feel free to use your own music. We supply the Christian curricula music needed. Your purchase gives you permission to play our music.
• STORY TIME: After the “Hello” and “Stretching Song,” it is story time! We provide suggestions for books to read that support the theme. However, feel free to use your favorites!
• LENGTH: Each lesson is 35-45 minutes in length depending on class size.
• TRAINING: Each lesson includes a teaching video showing you how we use it in our Sing n’ Sprout Music and Movement Studio.
• TEACHER DIRECTED: Each lesson is designed to be used as a guide. We encourage the teacher to direct the class based on the drive of the students. Adapt our curricula with your own creative ideas in order to meet your children’s needs.
• EASY-TO-TEACH: Each lesson is easy-to-teach. You do not need to have a background in music education. We are here to help make a great SnS program.

At Sing n' Sprout we are guided by these core Values.

FAITH: Faith in God in and His word as the foundation in all we do.
HOPE: Hope in God that will turn all darkness into light.
LOVE: Love who is God, and who Himself defines love.
HOLINESS: Holiness that is a calling, a lifestyle, rooted in living radical, sold out lives seeking God's kingdom and righteousness rather than fleeting happiness.
LEADERSHIP: The servant leadership that Christ exuded, where we understand that in order to really carry the torch of hope, people must know that we care about them through serving them above ourselves.
TEAMWORK: Teamwork that promotes a culture of unity, friendship, and camaraderie.

The Vision of Sing n' Sprout it to have people connected with God and others living a life of purpose and intention while our Mission is to provide engaging Christian music and movement education for young children and those that love them.

We know that the more a young child moves, the more they want to learn. And the more they want to learn, the more they want to move. Meeting a child’s developmental needs is what motivates us to come alongside teachers of young children, providing them with affordable and easy-to-teach music and movement activities that are fun and engaging for toddlers and preschoolers helping them achieve school-ready success.
Every lesson offered in our store has been first tested. Our writers are mothers who are passionate about meeting young children where they are at, harnessing the power of music and movement to stimulate the development of the whole child.

Sing n’ Sprout is a great way to get your child interested in joining a music group as they get older!

https://theconversation.com/if-you-want-your-child-to-be-more-resilient-get-them-to-join-a-choir-orchestra-or-band-190657?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=bylinefacebookbutton&fbclid=IwAR0nnA8cV3fHKkwN0Ahqbrubx54r9BkQRCCFVPFRy1AFLZjDdc_z93_XsVY

If you want your child to be more resilient, get them to join a choir, orchestra or band A new study shows how teamwork, empathy and grit – all components of resilience – can be developed through group music making.

TWO CLASSES OPEN!!!!! Taught by Brooke Jerke!
Mondays: Begins Oct. 10th (8 weeks)
Time: 9:00am and 10:00am class
Location: Ransom Church West Campus 100 N Ebenezer Ave Sioux Falls, SD 57107

LINK TO SIGN UP: https://sing-n-sprout-sioux-falls.square.site

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South Dakota Department of Transportation calling left lane losers out.
And I'm here for it.

Yesterday on a walk, a woman stopped me and said: “Can I tell you? My three year old was so upset last night and she kept on saying the same sentence over and over ‘I want to go the Watson’s house.’ And I kept saying ‘We don’t know any Watsons.’ And finally she screamed, ‘Toast! Toast!’ And that’s when I got what she was talking about. She was talking about the people in the book!”

I said, “Ha. What did you do then?”

The woman said, “I made her some toast. And we read a Mercy Watson book. Comfort. That’s what she was after.”

This made me tear up a little.
I understand—so much--what it’s like to find comfort and connection in stories.

“Thank you,” I said to the mother. “You’ve managed to comfort me, too.”

Little kids. They're pretty cute.