Rainbow Blog

This month, I’ll address a topic that was brought up by one of the “Today I Ate a Rainbow” blog readers. The question was, “How can music therapy get kids to eat fruits and veggies?” Love this question and thank you for inquiring! First things first, let’s talk about the basics – what a music therapist is, where we work, our education, etc.! Without going into ALL of the details, (but if you are interested in more information, which is AWESOME, I recomme

I wanted to start off this monthly post with a HUGE thank you to Kia, who asked if I would like to talk about my new songbook – I’m so grateful! My e-songbook, “Children’s Songs for Therapy”, is a compilation of songs designed to be used by a therapist (music therapist, occupational therapist, speech therapist, etc.) to address the goals of the child: feeding goals (healthy foods, encouraging eating), behavioral, speech/language, physical, cognitive, or other areas of need.  This bein

It’s time to hear from our favorite Music Therapist…Rachel See Smith…her song this month is so cute! This month’s “eating a rainbow” song inspiration comes from my good friend, Ginny Driscoll (http://notablemusique.com), who is also board-certified music therapist (Thanks, Ginny, for sharing your song!). What I like about “Crunch my Carrots < click the name to listen ” : 1. It is repetitive (Great for reinforcing key words and providing multiple opportunities for

We are lucky to have another fantastic guest blog post from our featured guest contributor Rachel See Smith! Sorry I didn’t get this up in time for Thanksgiving!!! Enjoy…and go check out the fantastic fruit and veggie shakers Rachel talks about…she has links at the end of her post! Hello, again, Rainbow Readers! This month’s song is just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday! Sung to the tune of “Frere Jacque” Parent: I eat turkey – Child: I eat turkey Oh so good ̵

I love the title of this song…what a fun way to think about food and eating!  This is the last music video from our guest blogger this week, Rachel See Smith, if you haven’t seen the videos from early on in the week you will definitley want to go back and watch them!  I love Rachel’s mission and I think music therapy is absolutely fascinating!  I am so grateful that she shared her songs with us this week!  Thankfully it won’t be the last you hear from her because she

I love this fun rap song by Rachel See Smith and amazing Music Therapist!  I can see how kids in her sessions would love hearing and singing along to this one!  Our two dogs start barking when they hear Rachel starting to rap  Come back tomorrow for another song filled video!!!  Enjoy It’s the vegetable (w)rap from Rachel Smith on Vimeo.

Welcome to day three of our special guest videos by Rachel See Smith, Music Therapist extraordinairre!  Her song today is called I’m A Good Eater which I think is a great message to instill in our kids whether they are good eaters or not quite yet good eaters…it’s a positive message that will help your child feel good about themselves!  Enjoy…   I’m a Good Eater from Rachel Smith on Vimeo.  

I hope you enjoyed Rachel See Smith’s guest blog post and video yesterday!  Isn’t she amazing?!?!  As promised we have another one of her videos for you today!  Enjoy… We’re Gonna Be Pirates for the Day! from Rachel Smith on Vimeo.  

Every once in a while you meet someone (in real life or online) that you instantly click with…it’s as though you’ve been friends for years!  I just had that happen when I connected with Rachel See Smith, she is a board certified Music Therapist and quite possibly the sweetest most positive person I’ve “met” (we met via Twitter so technically we haven’t met….yet!) and I am so excited to spend this week sharing her great work and fun songs…you