Rachel Sumner

I'm excited about my summer reading dance party at the East Branch Library! I will invite everyone to learn the cha-cha, a tap dance*, the twist, the monkey, the swim, and more.

*Since the East Branch Library has a hard…

Children love my Itsy Bitsy Spider puppet and spout. I bought a plastic spout from a home improvement store, mounted it with hot glue on a square piece of 2 x 4, and screwed on 4 plastic chair caps for…

I love homemade and found instruments. If you look around your kitchen, you will find it is filled with interesting musical instruments. I think Thanksgiving is a wonderful time to entertain guests with the instruments you find in your kitchen…

Fill your baster bulb with water by putting the open end under a slow running faucet until it reaches the top of the bulb or try to remove the bulb, fill it and replace it. You may have to experiment…

1. Comedy.  (Theater)

2. Surprise. (Theater)

3. Props/visual aids - including unusual props as attention grabbers. (Theater)

4. Movement (Movement/Dance)

5. Auditory elements - Music, singing and storytelling. (Music and Theater)

6. Appeal to the imagination! Include moments when students…

My Jingle All the Way concert is a fun show for all ages. We will sing and jingle along to favorite seasonal songs. I will have some jingle bells for audience members to play with me but you can also…

You won't want to miss this fun event benefiting the Tennessee Performing Arts Center's art education programs! Purchase a family ticket for Saturday, April 30, 1:30-4:30 p.m. and enjoy a wide variety of interactive activities, including: 
- Dance parties (on…

This week on Rachel's Fun Time Radio Show I'll feature "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive" and a story about being kind to help prepare us for a happy new year! Tune in on Radio Free Nashvillle WRFN 107.1 FM and103.7 FM on…

Click on the link below to see a video of Henri Henrietta emerging from a chrysalis! Her name was Henrietta but I renamed her Henri Henrietta because I learned he was a boy. Do you know how I knew? See…

I am proud to say that my CD Tap Those Toes is among the top 10 Children’s Album Nominees for the 2020 Just Plain Folks Music Awards. You can hear it at https://rachelsumner.com/tap-those-toes (One of my favorite creators of…

Support your holiday cheer and my work as an independent artist during the pandemic. Buy my CD "Jingle All the Way" at https://rachelsumner.com/album/1775626/jingle-all-the-way or on your favorite mp3 downloading site.

It features 11 holiday favorites, an original Christmas song, and…

As I was writing this song, I tried to capture the anticipation and excitement I felt as a child as Christmas approached. This song and 11 other holiday favorites are featured on my CD Jingle All the Way. There are…