Children experience music in various ways and want to respond creatively: not just by listening, but by playing and understanding what they hear. Gabriele Westhoff opened up a child-friendly and practice-oriented approach in her articles for the magazine "musikpraxis" in the series "Erlebnisthema." Due to the great response to this article series, the ideas and tips are now compiled into a book with an accompanying CD. In eight chapters, the author demonstrates how music can be conveyed creatively and playfully: pirates on a grand adventure, the four elements in music and movement, ghost stories, in the great salty sea, Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, diving into Handel's Water Music, in Master André's shop, and starry moments. All themes and ideas are suitable for musical work in kindergartens, elementary schools, early musical education, and inclusive groups. A true practical handbook. CD content: Farandole (Bizet), What Shall We Do with the Drunken Sailor, Klezmer, Ukulala, Kathy's Hymn, King of the Fairies, Trepak (Tchaikovsky), In the Hall of the Mountain King (Grieg), Harlequinade (Telemann), The Blue Dolphin, The Four Seasons, Excerpts (Vivaldi), Water Music (Handel), Indo Eu, A la rorro, niño, and others.