I tried a lot of different ways to motivate my five-year-old into practicing her violin, but nothing really struck with her. We started with stickers on a chart for every day of practice, to be redeemed for special rewards, like
Encouraging violin practice in young children
When Evelyn was two, we had lunch downtown on a Saturday, and when we were done, we ambled next door to a museum that we’d never been to because they had a huge sign outside advertising their current exhibit—local luthiers.