Good Friday is the day to bake and share Hot Cross Buns with family and friends. Eaten warm from the oven dripping with butter, they are one of the highlights of Easter. But they were being made in England long before Christianity adopted them. The bun was a symbol of the Moon and the cross […]
Leprechaun Songs for St Patrick’s Day
St Patrick’s Day heralds the arrival of spring – everything about it is so optimistic with colourful rainbows, pots of gold, mischievous fairies and a lot of emerald green! Here are two little Leprechaun Songs – perfect for celebrating St Patrick’s Day with kids. The Magic Leprechaun Song Who’s the little man in the su-it […]
What’s My Colour? Colour Song and Guessing Game
This colour song and guessing game teaches children their colours in a fun and engaging way. It is also brilliant for encouraging them to really listen to the clues as well as building musical confidence through call and response. The Colour Song My colour’s cool and pure, Like sky or water , Guess what you […]
Music For St Patrick’s Day
It won’t be long till St Patrick’s Day when the first signs of spring start to peep out cautiously. With all the excitement of Valentine’s out of the way, thoughts turn to the new month of March and all it promises. 2 Leprechaun Songs For St Patrick’s Day March heralds the arrival of spring. Everything […]
Top Tips for Choosing A Piano Keyboard for Beginners
Most people would love to have a real piano, but space and removals often dictate that a keyboard would be the more practical option. Over my years in teaching, parents have regularly asked me for some help choosing a piano keyboard for beginners. The choice is often a bit overwhelming. Parents usually don’t want to […]
Celtic Songs for Kids for St Patrick’s Day
Celtic songs are a wonderful way to get kids up and moving to music . They are great for encouraging improvised Irish dancing, Ceilidh-ing or simply marching and skipping. The following songs are a few of the favourites that I have accumulated over the years which are guaranteed to get your kids wanting to jig. […]
Pot Of Gold Rhythm Activity for St Patrick’s Day
This Pot Of Gold Rhythm Activity is a great rhythm game for any St Patrick’s Day celebrations you may be planning. It makes a guessing game out of the rhythms taken from our other St Patrick’s Day songs, so click on the links below if you need to check on those. Michael Finnegan – visit this post to […]
Bringing Music Into Your Everyday Routine
As we all well know too well, life can be very busy being a parent. Between dropping everyone off, picking everyone up, work and dinner it’s difficult to do all of the things you need to do, let alone the things you would like to. The beauty of music is that it can be very flexible. […]
6 Circle Time Songs
Circle time is usually a highlight of any small child’s day at nursery or school, but it’s also a valuable opportunity for kids to learn and practice all sorts of useful things while sitting together in a relaxed and receptive mood. While children usually enjoy an unstructured, free-play curriculum at nursery school and kindergarten, circle […]
Musical Games For Valentines Day
This Valentines Day why not try these two Musical Games! They’re based on familiar old party games of course, so they’re absolutely guaranteed to go down well! They also have the added bonus of sneaking in some handy note recognition, but the kids don’t even seem to notice when they’re having so much fun! Musical […]
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