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The Do Re Mi Staircase

April 16, 2014 By Sara Mullett 4 Comments

Do Re Mi Activities for Kids

An excellent way to learn and practice the Do Re Mi degrees of the scale is to use these little printable people. They can each be coloured to correspond with the colour of your chime bars. Using a staircase to illustrate each step or note is an engaging and visual way of teaching the spacial […]

Filed Under: 5+, Colour Songs, Introducing Do Re Mi, Musical Activities For..., Preschoolers Tagged With: Bells, Chime Bars, Free Printables, Solfege, Tonic Sol-fah

Little Red Riding Hood Storytelling Song

April 10, 2014 By Sara Mullett 13 Comments

Every one knows and loves Little Red Riding Hood but the story is a rather dark tale, and one that you would not normally consider very child friendly. However this never seems to bother little children, even though I would try to gloss over the scary bits, my own kids would only be more fascinated […]

Filed Under: 5+, Imaginative Play, Literacy, Musical Activities For..., Preschoolers Tagged With: Fairy Tales, Free Printables, Puppets, Storytelling

1 2 3 4 5 Once I Caught a Fish Alive Counting Song

April 7, 2014 By Sara Mullett 8 Comments

One Two Three Four Five Once I Caught a Fish Alive Fishing Game Activity

1 2 3 4 5 Once I Caught A Fish Alive is always a favourite counting song. It encourages little ones to count their fingers from 1 – 10 , while it also has the lovely imaginative actions of catching a wriggly fish from a pond. One, Two, Three, Four, Five,       (count out […]

Filed Under: 5+, Action songs, Counting Songs, Imaginative Play, Musical Activities For..., Preschoolers, Toddlers Tagged With: Finger Rhymes

5 Bath Time Songs For Kids

April 5, 2014 By Sara Mullett 11 Comments

5 Bath Time Songs for Kids

At the end of a busy day, there is nothing better than a little sing song in the bath and these 5 Bath Time Songs are just what you need to get you started. We all know that singing is good for young children, but with busy schedules and the whirlwind of family life it’s […]

Filed Under: 5+, Baby, Musical Activities For..., Preschoolers, Toddlers Tagged With: Bath Time Songs, Round-up, Routines, Washing

Piano Hand Position for Kids: Little Hamster Pom-Poms

March 25, 2014 By Sara Mullett 11 Comments

hamster pompom to teach kids piano hand position

Learning the correct piano hand position is one of the first things that kids need to master when beginning to learn the instrument. Young children can often find this a difficult thing to remember, especially when they are trying to learn so many other new skills at the same time. These little hamster pom-poms are […]

Filed Under: 5+, First Piano Lessons, Musical Activities For... Tagged With: Piano Hand Position, Piano technique

Splish, Splash, Splosh! Bath Time Song

March 20, 2014 By Sara Mullett 2 Comments

bath time song

Bath time is a lovely ritual, it’s a relaxing time for play and chatting, and of course some washing too!  Which is always so much more fun when accompanied with a song or three. Splish, Splash, Splosh! is the perfect bath time song to help get the job done! Splish Splash Splosh Bath Time Song Splish, […]

Filed Under: 5+, Baby, Musical Activities For..., Preschoolers, Toddlers Tagged With: Bath Time Songs, Routines, Washing

Pussycat Pussycat Where Have You Been? First Nursery Rhymes

February 13, 2014 By Sara Mullett 2 Comments

Pussycat

Pussycat Pussycat Where have you been? Is a traditional old English nursery rhyme, which is set in London and describes how a cheeky pussycat goes to visit The Queen, but gets distracted by a little mouse under a chair! Pussycat pussycat where have you been? I’ve been up to London to visit the Queen! Pussycat […]

Filed Under: Animal Songs, Baby, Imaginative Play, Musical Activities For..., Nursery Rhymes, Preschoolers, Toddlers Tagged With: Cats, First Nursery Rhyme Series, Mice, Puppets

How to Make a Cat Puppet

January 20, 2014 By Sara Mullett 8 Comments

Cat puppet F.I

Here is how to make a cat puppet out of an old jumper for free! Puppets are fantastic toys, they are so versatile – and wonderful for the imagination. They also appeal to children of all ages and will become old friends. There is no need to spend a lot on shop bought ones as […]

Filed Under: Craft Activities, Homemade Gifts Tagged With: Introducing Do-Re-Mi Series, Puppets

How To Read Music Made Easy

January 7, 2014 By Sara Mullett 45 Comments

Let's Play Music : First Piano Lessons - Getting Started

Learning to read music can be rather daunting, especially if you haven’t had any music lessons before. Of course, we all know there is no quick fix, it is something anyone can do with practice when broken down into easy steps. In this post I hope to dispel a few myths, and hopefully give enough encouragement […]

Filed Under: 5+, Easy Sheet Music, First Piano Lessons, How To Read Music, Introducing Do Re Mi, Musical Activities For... Tagged With: Easy Music Theory, First Piano Lesson Series, Introducing Do-Re-Mi Series

KBN Best of 2013 Blog Hop

January 2, 2014 By Sara Mullett Leave a Comment

Best of 2013 Blog Hop brought to you by the Kid's Blogger Network - Let's Play Music

Earlier this week we shared the Top 10 Songs and Activities of 2013 from Let’s Play Music – and now comes The Very Best Kids Activities of 2013 brought to you by the Kid’s Blogger Network – a blog hop of KBN bloggers sharing their favourite posts from the past year.   The Treasure Game […]

Filed Under: Musical Activities For... Tagged With: Linky Party

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