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Apple Tree Apple Tree Circle Game

September 3, 2021 By Sara Mullett 34 Comments

Movement icon for activities with movement

The Apple Tree circle game is just right for the last days of Summer. It is often used in playground games as a way of eliminating players so that the last person left can be chosen to start the next game. There are many lovely traditions to celebrate the turning of the season from Summer […]

Filed Under: 5+, Autumn, Circle Games, Finger Rhymes, Nature, Preschoolers, Seasonal Activities, Summer, Toddlers Tagged With: Apples, Free Sheet Music

Incy Wincy Spider : First Nursery Rhymes

July 4, 2021 By Sara Mullett 8 Comments

Let's Play Music : Incy Wincy Spider - Puppet Tutorial and Educational Benefits

Old chestnuts are often the best and Incy Wincy or Itsy Bitsy Spider is certainly a firm favourite when it comes to Nursery Rhymes and baby songs. Singing finger rhymes like this is brilliant practice for speech development and nursery rhymes and baby songs in particular encourage the repetition of shaping vowels and consonants, all […]

Filed Under: Action songs, Baby, Creative Role Play, Finger Rhymes, Musical Activities For..., Rainy Day Songs, Rhythm & Percussion Activities, Toddlers Tagged With: Finger Rhymes, First Nursery Rhyme Series, Free Sheet Music, Puppets, Spiders

Creepy Crawly Bug Song

February 17, 2021 By Sara Mullett 2 Comments

Kids do love this Creepy Crawly Bug Song! It’s always a hit with little bug enthusiasts of course, but it’s also great for encouraging anyone who might not be so keen! This can be sung as a straightforward finger rhyme and as it has a catchy, simple tune it’s easy to pick up and join […]

Filed Under: Finger Rhymes Tagged With: Bugs, Creepy Crawlies

Fun Finger Plays For Toddlers

October 6, 2020 By Sara Mullett Leave a Comment

These Fun Finger Plays For Toddlers are an essential part of any preschool curriculum. Finger plays and reciting rhymes are invaluable for teaching so many things: new vocabulary, speech development, comprehension and co-ordination along with developing memory skills but most important of all they’re such fun, children just can’t seem to get enough of them. […]

Filed Under: Baby, Finger Rhymes, Musical Activities For..., Preschoolers, Toddlers Tagged With: Finger Plays, Finger Rhymes

This is My Garden : Finger Rhyme Song

June 29, 2020 By Sara Mullett 12 Comments

Gardening Finger Rhyme

This is My Garden is perfect for the spring and summer and may just inspire a budding little gardener too! Check out the video at the bottom of this post for how to sing and the finger rhyme actions too. Finger rhymes are an excellent learning tool for small children, they are so good for […]

Filed Under: Finger Rhymes, Imaginative Play, Musical Activities For..., Nature, Preschoolers, Seasonal Activities, Summer, Toddlers Tagged With: Finger Rhymes, Gardening, Seasons

5 Little Bunnies : Finger Rhyme

March 26, 2020 By Sara Mullett 15 Comments

Easter bunny song

With spring on the way, this 5 Little Bunnies finger rhyme and puppet craft is just the thing to get everyone in mood for Easter. 5 Little Bunnies Finger Rhyme Five little bunnies hopping on the floor,       (hopping action) One hopped away,                   (hop fingers […]

Filed Under: 5+, Action songs, Animal Songs, Counting Songs, Easter & Spring, Finger Rhymes, Musical Activities For..., Preschoolers, Seasonal Activities, Toddlers Tagged With: Free Printables, Puppets

Two Little Dickie Birds

April 24, 2019 By Sara Mullett Leave a Comment

two little Dickie birds finger rhyme

There simply isn’t any substitute for traditional old favourites like Two Little Dickie Birds. This finger rhyme has been around for centuries and I’m sure it’ll be handed down for many more. I remember being completely baffled by my Great Grandmother, who would sing this finger rhyme to us when we were little. To improvise […]

Filed Under: Finger Rhymes Tagged With: Birds, First Nursery Rhyme Series

Baby Bumble Bee Song Activities

June 29, 2017 By Sara Mullett Leave a Comment

Baby Bumble Bee Song avtivities

There’s something for everyone with these Baby Bumble Bee song activities, and of course they’re perfect for the summer months too. Baby Bumble Bee Song I’m bringing home a baby bumblebee, I’m bringing home a baby bumblebee,  I’m bringing home a baby bumblebee, Won’t my Mummy be so proud of me?  I’m bringing home a […]

Filed Under: Action songs, Craft Activities, Easy Sheet Music, Finger Rhymes, Musical Activities For..., Nature, Preschoolers, Seasonal Activities, Summer, Toddlers Tagged With: Bumble Bees

My Little Spider Finger Rhyme

October 5, 2014 By Sara Mullett Leave a Comment

Incy Wincy / My Little Spider - Spider Finger Rhymes

This simple little finger rhyme is just perfect for Babies and Toddlers. It is also excellent for helping little ones who might be a little worried about creepy crawlies! For babies, this finger rhyme is great fun  –  with lots of tickles  –  and for toddlers it can sit alongside songs such as Incy Wincy Spider and […]

Filed Under: Animal Songs, Baby, Finger Rhymes, Musical Activities For..., Toddlers Tagged With: Spiders

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