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 […]
Fun Finger Plays For Toddlers
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. […]
This is My Garden : Finger Rhyme Song
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 […]
5 Little Bunnies : Finger Rhyme
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 […]
Two Little Dickie Birds
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 […]
Apple Tree Apple Tree Circle Game
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 […]
Baby Bumble Bee Song Activities
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 […]
My Little Spider Finger Rhyme
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 […]
Incy Wincy Spider : First Nursery Rhymes
The 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 is brilliant practice for speech development and nursery rhymes and baby songs in particular encourage the repetition of shaping vowels and consonants, all whilst having fun! […]