These 10 nursery rhymes for toddlers and kids include just some of the best most educational nursery rhymes, but I’ve chosen these ones specifically because I’ve found them to be the most useful over the years of teaching music to small children. Music is a language, and since all children are born being unable to […]
Best Books For Musical Learning
These Best Books For Musical Learning concentrate on developing rhythm and listening skills through vocal improvisation and use of percussion instruments but most of all they’re all amazing fun! We all know how much small children love being read to, and often it’ll be the same old familiar books that they love the best. It’s incredible how […]
Mary Had A Little Lamb Circle Game
Mary had A Little Lamb is popular with all little children. It has such a simple tune and small range (So Mi Re Do) so it’s perfect for young children. It’s so easy for them to sing and to remember. For the same reason, it’s also easy to play on the chime bars or a […]
10 Best Classical Music Tracks For Calm And Tranquility
Classical music has an incredible ability to change and enhance a mood or atmosphere. If you need convincing, you have only to think of your favourite films or TV programmes and see if you remember the music. The best films are the ones that engage you on all levels and the soundtrack has a huge […]
The Easter Bunny Song
The Easter Bunny song is full of the joys of spring, and who can resist hopping along to the catchy chorus? This Song can be sung either when going on an egg hunt together, or as a circle game at an Easter party. All you need is a little basket with some Easter goodies inside […]
Five Little Ducks Went Swimming One Day : Counting Songs
Five Little Ducks Went Swimming One Day is always a favourite, it’s great for practicing numbers and introducing the concept of subtraction, as each little duck swims away. If you have some little toy ducks it makes a lovely counting game which can enjoyed over and over. It’s always great fun to sing when you go […]
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. […]
Hot Cross Buns : Easter Songs
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 […]
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. […]
The Three Little Kittens Who Lost Their Mittens
The Three Little Kittens Who Lost Their Mittens is one of the old traditional nursery songs which I’m particularly fond of. I find it works best when sung with our free printable kitten stick-puppets (scroll down to print). These always help the children to get involved with both the song and the story and they […]