Miss Polly Had A Dolly is a great little action song because it encourages imaginative role play, and really gets children engaged with the story. Although it can be sung simply with just the actions and imaginary props, it is more exciting if you can provide a Dolly, Hat (trilby style ideally) and a little […]
Train Songs : Down at the Station
Down At the Station is one of the great train songs because it combines the passion that many small children have for trains with some useful counting practice at the same time. Here is a great way to bring the song to life – whilst learning some numbers! Down at the station early in the […]
I’ve Got a Body! : Action Songs
I’ve Got a Body is a very lively action song, with endless opportunities to improvise with all of the sounds and actions we can make with our bodies. Children will be very keen to explore all these possibilities. It can be a great challenge to come up with energetic movements, or soft or loud sounds, […]
I Went to Visit a Farm One Day
I Went to Visit a Farm One Day is perhaps the easiest song to sing about farms with preschoolers. This song doesn’t require any actions or dancing, just a full and enthusiastic repertoire of farmyard noises! And it always goes down very well with puppets which can vary from homemade sock puppets to paper finger […]
Classical Music for Kids: Pirates and Adventurers
Film music is a great way to discover Classical Music for Kids. Children love letting their imagination carry them off into a world of adventure – and everyone loves a swashbuckling theme tune. This carefully chosen list of tracks is perfect for little ones wanting to play pirates and adventurers. This could be played during a themed […]
The Farmer’s In His Den Circle Game
The Farmer’s In His Den is a lovely song for a group of children. It’s a great choice for playgroups and parties because it is a simple circle game, that gets everyone involved. Kids really love it’s catchy “EE-I-AD-I-O” refrain, and they’ll often pick it up well before they can sing the rest of the words. […]
Old MacDonald Had a Farm : First Nursery Songs
Old MacDonald Had A farm has to be the best known children’s farmyard song. It’s easy tune and repetitive chorus is often one of the first songs a toddler will sing along to. The EE-I-EE-I-O is such an appealing refrain that toddlers will join in singing it often before they can manage the other words. […]
All The Little Ducks Go Upside Down : Action Song
All the Little Ducks is a fun action song for toddlers to sing about ducks which encourages singing, movement and a lot of giggles! All the Little Ducks go Upside Down All the little ducks go upside down, upside down, upside down, All the little ducks go upside down as they dabble at the bottom […]
All Around The Daffodils : Spring Songs
A beautiful uplifting Spring song, celebrating the daffodils and friendship. All around the daffodils One, two, three, If you want to find a friend, Just choose me! * All Around the Daffodils is the perfect Spring song to sing in a group at this time of year. The children stand in a circle and hold […]
On The Importance of Live Orchestral Music for Kids
I have just come home from a concert by the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, the music still ringing in my ears. As I sat back in my seat and absorbed the magic I felt all tension and distractions wash away as the instruments merged together and became an organic body, capable of provoking emotions and soothing […]