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Rhythm and Music Activities for Kids Aged 0-10+

How to Tell the Difference Between the Rhythm & the Beat

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The difference between the rhythm and the beat in music can often cause confusion. But it doesn’t matter if you don’t play an instrument or haven’t had music lessons before – here’s a simple explanation. The beat is the steady pulse that you feel in the tune, like a clock’s tick. It’s the beat you’d […]

Hickory Dickory Dock: Music & Upcycled Craft Activity

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Hickory Dickory Dock is an all time favourite nursery rhyme for babies, toddlers and small children. It is also a great opportunity to make an upcycled Hickory Dickory Dock out of old cardboard boxes, and a little mouse out of some old scraps of material. Once you’ve made these, you’ll find that they come out time […]

5 Best Music Activities for Kids Aged 0-5 Years

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It is never too early to introduce your baby to music. These music activities for kids will hopefully give you some ideas about how to integrate music into a day to day routine. From helping with co-ordination and language skills, to cognitive development, music is an essential part of every child’s education – and great fun […]

Incy Wincy Spider : First Nursery Rhymes

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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! […]

Remember Remember the Fifth of November…

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Bonfire night is an  English tradition which is steeped in  political and social history. Although little children are far too young to understand this, they will enjoy chanting this popular rhyme which has lots of rhythm and atmosphere: Remember, Remember the fifth of November, Gunpowder, treason and plot. I see no reason, why Gunpowder treason, […]