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In and Out the Dusty Bluebells : Circle Game

April 22, 2024 By Sara Mullett 8 Comments

In and Out the Dusty Bluebells

When the bluebells come out we really know that Spring has truly sprung and Summer is on its way. Visiting a bluebell wood is one of the most uplifting things you can do at this time of year, the sheer beauty takes your breath away and you can just feel it feeding the soul! In […]

Filed Under: 5+, Circle Games, Musical Activities For..., Musical Movement, Preschoolers Tagged With: Confidence Building, Flowers, Spring

Life at the Pond Rhythm Game

March 13, 2024 By Sara Mullett 8 Comments

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This Pond Rhythm Game draws inspiration from the natural world to teach listening and rhythm. A pond is a magical place for a child, teeming with life and a source of great fascination and wonder! If you are lucky enough to have one nearby it will no doubt already be on your child’s list of […]

Filed Under: 5+, Easter & Spring, Imaginative Play, Musical Activities For..., Musical Memory Game, Musical Movement, Nature, Preschoolers, Rhythm & Percussion Activities, Toddlers Tagged With: Ducks, Free Printables, Frogs, Listening Game, Rhythm Games

Ring A Ring O’ Roses Circle Game

October 12, 2023 By Sara Mullett 6 Comments

Ring A Ring O' Roses

Ring A Ring O’ Roses, is one of the first circle games that children will play together, and it’s so well known that everyone knows the words and what to do! Like most very old traditional nursery rhymes the original words to Ring A Ring O’ Roses have a historical relevance. In this case the […]

Filed Under: Circle Games, Introducing Do Re Mi, Musical Movement, Nursery Rhymes Tagged With: First Nursery Rhyme Series, Introducing Do-Re-Mi Series, So-Mi, Solfege, Tonic Sol-fah

Chime Bar Action Game

October 5, 2023 By Sara Mullett Leave a Comment

The Chime bar Action game - stand up - sit down

The children in my classes call this chime bar action game ‘Stand-up! Sit-down!’  –  kids do have such a knack for saying it how it is! The game is very simple – but introduce the game gradually over a few lessons. Each lesson you teach them one new interval with a specific simple action which […]

Filed Under: 5+, Introducing Do Re Mi, Musical Activities For..., Musical Memory Game, Musical Movement, Preschoolers Tagged With: Introducing Do-Re-Mi Series, Listening Game, Note Recognition, Tonic Sol-fah

Jack In A Box : Action Song

October 3, 2023 By Sara Mullett 1 Comment

Jack in a Box

Jack in a Box is one of those short action songs that small children can’t get enough of. They just love the idea of hiding in the box at the beginning and the end of the song, and then bouncing up and down in the middle. A really good way to play this kids action […]

Filed Under: Action songs, Baby, Imaginative Play, Musical Activities For..., Musical Movement, Preschoolers, Toddlers

Animal Actions Rhythm Game

October 3, 2023 By Sara Mullett 7 Comments

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This Animal Actions Rhythm Game is the perfect way to get things moving but also practice listening skills. Action rhythm games like this are great for when it’s wet outside and the kids need to blow off some steam indoors! Children always love pretending to be different animals so this game gets everyone engaged while […]

Filed Under: Musical Movement, Rhythm & Percussion Activities Tagged With: Free Printables, Rhythm Games

The Clock Song: An Easy Way to Learn Musical Note Values

September 29, 2023 By Sara Mullett 10 Comments

Let's Play Music : The Clock Song - An Easy (and fun!) Way to Learn Musical Note Values

The Clock Song is an excellent way to learn musical note values. It helps kids to understand and recognise the difference between Minims (or 1/2 notes), Crotchets (1/4 notes) and Quavers (1/8 notes) by making it into a fun game. It’s a simple activity that makes the musical concept clear, and the note names and […]

Filed Under: How To Read Music, Musical Activities For..., Musical Movement, Preschoolers, Rhythm & Percussion Activities, Toddlers Tagged With: Easy Music Theory, Free Printables, Free Sheet Music, Note Recognition, Rhythm Games

Halloween Songs For Kids- The Halloween Flap!

September 28, 2023 By Sara Mullett 3 Comments

The Halloween Flap Rhyming Song

Here’s a new addition to our Halloween Songs For Kids that uses rhyming words, alliteration and repetition which is all such fantastic practice for speech development and early literacy. When you sing The Halloween Flap! there’s plenty of opportunity for making spooky noises and impersonations too and kids will love the ending when they get their […]

Filed Under: 5+, Action songs, Halloween, Musical Activities For..., Musical Movement, Preschoolers, Seasonal Activities, Songs Tagged With: Bats

Hop Little Bunnies Action Song

September 26, 2023 By Sara Mullett Leave a Comment

Hop Little Bunnies Action Song is so cute! They all love pretending to be asleep and then springing awake again and hopping round the room!

Nothing could be more delightful than a little group of toddlers singing the Hop Little Bunnies Action Song! They all love pretending to be asleep on the floor and then springing up awake again and hopping round the room! Hop Little Bunnies Action Song See the little bunnies, Sleeping til it’s noon, Shall we wake […]

Filed Under: Action songs, Musical Activities For..., Musical Movement, Songs, Toddlers Tagged With: Action Song, Bunnies, Toddler Song

I’m A Little Teapot: Nursery Songs

September 20, 2023 By Sara Mullett 7 Comments

I'm a little tea pot action song

Everyone knows I’m A Little Teapot, it’s an age old favourite! But kids always love playing pretend tea parties with their toys and of course, they look so cute pretending to be a teapot with one arm in the air! Sing the song and then have a little tea party with teddy bear and rag […]

Filed Under: Action songs, Creative Role Play, Imaginative Play, Musical Movement, Nursery Rhymes, Preschoolers, Toddlers Tagged With: First Nursery Rhyme Series, Tea Party

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