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Horsey Horsey Don’t You Stop!

September 9, 2021 By Sara Mullett 8 Comments

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Horsey Horsey Song is a lovely traditional knee bobbing song. All babies enjoy being bobbed up and down to a song on your knee, and this is the simplest way to sing this song. But you can also do some easy actions (suggested in brackets) as you’re bobbing them up and down, with wheels going […]

Filed Under: 5+, Action songs, Baby, Farm Songs, Imaginative Play, Knee Bobbing Songs, Musical Activities For..., Musical Movement, Preschoolers, Rhythm & Percussion Activities, Toddlers Tagged With: Free Sheet Music, Horses, Rhythm Games

I’ve Got a Body! : Action Song

September 9, 2021 By Sara Mullett 7 Comments

I’ve Got a Body is a very lively action song, with endless opportunities to improvise with all of the sounds and actions that we can make with our bodies. Children always love exploring all these possibilities. It’s such fun to come up with lots of different energetic movements. And you can explore contrasts with soft […]

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Ride A Cock Horse To Banbury Cross

September 7, 2021 By Sara Mullett 4 Comments

This is the Way the Lady Rides

Ride A Cock Horse is a traditional English nursery rhyme just perfect for knee bobbing with babies and toddlers. It’s a great favourite to sing whenever children are playing on rocking toys or playing with a hobby-horse. The gentle rhythmic rocking of the song is an excellent way for children to feel the beat in […]

Filed Under: 5+, Baby, Circle Games, Farm Songs, Knee Bobbing Songs, Musical Activities For..., Musical Movement, Nursery Rhymes, Preschoolers, Rhythm & Percussion Activities, Toddlers Tagged With: First Nursery Rhyme Series, Free Sheet Music, Horses

Trot, Trot, Trot! Toddler Song

September 6, 2021 By Sara Mullett 5 Comments

Trot, trot, trot: knee bobbing song - Let's play Music

Trot, Trot, Trot! is a simple toddler song which you can sing with a horsey puppet, but best of all little ones love singing it on your knee, being jigged up and down as a knee bobbing song! Knee Bobbing songs are great because they’re such fun and an easy way for babies and toddlers […]

Filed Under: 5+, Baby, Creative Role Play, Knee Bobbing Songs, Musical Movement, Preschoolers, Toddlers Tagged With: Horses, Puppets

6 Pony Songs with Musical Activities

September 6, 2021 By Sara Mullett Leave a Comment

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Horses and ponies are a great learning topic to get kids moving. They provide so much scope for exploring rhythm. These pony songs and games work for all ages, from knee bobbing pony songs for babies to rhythm activities and note recognition for older kids. tle Pony Songs and Musical Activities for 3 to 6 […]

Filed Under: 5+, Animal Songs, Baby, Knee Bobbing Songs, Musical Activities For..., Musical Movement, Preschoolers, Rhythm & Percussion Activities, Songs, Toddlers Tagged With: Horses, Pony

Rainy Day Rhythm Games for Kids

August 22, 2021 By Sara Mullett 19 Comments

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One of the wonderful things about childhood is that children can find fun in everything. Even a rainy day is full of possibilities. Suddenly the world is dripping wet, and special clothes and umbrellas are required, it is all such a novelty! Just as rain makes everything look different, it makes different sounds too. So […]

Filed Under: 5+, Musical Activities For..., Musical Memory Game, Musical Movement, Preschoolers, Rainy Day Songs, Rhythm & Percussion Activities, Toddlers Tagged With: Free Printables, Listening Game, Note Recognition, Rhythm Games, Weather

This Is The Way The Lady Rides : Knee Bobbing Songs

July 8, 2021 By Sara Mullett 11 Comments

Horsey Horsey Don't You Stop

This Is The Way The Lady Rides is the liveliest of the knee bobbing songs  And as all babies and toddlers just love being bounced on your knee, it ticks all the boxes! This song is great for teaching contrasting tempos and great for getting the kids up and moving which always goes down well! This […]

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14 Best Classical Music Tracks for Kids

July 4, 2021 By Sara Mullett 50 Comments

Playlists - 14 Best Classical Music Tracks for Kids

When it comes to choosing classical music tracks for kids to listen to, people often don’t know where to start. I have experimented with many tracks over the years and so come armed with plenty of suggestions that have been tried and tested and are guaranteed to go down well. Here is my definitive list […]

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Row Row Row Your Boat : First Nursery Rhymes

July 2, 2021 By Sara Mullett 4 Comments

Row Row Row Your Boat

Row Row Row Your Boat is one of the first songs a toddler will be able to grasp and always a popular favourite. It’s simple tune with lots of repetition is easy for young ones to pick up and you’ll find that toddlers will often attempt to sing along, parroting the sounds of the words well […]

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A Tisket A Tasket : Summertime Circle Game

July 1, 2021 By Sara Mullett 4 Comments

A Tisket A Tasket

A Tisket a Tasket, also known as I Sent A Letter To My Love –  is the perfect circle game to sing and play in the garden on a Summer’s day. This game is suited for ages 6yrs+ and can get quite competitive!  It could be played inside, but you do need enough space for […]

Filed Under: 5+, Circle Games, Musical Activities For..., Musical Movement, Preschoolers, Seasonal Activities, Summer Tagged With: Outside games, Party Games

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