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Easy Songs For Autumn

September 21, 2020 By Sara Mullett 10 Comments

Let's Play Music : Red & Yellow & Orange & Brown - Action songs for Autumn

Red and Yellow and Orange and Brown Red and Yellow and Orange and Brown is one of the easy Songs For Autumn, that teaches children about the different weather that comes with the changing season. It borrows it’s tune from ‘Skip to my Lou’ , so it’s also very easy to pick up and remember. […]

Filed Under: Action songs, Autumn, Musical Movement, Preschoolers, Seasonal Activities, Toddlers Tagged With: Autumn Leaves, Free Printables

Why Is Gross Motor Movement Important In Music Lessons?

August 11, 2020 By Sara Mullett Leave a Comment

Movement icon for activities with movement

Gross motor movement has a very important part to play in music lessons. When kids move to music they are getting so much more than just exercise: they are developing their coordination, balance, concentration and cognitive abilities. By practicing coordinated movement to music, kids develop parts of the brain that will help them to speak, read, write and […]

Filed Under: Musical Movement Tagged With: Gross Motor Movement

Pirate Songs and Games for Kids

August 5, 2020 By Sara Mullett 7 Comments

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These 4 Pirate Songs for kids are guaranteed to go down well!  When my daughters were little, they’d come home from brownies singing this first song and then we would all be humming it for days afterwards!  It is one of the most catchy tunes ever! 4 Pirate Songs for Kids The Pirate Song When […]

Filed Under: 5+, Musical Activities For..., Musical Movement, Pirates, Playlists, Preschoolers, Songs, Toddlers Tagged With: Fancy Dress, Kids Playlist, Party Games, Shanties

The Summer Fairy Song

July 30, 2020 By Sara Mullett 16 Comments

The Summer Fairy Song

When summer finally arrives, it brings a truly magical effect to the garden. It transforms into a glorious display of growth and colour.  This is true whether you have a small patch with a few pots or a large plot with shrubs and vegetables. To small children it can seem like a jungle out there […]

Filed Under: 5+, Imaginative Play, Musical Movement, Preschoolers, Seasonal Activities, Summer, Toddlers Tagged With: Fairies, Fancy Dress, Piggyback Songs, Seasons

Musical Games For Valentines Day

January 25, 2020 By Sara Mullett 2 Comments

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This Valentines Day why not try these two Musical Games! They’re based on familiar old party games of course, so they’re absolutely guaranteed to go down well! They also have the added bonus of sneaking in some handy note recognition, but the kids don’t even seem to notice when they’re having so much fun! Musical […]

Filed Under: 5+, Musical Activities For..., Musical Movement, Preschoolers, Toddlers, Uncategorized, Valentine's Day Tagged With: Free Printables, Note Recognition, Party Games

Musical Movement And Creative Play

January 16, 2020 By Sara Mullett 2 Comments

musical movement and creative play with classical music at home

Classical Music for 2-5 year olds looks at how to encourage musical movement and creative play at home. Check out 40 Best Classical Tracks For Kids for some listening inspiration. People often ask what equipment I use for playing musical excerpts in music lessons. Of course if  you have the original CDs you can play them with […]

Filed Under: 5+, Classical Music for Kids, Imaginative Play, Musical Activities For..., Musical Movement, Preschoolers, Toddlers Tagged With: Classical Music, creative play, Musical Movement

Easy Christmas Songs for Kids

November 11, 2019 By Sara Mullett 7 Comments

Christmas Songs for Kids

Whether you are at home with your child or teaching in a preschool or primary school, these easy Christmas songs for Kids will come in very handy as the Christmas season approaches. The more traditional Christmas songs we all know and love can be a bit too much for little ones to grasp. So these […]

Filed Under: 5+, Action songs, Baby, Christmas, Craft Activities, Imaginative Play, Musical Activities For..., Musical Movement, Preschoolers, Seasonal Activities, Toddlers, Top Tens Tagged With: Kids Crafts, Round-up

Creep Mousey Creep! Song & Circle Game

November 6, 2019 By Sara Mullett 8 Comments

Creep Mousey creep - Song & Circle Game- Le's Play Music

Here’s a circle game that keeps kids busy for hours! Creep Mousey Creep is  sung to the tune of Three Blind Mice, so it’s easy to pick up and simple to remember. It’s the perfect game to play at parties or for a playgroup and it’s a great way to bring the group together in […]

Filed Under: 5+, Animal Songs, Circle Games, Creative Role Play, Imaginative Play, Musical Movement, Preschoolers, Toddlers Tagged With: Cats, Mice

Halloween Songs For Kids- The Halloween Flap!

October 23, 2019 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

Exploring Musical Dynamics

September 18, 2019 By Sara Mullett 2 Comments

Adding Colour & Contrast Exploring musical dynamics opens up a whole new world to children. They start to see how the dynamics in music can add the colour and contrast. These different effects bring a whole new dimension to how music makes us feel. Young children usually tend to prefer the loud and fast bits […]

Filed Under: Classical Music for Kids, Musical Movement Tagged With: Classical Music, Easy Music Theory, Listening, Musical Movement

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