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Fun Musical Games with Ping Pongs

September 10, 2020 By Sara Mullett Leave a Comment

Fun Musical Games With Ping Pongs

These fun musical games with ping pongs are a great idea for music classes at school or at home, they’re cheap and easy to set up and kids just love playing with those bouncy little ping pongs! Fun Musical Games With Ping Pongs Shoot The Bucket For a group of 4 children, or larger group […]

Filed Under: Music Theory games, Rhythm & Percussion Activities

Hot Cross Buns : Easter Songs

March 19, 2020 By Sara Mullett

Let's Play Music: Hot Cross Buns

Good Friday is the day to bake and share Hot Cross Buns with family and friends. Eaten warm from the oven dripping with butter, they are one of the highlights of Easter. But they were being made in England long before Christianity adopted them. The bun was a symbol of the Moon and the cross […]

Filed Under: Baby, Easter & Spring, Musical Activities For..., Preschoolers, Rhythm & Percussion Activities, Seasonal Activities, Toddlers Tagged With: Confidence Building, Free Sheet Music, Hot Cross Buns, Rhythm Games

Pot Of Gold Rhythm Activity for St Patrick’s Day

February 10, 2020 By Sara Mullett 2 Comments

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This Pot Of Gold Rhythm Activity is a great rhythm game for any St Patrick’s Day celebrations you may be planning.  It makes a guessing game out of the rhythms taken from our other St Patrick’s Day songs, so click on the links below if you need to check on those. Michael Finnegan – visit this post to […]

Filed Under: 5+, Musical Activities For..., Preschoolers, Rhythm & Percussion Activities, St Patrick's Day Tagged With: Listening Game, Rhythm Games

Halloween Is Coming : Halloween Songs For Kids

October 19, 2019 By Sara Mullett 8 Comments

Let's Play Music - Halloween Is Coming - Halloween Circle Games and Party Games

A big favourite from our Halloween Songs For Kids is The Halloween is Coming circle game. Because it has all the essential spooky ingredients to set the scene. When the bat and pumpkin decorations have been cut and carved and all the costumes have been stuck and sewn, it’s the perfect spooky little dance to […]

Filed Under: 5+, Circle Games, Halloween, Preschoolers, Rhythm & Percussion Activities, Seasonal Activities Tagged With: Bats, Cats, Witches

Pirate Treasure Rhythm Game

April 16, 2019 By Sara Mullett Leave a Comment

Pirate themed activities are always very popular! So this Jolly Jake’s pirate treasure rhythm game is perfect to accompany some sea shanties or a pirate jig! Download the Pirate treasure Rhythm game printable below. Print and stick it to a sheet of shiny, gold coloured wrapping paper. Then cut out the pretend gold rhythm coins, […]

Filed Under: Rhythm & Percussion Activities Tagged With: Pirates

What’s Missing? Listening Game

January 28, 2019 By Sara Mullett Leave a Comment

How to tell the difference between the rhythm and the beat in a fun and engaging way

What’s Missing is a simple listening game that’s easy to set up because all you need to play is a selection of contrasting percussion instruments. Of course it’s a great way to teach children the names and sounds of the different percussion instruments, but it also develops the listening skills needed to isolate the different […]

Filed Under: 5+, Musical Activities For..., Preschoolers, Rhythm & Percussion Activities Tagged With: Listening Game

10 Best Gifts for Musical Learning

October 27, 2018 By Sara Mullett Leave a Comment

10 Best Gifts for musical Learning

It’s often difficult to get a good balance when choosing stocking presents for kids. But with these 10 Best Gifts for Musical Learning your presents will be wonderfully educational and lots of fun too. Everyone wants to include a bit of fun and frivolity at Christmas, but not too many funny five minute wonders! I […]

Filed Under: 5+, Baby, Musical Activities For..., Preschoolers, Rhythm & Percussion Activities, Toddlers Tagged With: Gifts, Instruments

Tapping Train Rhythm Game

May 16, 2018 By Sara Mullett Leave a Comment

The Tapping Train Rhythm Game is a great little listening game with a similar principle to the Music Note Whispers Game. It’s not just about trains, but more about feeling, listening and repeating the rhythm of the music notes on their backs – all excellent skills to build musical awareness! I find that it’s very […]

Filed Under: 5+, Musical Activities For..., Preschoolers, Rhythm & Percussion Activities Tagged With: Listening Game, Rhythm Games

Music Theory Halloween Board Game For Preschoolers

October 9, 2017 By Sara Mullett 2 Comments

Trick or Treat Music Theory Halloween Board Game

This simple Halloween board game for kids from 5 years upwards is an excellent way to practice some rhythm and note recognition. Not to mention some useful counting and reading practice while also getting into the spooky Halloween mood! Board games are a wonderful part of childhood. They’re such a great way to bring people […]

Filed Under: 5+, Halloween, Musical Activities For..., Preschoolers, Rhythm & Percussion Activities Tagged With: Board Game, Free Printables, Note Recognition, Rhythm Games

5 Easy Music Manipulatives

May 4, 2017 By Sara Mullett Leave a Comment

5 Easy Music manipulatives

Over the last few weeks I’ve been looking at all sorts of different and easy music manipulatives for introducing basic notation and new musical concepts. These are a great way to bring the subject to life and really engage young beginners. I found these fun Music Fortune Tellers from Just A little More on Pinterest – […]

Filed Under: Music Theory games, Rhythm & Percussion Activities Tagged With: Easy Music Theory, Note Recognition

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