Summer holidays are full of endless opportunities. It’s so great to be free from the restrictions of your normal weekly timetable and at the beginning of the holidays there seems to be so much time to fill. The challenge is to find activities that are not only educational, but also popular with the kids in […]
8 Summer Songs for Kids
Seasonal songs are always so much fun and it’s a great way to introduce traditional activities and customs that we associate with a particular time of year. So with this in mind, here is a little collection of songs for the summer, there’s everything from circle games to imaginative play, finger rhymes and puppet games […]
Oats And Beans And Barley Grow : First Nursery Songs
Oats and Beans and Barley Grow is a lovely old song which is wonderful for the changing season, when Winter has finally passed and we are looking forward to the new growth of Spring and the Summer harvest that will follow. It is full of the the joy and wonder of Nature’s bounty! * Oats […]
Busy Bee Ring Game
The Busy Bee Ring Game is a delightful song and circle dance for the summer months. The children are divided into two equal groups; bees and flowers. The flowers kneel in a circle with the hands (petals) cupped together, and the bees flutter around the circle collecting pollen and of course being very busy! […]
Five Little Ducks Went Swimming One Day : Counting Songs
Five Little Ducks Went Swimming One Day is always a favourite, it’s great for practicing numbers and introducing the concept of subtraction, as each little duck swims away. If you have some little toy ducks it makes a lovely counting game which can enjoyed over and over. It’s always great fun to sing when you go […]
The Earth Day Song
The Earth Day Song is the perfect way to introduce this very important theme to small children in simple terms that they find easy to understand. The environmental message of Earth Day is a rather grown up concept to convey to a pre-school child, but the underlying principal of respect for the Earth and a […]
4 Farm Songs for Kids
One of the best things about Spring is the arrival of all the baby animals. It’s such a lovely time of year to go and visit a local farm where children can see the sheep with their fluffy lambs and mummy pigs nursing their little piglets. So this collection of 4 farm songs for kids […]
8 Spring Songs for Kids
Spring is such a lovely time of year to explore through song. Little tunes about bunnies, chicks and lambs, as well as farm songs always go down so well. The collection below includes a variety of spring songs for kids that look to teach different things. I’ve included a couple of counting songs, a circle […]
Musical Games For Valentines Day
Here are two Musical Games For Valentines Day, they are based on reliable old party games of course, but they are absolutely guaranteed to go down well! They also have the added bonus of sneaking in some handy note recognition, but they don’t even seem to notice when they’re having so much fun! […]
Lesson Plan: Valentine’s Day
With small children, Valentine’s Day is all about friendship, and this Valentine’s Day Lesson Plan is a great way to encourage children to value their friends. It’s lovely to encourage open expression of affection for our nearest and dearest, and these simple songs and activities make it easier for them to understand. The Valentine’s Day music […]
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