The Farmer’s In His Den is the perfect choice for playgroups and parties. It has an easy repetitive tune and it’s sung as a simple circle game, that gets everyone involved. Kids really love it’s catchy “EE-I-AD-I-O” refrain, and so they’ll often pick it up well before they can sing the rest of the words. […]
I Went to Visit a Farm One Day
I Went to Visit a Farm One Day is perhaps the easiest song to sing about farms with preschoolers. This song doesn’t require any actions or dancing, just a full and enthusiastic repertoire of farmyard noises! Alternatively this song also goes down very well with puppets. You can try homemade sock puppets or paper finger […]
Little Bo Peep Hide And Seek Game
Little Bo Peep is a delightful nursery rhyme. It has a simple melody with a small range of only a fifth (So-Do) so it is perfect for when small children are just learning to pitch notes. It tells the story of a Shepherdess who has lost her sheep and is searching for them. Little ones […]
Baa Baa Black Sheep Lyrics & Activities
Baa Baa Black Sheep is one of the first nursery rhymes toddlers will sing. It has a steady beat and an easy memorable tune which is almost exactly the same as Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. It is also brilliant for introducing the interval of a fifth and then singing down the descending scale. At this […]
Oats And Beans And Barley Grow: Favourite Farm Songs
Oats and Beans and Barley Grow is one of our favourite farm songs, 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! Oat&Beans&Barley […]
Old MacDonald Had a Farm : First Nursery Songs
Old MacDonald Had A farm just is certainly the the best loved children’s farmyard song. It’s easy tune and repetitive chorus is often one of the first songs a toddler will begin to sing. And because the catchy ‘EE-I-EE-I-O’ is so easy to pick it up, toddlers can join in well before they can manage […]
The Easter Bunny Song
The Easter Bunny song is full of the joys of spring, and who can resist hopping along to the catchy chorus? This Song can be sung either when going on an egg hunt together, or as a circle game at an Easter party. All you need is a little basket with some Easter goodies inside […]
Spring Song : 6 Brown Eggs in a Nest of Hay
This Spring song and puppet craft brings together the benefits of counting, singing, crafting and recycling, all in one! The idea of little yellow chicks hatching from their eggs couldn’t be more in tune with the Spring season! Spring Song Puppet Craft Spring Song : 6 Brown Eggs in a Nest of Hay Six brown […]
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 […]
Fairy Songs For The Seasons
This collection of Fairy Songs For The Seasons tell the story of how the spring, summer and autumn fairies magically change our surroundings from one season to the next. These songs encourage children to see the real magic that naturally occurs around us in nature throughout the seasons. Believing in magical things is one of […]