The Open The Dovecote Ring Game is a simple song and circle dance activity that’s great for building confidence and making friends. Although you could play this game at any time of year, it’s a perfect activity for Whitsun, or Pentecost. This is when Christians around the world celebrate the arrival of the Holy Spirit […]
Two Little Dickie Birds
There simply isn’t any substitute for traditional old favourites like Two Little Dickie Birds. This finger rhyme has been around for centuries and I’m sure it’ll be handed down for many more. I remember being completely baffled by my Great Grandmother, who would sing this finger rhyme to us when we were little. To improvise […]
Spring Song : 6 Brown Eggs in a Nest of Hay
The idea of little yellow chicks hatching from their eggs couldn’t be more in tune with the Spring season! This Spring song and puppet craft brings together the benefits of counting, singing, crafting and recycling, all in one! Spring Puppet Craft Spring Song : 6 Brown Eggs in a Nest of Hay Six brown eggs […]
Robin Redbreast : Kids’ Songs for Christmas
Robin Redbreast from our Kids’ Songs for Christmas is a sweet little song about a Robin who comes to visit your garden at Christmas time. Here’s a little friend who crops up every Christmas! Robin Redbreast can actually be spotted in gardens all year round, but it is around Christmas that we actually notice him […]
Old MacDonald Had a Farm : First Nursery Songs
Old MacDonald Had A farm has to be the best known children’s farmyard song. It’s easy tune and repetitive chorus is often one of the first songs a toddler will sing along to. The EE-I-EE-I-O is such an appealing refrain that toddlers will join in singing it often before they can manage the other words. […]