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Teddy Bear Nursery Rhymes and Finger Plays

June 27, 2022 By Sara Mullett 4 Comments

Teddy Bear Songs

Finger plays are an incredibly useful thing to have in the repertoire for keeping babies and toddlers entertained. The repetitive and rhythmic nature makes them easily recognisable for small children and they will quickly become first favourites. Walky Round The Garden Walky Round The Garden is one of the best known finger plays because even very young […]

Filed Under: Baby, Nursery Rhymes, Preschoolers, Toddlers Tagged With: Finger Rhymes, First Nursery Rhyme Series, Teddy Bears

Incy Wincy Spider : First Nursery Rhymes

July 4, 2021 By Sara Mullett 8 Comments

Let's Play Music : Incy Wincy Spider - Puppet Tutorial and Educational Benefits

Old chestnuts are often the best and Incy Wincy or Itsy Bitsy Spider is certainly a firm favourite when it comes to Nursery Rhymes and baby songs. Singing finger rhymes like this is brilliant practice for speech development and nursery rhymes and baby songs in particular encourage the repetition of shaping vowels and consonants, all […]

Filed Under: Action songs, Baby, Creative Role Play, Finger Rhymes, Musical Activities For..., Rainy Day Songs, Rhythm & Percussion Activities, Toddlers Tagged With: Finger Rhymes, First Nursery Rhyme Series, Free Sheet Music, Puppets, Spiders

Bluebird Nest Finger Play

March 10, 2021 By Sara Mullett Leave a Comment

Bluebird nest finger play

This Bluebird Nest finger play is a wonderful way to develop language and motor skills while also having fun bonding together. Finger plays offer a multi sensory approach to learning with sight, touch, listening and movement all rolled into one. Kids love chanting rhymes and this is the perfect way to introduce the sounds and […]

Filed Under: Chants Tagged With: Bluebirds, Chants, Finger Rhymes

Fun Finger Plays For Toddlers

October 6, 2020 By Sara Mullett Leave a Comment

These Fun Finger Plays For Toddlers are an essential part of any preschool curriculum. Finger plays and reciting rhymes are invaluable for teaching so many things: new vocabulary, speech development, comprehension and co-ordination along with developing memory skills but most important of all they’re such fun, children just can’t seem to get enough of them. […]

Filed Under: Baby, Finger Rhymes, Musical Activities For..., Preschoolers, Toddlers Tagged With: Finger Plays, Finger Rhymes

This is My Garden : Finger Rhyme Song

June 29, 2020 By Sara Mullett 12 Comments

Gardening Finger Rhyme

This is My Garden is perfect for the spring and summer and may just inspire a budding little gardener too! Check out the video at the bottom of this post for how to sing and the finger rhyme actions too. Finger rhymes are an excellent learning tool for small children, they are so good for […]

Filed Under: Finger Rhymes, Imaginative Play, Musical Activities For..., Nature, Preschoolers, Seasonal Activities, Summer, Toddlers Tagged With: Finger Rhymes, Gardening, Seasons

Witch’s Cauldron Halloween Action Song

October 15, 2019 By Sara Mullett 6 Comments

Let's Play Music - Witch's Cauldron : Songs for Halloween Series

Witch’s Cauldron from our Songs for Halloween Series is a fun and easy Halloween action song, and it’s just perfect for little witches or wizards to sing to get them in the mood for some magic! Witch’s Cauldron Halloween Action Song Witch’s cauldron,                           […]

Filed Under: 5+, Action songs, Halloween, Nursery Rhymes, Preschoolers, Seasonal Activities, Toddlers Tagged With: Finger Rhymes, Witches

Tommy Thumb : Free Easy Piano Music

August 2, 2017 By Sara Mullett Leave a Comment

Tommy Thumb free easy Piano music f.I

This Tommy Thumb Free Easy Piano Music is a perfect little exercise for young piano beginners. The familiar song repeats the verse for each finger in turn, so it’s excellent for finger strengthening.  Tommy Thumb Easy Piano Teaching Notes For Young Beginners Right Hand: This song is great for piano beginners because it’s in C […]

Filed Under: Easy Sheet Music, First Piano Lessons Tagged With: Finger Plays, Finger Rhymes, First Piano Lesson Series, Free Printables, free resources, Free Sheet Music

Tickle That Tum -Tum – Classical Tickle Tunes for Tummy Time

March 18, 2015 By Sara Mullett Leave a Comment

TICKLE THAT TUM TUM Classical tickle tunes for tummy time

Introduce your baby to classical music right from the start with this cute tickle tune set to the well known Sailor’s Hornpipe which is traditionally part of the last night of the proms programme at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Tickle that tum-tum, Here my fingers come! Tickle that tum-tum, Here my fingers come! […]

Filed Under: Baby, Classical Music for Kids, Knee Bobbing Songs, Piggyback Songs, Toddlers Tagged With: Bath Time Songs, Classical Music, Finger Rhymes, Piggyback Songs

1 2 3 4 5 Once I Caught a Fish Alive Counting Song

April 7, 2014 By Sara Mullett 8 Comments

One Two Three Four Five Once I Caught a Fish Alive Fishing Game Activity

1 2 3 4 5 Once I Caught A Fish Alive is always a favourite counting song. It encourages little ones to count their fingers from 1 – 10 , while it also has the lovely imaginative actions of catching a wriggly fish from a pond. One, Two, Three, Four, Five,       (count out […]

Filed Under: 5+, Action songs, Counting Songs, Imaginative Play, Musical Activities For..., Preschoolers, Toddlers Tagged With: Finger Rhymes

Wind Your Bobbin Up: First Nursery Rhymes

August 20, 2013 By Sara Mullett 5 Comments

Let's Play Music : Wind Your Bobbin Up - First Nursery Rhymes

Wind Your Bobbin Up is an old nursery rhyme which dates from the mills in the north of England during the 1890’s. It has a simple melody and repetitive words and actions so little ones are able to join in even before they can sing the words. Actions in songs are often an excellent way to […]

Filed Under: Action songs, Baby, Knee Bobbing Songs, Nursery Rhymes, Preschoolers, Toddlers Tagged With: Finger Rhymes, First Nursery Rhyme Series

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