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The Farmer’s In His Den Circle Game

September 22, 2022 By Sara Mullett 7 Comments

Let's Play Music : The Farmer's In the Den - Preschool Farm Songs! Great songs to sing for Spring!

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. […]

Filed Under: Baby, Circle Games, Creative Role Play, Easter & Spring, Farm Songs, Musical Activities For..., Musical Movement, Nursery Rhymes, Preschoolers, Toddlers Tagged With: First Nursery Rhyme Series, Free Sheet Music, Party Games

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

I Went to Visit a Farm One Day

June 16, 2022 By Sara Mullett 14 Comments

Let's Play Music : I Went to Visit A Farm One Day - Farmyard / Spring songs for Kids!

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 […]

Filed Under: Animal Songs, Baby, Easter & Spring, Farm Songs, Musical Activities For..., Preschoolers, Seasonal Activities, Toddlers Tagged With: Chicks, Cows, Ducks, First Nursery Rhyme Series, Free Printables, Free Sheet Music, Pigs, Sheep

Little Bo Peep Hide And Seek Game

June 10, 2022 By Sara Mullett 1 Comment

Little bo peep nursery rhyme

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 […]

Filed Under: Animal Songs, Creative Role Play, Easter & Spring, Musical Activities For..., Nursery Rhymes, Preschoolers, Toddlers Tagged With: First Nursery Rhyme Series, Free Sheet Music, Puppets, Sheep

Baa Baa Black Sheep Lyrics & Activities

June 8, 2022 By Sara Mullett 10 Comments

Let's Play Music : Baa Baa Black Sheep - First Nursery Rhymes for Babies and Toddlers

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 […]

Filed Under: Action songs, Animal Songs, Baby, Craft Activities, Easter & Spring, Musical Activities For..., Nursery Rhymes, Seasonal Activities, Toddlers Tagged With: First Nursery Rhyme Series, Free Sheet Music, Kids Crafts, Sheep

Oats And Beans And Barley Grow: Favourite Farm Songs

April 6, 2022 By Sara Mullett 2 Comments

Let's Play Music : Oats & Beans & Barley Grow - Farm / Spring Songs for Kids

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 […]

Filed Under: Action songs, Circle Games, Easter & Spring, Farm Songs, Harvest Songs, Musical Activities For..., Musical Movement, Nursery Rhymes, Preschoolers, Seasonal Activities, Toddlers Tagged With: First Nursery Rhyme Series, Free Sheet Music, Gardening

Little Miss Muffet

February 10, 2022 By Sara Mullett 2 Comments

Little Miss Muffet - First Nursery Rhyme Series

Little Miss Muffet is a lovely traditional Nursery Rhyme that is catchy and easy to sing. I have always found it particularly useful if children are a little worried by creepy crawlies – especially with the second verse. Little Miss Muffet Lyrics Little Miss Muffet sat on her tuffet Eating her curds and whey, Along […]

Filed Under: Animal Songs, Baby, Creative Role Play, Imaginative Play, Musical Activities For..., Nursery Rhymes, Preschoolers, Toddlers Tagged With: First Nursery Rhyme Series, Free Sheet Music, Puppets, Spiders

Pitter Patter, Pitter Patter : Rainy Day Songs

September 27, 2021 By Sara Mullett 9 Comments

Let's Play Music - Pitter Patter Rainy Day Songs - Huge collection of rainy day songs and activities to get kids moving when it's raining outside!

Pitter Patter, Pitter Patter is one of the best Rainy Day Songs for children to explore the sounds and rhythms made by the rain because it’s use of repetition is excellent for practicing tapping the ‘pitter patter, pitter patter’ quaver (1/4 note) beats, and the alliteration and repeated consonants are excellent for speech development. If you […]

Filed Under: Action songs, Autumn, Rainy Day Songs, Rhythm & Percussion Activities Tagged With: First Nursery Rhyme Series, Free Printables, Free Sheet Music, Rhythm Games, Weather

Here We Go Looby-Loo! : Action Songs

September 10, 2021 By Sara Mullett 5 Comments

Let's Play Music : Here We Go Looby Loo - Circle Game

Here We Go Looby-loo is a lovely circle game because it has simple movements that everyone does together as part of the dance. It’s one of the easiest action songs and if your kids know the Hokey-Cokey then they’ll recognise some similarities. And because everyone does the same thing even very young children are happy […]

Filed Under: 5+, Action songs, Circle Games, Musical Movement, Nursery Rhymes, Preschoolers, Toddlers Tagged With: Dolly, First Nursery Rhyme Series, Free Sheet Music

Ride A Cock Horse To Banbury Cross

September 7, 2021 By Sara Mullett 4 Comments

This is the Way the Lady Rides

Ride A Cock Horse is a traditional English nursery rhyme just perfect for knee bobbing with babies and toddlers. It’s a great favourite to sing whenever children are playing on rocking toys or playing with a hobby-horse. The gentle rhythmic rocking of the song is an excellent way for children to feel the beat in […]

Filed Under: 5+, Baby, Circle Games, Farm Songs, Knee Bobbing Songs, Musical Activities For..., Musical Movement, Nursery Rhymes, Preschoolers, Rhythm & Percussion Activities, Toddlers Tagged With: First Nursery Rhyme Series, Free Sheet Music, Horses

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