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! And it always goes down very well with puppets which can vary from homemade sock puppets to paper finger […]
The Farmer’s In His Den Circle Game
The Farmer’s In His Den is a lovely song for a group of children. It’s a great choice for playgroups and parties because it is a simple circle game, that gets everyone involved. Kids really love it’s catchy “EE-I-AD-I-O” refrain, and they’ll often pick it up well before they can sing the rest of the words. […]
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. […]
Mary Had A Little Lamb Circle Game
This old favourite nursery rhyme is popular with all little children, it has such a simple tune and small range (So Mi Re Do) so it is perfect for young children to sing and easy for them to remember. For the same reason, it is easy to play on the chime bars or a xylophone […]
Little Bo Peep Hide And Seek Game
Little Bo Peep is a delightful nursery rhyme, with a simple melody with a small range of only a fifth (So-Do) which is perfect for when small children are just learning to pitch notes. It tells the story of Little Bo Peep, who has lost her sheep and is searching for them, and little ones […]
Baa Baa Black Sheep: First Nursery Rhymes
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. Baa Baa Black Sheep, have you any wool? Yes sir yes sir, three bags full; One for the master, and […]
Little Miss Muffet and Spider Finger Rhymes
Little Miss Muffet is a lovely little song which happily lends itself to a makeshift puppet show. All you need is a favourite dolly, a bowl and spoon and a little pretend spider on a string. You can make a spider easily either with an egg carton and pipe cleaners or something like the pin […]
Row Row Row Your Boat : First Nursery Rhymes
Row Row Row Your Boat is one of the first songs a toddler will be able to grasp and always a popular favourite. Its simple rocking, rowing action in pairs is great fun and possible for even very little ones to enjoy. Singing songs with a partner is a lovely way for toddlers to grow their […]
5 Little Speckled Frogs : Counting Songs
5 Little Speckled Frogs is the perfect counting song for preschoolers to practice their numbers with a very catchy tune. The song has a strong rhythm and a memorable tune and is great for tapping along to with sticks or tambourines. If you have enough people you can act it out, children love pretending and […]
Hickory Dickory Dock: Music & Upcycled Craft Activity
Hickory Dickory Dock is an all time favourite nursery rhyme for babies, toddlers and small children. It is also a great opportunity to make an upcycled Hickory Dickory Dock out of old cardboard boxes, and a little mouse out of some old scraps of material. Once you’ve made these, you’ll find that they come out time […]
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