Circle time is usually a highlight of any small child’s day at nursery or school, but it’s also a valuable opportunity for kids to learn and practice all sorts of useful things while sitting together in a relaxed and receptive mood. While children usually enjoy an unstructured, free-play curriculum at nursery school and kindergarten, circle […]
Easy Christmas Songs for Kids
Whether you are at home with your child or teaching in a preschool or primary school, these easy Christmas songs for Kids will come in very handy as the Christmas season approaches. The more traditional Christmas songs we all know and love can be a bit too much for little ones to grasp. So these […]
5 Simple Christmas Piggyback Songs for 2-5 Year Olds
Christmas always seems to come around so quickly every year. There is always so much to do with small children and there never seems to be enough time to get it all done! These 5 Simple Christmas Piggyback Songs are perfect for 2- 5 Year olds. They’re so quick and catchy to pick up – […]
10 Ways to Make Your Summer Musical
Summer holidays are full of endless opportunities. It’s so great to be free from the restrictions of your normal weekly timetable and at the beginning of the holidays there seems to be so much time to fill. The challenge is to find activities that are not only educational, but also popular with the kids in […]
4 Farm Songs for Kids
One of the best things about Spring is the arrival of all the baby animals. It’s the perfect time of year to go and visit a local farm and see all their new arrivals. The kids will love seeing the sheep with their fluffy lambs and mummy pigs nursing their little piglets. So this collection […]
8 Spring Songs for Kids
Spring is such a lovely time of year to explore through song. Little tunes about bunnies, chicks and lambs, as well as farm songs always go down so well. The collection below includes a variety of spring songs for kids that look to teach different things. I’ve included a couple of counting songs, a circle […]
Top Posts of 2014
Happy New Year everyone! For the first post of this year, I thought I would stick with tradition and collect up all of the most popular posts of 2014. This year this blog has grown by 200 posts and many more followers, so I would like to take the opportunity to thank you all for […]
13 Musical Storytelling Activities for Kids
Our musical storytelling series has been so much fun! From imaginative play and puppets, to rhythm and story activities, there are so many wonderful ways to integrate these favourite stories that your kids know and love with simple songs and movement. Musical Storytelling Activities 1. Musical Storytelling with Goldilocks and the Three Bears in a homemade puppet […]
5 Bath Time Songs For Kids
At the end of a busy day, there is nothing better than a little sing song in the bath and these 5 Bath Time Songs are just what you need to get you started. We all know that singing is good for young children, but with busy schedules and the whirlwind of family life it’s […]
Top 10 Songs and Activities of 2013 from Let’s Play Music
I can’t believe how quickly this year has flown by! To round it off, I thought that I would share the most popular kids songs and musical activities posted here on Let’s Play Music throughout 2013. 10. The Apple Tree Song & Circle Game A fun circle game that eliminates the players one by one […]