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Lullaby Lyrics: 9 Best Songs for Babies

June 5, 2021 By Sara Mullett 16 Comments

9 Best Lullabies for Babies, including all lullaby lyrics

Even before a baby is born they can hear sounds from the outside world. From around 18 weeks the pre-term baby reacts to sudden noises and will settle when the mother is calm and resting. The baby is rocked by the mother’s movement and reassured by the sound of her voice and the steady beat […]

Filed Under: Baby, Classical Music for Kids, Musical Activities For... Tagged With: Kids Playlist, Lullabies

How to Tell the Difference Between the Rhythm & the Beat

May 27, 2021 By Sara Mullett 41 Comments

How to tell the difference between the rhythm and the beat in a fun and engaging way

The difference between the rhythm and the beat in music can often cause confusion. But it doesn’t matter if you don’t play an instrument or haven’t had music lessons before – here’s a simple explanation. The beat is the steady pulse that you feel in the tune, like a clock’s tick. It’s the beat you’d […]

Filed Under: Baby, How To Read Music, Musical Activities For..., Musical Movement, Preschoolers, Rhythm & Percussion Activities, Toddlers Tagged With: Easy Music Theory, Free Printables, Note Recognition, Rhythm Games

Top 10 Nursery Rhymes for Toddlers & Kids

May 23, 2021 By Sara Mullett 23 Comments

Let's Play Music : Top 10 Tunes for Toddlers (& why they are so good for your child!)

These 10 nursery rhymes for toddlers and kids include just some of the best most educational nursery rhymes, but I’ve chosen these ones specifically because I’ve found them to be the most useful over the years of teaching music to small children. Music is a language, and since all children are born being unable to […]

Filed Under: Baby, Musical Activities For..., Nursery Rhymes, Preschoolers, Toddlers, Top Tens Tagged With: Ducks, First Nursery Rhyme Series, Horses, Monkeys, Round-up, Spiders

Best Books For Musical Learning

April 12, 2021 By Sara Mullett 3 Comments

Best Books for Musical Learning

These Best Books For Musical Learning concentrate on developing rhythm and listening skills through vocal improvisation and use of percussion instruments but most of all they’re all amazing fun! We all know how much small children love being read to, and often it’ll be the same old familiar books that they love the best. It’s incredible how […]

Filed Under: 5+, Baby, Musical Activities For..., Preschoolers, Rhythm & Percussion Activities, Toddlers Tagged With: Musical Books

Mary Had A Little Lamb Circle Game

March 31, 2021 By Sara Mullett 1 Comment

Mary Had A Little Lamb - Spring Nursery Rhyme Activities

Mary had A Little Lamb is popular with all little children. It has such a simple tune and small range (So Mi Re Do) so it’s perfect for young children. It’s so easy for them to sing and to remember. For the same reason, it’s also easy to play on the chime bars or a […]

Filed Under: Animal Songs, Baby, Circle Games, Musical Activities For..., Nursery Rhymes, Preschoolers, Toddlers Tagged With: First Nursery Rhyme Series, Free Sheet Music, Sheep

10 Best Classical Music Tracks For Calm And Tranquility

March 25, 2021 By Sara Mullett 24 Comments

10 best calming tracks for kids

Classical music has an incredible ability to change and enhance a mood or atmosphere. If you need convincing, you have only to think of your favourite films or TV programmes and see if you remember the music. The best films are the ones that engage you on all levels and the soundtrack has a huge […]

Filed Under: Baby, Classical Music for Kids, Musical Activities For..., Playlists, Preschoolers, Toddlers Tagged With: Calming Music, Classical Music, Kids Playlist

The Easter Bunny Song

March 24, 2021 By Sara Mullett 6 Comments

Easter Bunny Songs for Kids

The Easter Bunny song is full of the joys of spring, and who can resist hopping along to the catchy chorus? This Song can be sung either when going on an egg hunt together, or as a circle game at an Easter party. All you need is a little basket with some Easter goodies inside […]

Filed Under: Baby, Easter & Spring, Musical Activities For..., Preschoolers, Rhythm & Percussion Activities, Seasonal Activities, Toddlers Tagged With: Easter Bunny, Free Printables, Free Sheet Music, Party Games, Rabbits, Rhythm Games

Five Little Ducks Went Swimming One Day : Counting Songs

February 15, 2021 By Sara Mullett 13 Comments

Let's Play Music: 5 Little Ducks Went Swimming One Day - Preschool Counting Songs

Five Little Ducks Went Swimming One Day is always a favourite, it’s great for practicing numbers and introducing the concept of subtraction, as each little duck swims away. If you have some little toy ducks it makes a lovely counting game which can enjoyed over and over. It’s always great fun to sing when you go […]

Filed Under: Baby, Counting Songs, Easter & Spring, Musical Activities For..., Preschoolers, Toddlers Tagged With: Bath Time Songs, Ducks, Free Printables, Free Sheet Music, Puppets, Swimming Songs

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

All The Little Ducks Go Upside Down : Action Song

March 30, 2020 By Sara Mullett

Let's Play Music: All the Little Ducks Go Upside Down - Kids Spring & Easter Songs

All the Little Ducks is a fun action song for toddlers to sing about little ducklings diving upside down in the pond.  It’s great fun because it not only encourages singing, but lots of movement and giggles too!  All the Little Ducks go Upside Down All the little ducks go upside down, upside down, upside […]

Filed Under: Action songs, Animal Songs, Baby, Easter & Spring, Musical Activities For..., Seasonal Activities, Toddlers Tagged With: Bath Time Songs, Ducks, Free Sheet Music, Swimming Songs

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