"A complete guide to playing with babies and young children" ~ Under Five Magazine
Interactive Songs and Rhymes with Playsongs for Babies and Toddlers
Traditional and original early-years songs and rhymes for engaging play and shared enjoyment. You can play with your baby from birth with our interactive playsongs and playrhymes which warmly support your baby's language, social and physical development. Explore our Playsongs Playtime podcast to see how.
It's SPRING time for fingerplay frogs
A little frog lived in a hole,
Softly softly softly,
When all was quiet, as quiet could be...
OUT popped he!
Close your fingers around your thumb, the little frog, to hide it. POP it out on the last line. Listen out for the frogs singing their first song of spring. I heard one today.
Dressing Song ~ All by yourself
from the Playsongs Grand Day Out collection
Zips, buttons, which way up, which way round ~ all those problems for a little toddler to master, just to get a coat on. We've got songs and rhymes to help with getting dressed. Here's an encouraging one from Playsongs Grand Day Out.
Dance ~ Five Little Owls
from the Five Little Owls collection
Dancing with a babe-in-arms, or hand in hand with a just-standing toddler is one of the great joys of playing together. Our collections are full of dance opportunities and this one comes from Five Little Owls, our counting song collection.
Fingerplay ~ Mousie Brown
from the Playsongs Grand Exercise collection
The dexterity to manage a fingerplay develops slowly, but you can caress baby's fingers, and tap your toddlers fingertips to support them as they learn how to work their fingers independently. Our collections all have fingerplays. Some are so simple; others have hand actions like this one from Playsongs Grand Exercise.
Croon ~ The Mailboat
from the Sleepytime Playsongs collection
Croons are a simple, repetitive sing-song type of lullaby. They have a calming effect on a little baby. They also have a calming effect on the parent or carer so they're mutually benefitial, particularly on those wakeful nights. All our collections of songs and rhymes include croons like this from Sleepytime Playsongs.
