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Mouse barley! That smooth-rough grass. Do children still put a seed head up their sleeve and let it magically climb all the way up to the top all on its own? Here's another little game to play for a toddler. Rest a head of mouse barley in the palm of your hand, smooth surface pointing away from you. As you say the rhyme, stroke your finger along the 'mouse', which will start to work its way towards your fingertips. When the 'cat' says 'meow', use your thumb and forefinger to

Here are the candles, red, white and blue, to put on a birthday cake for you.... play this tickle-puff rhyme whenever you have a toddler&#39

There was a little mouse who sat in a chair, When the cat said 'Meow' he ran right up there!'

A fingerplay to tickle a toddler with - A little frog hides in a hole and leaps out to give you a surprise.

Singing with our babies can become a habit that lasts into adulthood. One mum told us her 18 year old lad still loved her to sing Spots spots spots from Playsongs. Kaye Umansky, children's author and creator of Pongwiffy has always sung with her daughter, and they still sing whenever they can - see her childhood song post, Little Lamb. To celebrate Kaye, here is one of the rhymes she wrote for Sleepytime Playsongs. It's a big favourite for bathtime and getting dressed. Under