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Playsongs blog ~ where we share songs, news and views
Our Playsongs blog regularly features a favourite baby and toddler song or rhyme. We relate stories from our contributors and followers about their favourite songs, and tell you the stories behind the songs.
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Peekaboo in Hong Kong
Well that was daft! I had a super little video to share - all ready to post. Except I hadn't pressed record at the right moment - gone!...
Sheena
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Baby sounds
I have a bit of baby wonder to share. I was holding my 8-month old grand daughter and loudly clicking my tongue as we went downstairs...
Sheena
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Lullabies of the world
I wanted to post some non-British songs this week to celebrate Europe. Happily our friend, Ioana, has shared a link with us, which does...
Sheena
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The Fidgety Bairn (Songs from Rachel's childhood)
Rachel Shearer ran her own independent music group in Oxfordshire for over 20 years until recently. She loved the baby music classes and...
Rachel Shearer
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Rock-a-bye baby (Songs from childhood ~ Moira)
Moira is a wise and very experienced sales manager, who has for many years looked after educational sales teams going into schools to...
Moira Planche
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Little lamb (Songs from childhood ~ Kaye)
Kaye is one of Britain's favourite children's authors ~ and the writer of many, brilliant little Playsongs Publications rhymes. She has a...
Kaye
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Heidenröslein (Songs from childhood ~ Tamar)
Tamar Swade, author of Someone Special, song-writer, musician, dancer, counsellor, researcher and writer about the healing power of...
Tamar
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Patacake (Songs from Joc's childhood)
Joc Lucas is a graphic designer and mum to 6-year old Finn, who loves music. Joc remembers the hand-clapping game Patacake from her own...
Joc
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Ring a ring a roses (Songs from childhood ~ Jacqui)
Jacqui Doughty is mum to three growing lads and runs a film production company based in Bath. She has always worked in television and...
Jacqui
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This is the way the ladies ride (Songs from childhood ~ Helen)
Helen MacGregor is one of the UK's most prolific authors of educational music books. They include Music Express, Listening to Music,...
Helen
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The grand old Duke of York (Songs from childhood ~ Linda)
My big sister, Linda, and I grew up on the North East coast of Scotland. We both have memories of the children's parties put on by the...
Sheena and Linda
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Sound benefits
You'll have heard of 'the Mozart Effect'. I'm a wee bit skeptical. I'm not a great fan of 'hot-housing'. So I was really glad to see this...
Sheena
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Song spinning
When my daughter was a toddler, she made up songs. Or rather, she sang stories – long, rambling tales of ponies and rabbits, which she...
Sheena
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Songs and sounds for baby's first month
Language development begins right from birth. Your baby can already distinguish sounds and is starting to differentiate the sounds you...
Sheena at Playsongs
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Playsongs – environmentally friendly play
The most environmentally-friendly entertainment for babies and toddlers needs nothing more than the air we breathe. Primed with some...
Sheena
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