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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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Tommy Whoops
A fingerplay of fun for a little baby. The dexterity and word skills for playing it themselves will come as they grow.
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We're off to the shops
We're off to the shops with some fancy footwork and plenty of forward momentum for an outing on foot with your toddler or small child.
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Shoe a little horse
A gentle little tapping rhyme to play with babies from birth.
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Whoopty doo
A fun play rhyme for marching along, hand in hand, with your toddler ~ and great encouragement for getting from A to B.
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Hands can dance
Play peekaboo and blow your baby or toddler a kiss with this simple little playsong from Playsongs Grand Exercise.
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One two, on with your shoe
One two on with your shoe is a counting rhyme to get the day going with a bounce.
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This little piggy went to market
This little piggy went to market, This little piggy stayed at home, This little piggy had cheese on toast And this little piggy had none,...
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Kevin Graal ~ Playsongs Person no. 4
Knock at the door is a little play rhyme from the Playsongs collection, performed here by Kevin Graal. Kevin is a storyteller from the...
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It's teamwork
In the very many conversations I've had recently with everyone who is using the new Grand Playsongs series, I'm reminded over and over...
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Playsongs People ~ No.3 Janet Russell
I can date the first time I heard Janet's dark-chocolatey-warm voice to 1990 when I was editing a book for World Wide Fund for Nature....
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Playsongs People ~ No.2 Leon Rosselson
Continuing our series on the musicians behind the sound of Playsongs.
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Playsongs People ~ Number 1. Sandra Kerr
The musicians behind Playsongs People and how they've created the Playsongs sound.
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Everybody says sit down
No sitting down. Gather that baby up in your arms and join your toddler in a jump up and dance song by Malvina Reynolds.
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Snowball Clap!
Some of us have had snow. Down here in the south of the UK, the babies and toddlers haven't seen much of it. There have been very few...
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Walk to the (Norwegian) woods
Freezy feet are fun in a play rhyme from Norway set to Anitra's Dance by Edvard Grieg.
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