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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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Ride a cock horse (Songs from Em's childhood) ~ nursery song
Em Wilson, editor of Music Express, bassoonist, Wider Opportunities practitioner and Early Years Music leader, remembers her grandpa...
Em Wilson
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Rainmaking
Wet weather and the lovely sound of rain on the roofs and windows. You can make the rain sound yourself with a rainmaker. Here's a quick...
Sheena
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Shake shake shake the bells ~ action song for a scrunchie or bell rope
Some of you have been asking for Early Years songs to use with a scrunchie or bell rope. Here's one with an infectious skipping rhythm and l
Sheena
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Shoudin-boats
Rocking or swinging a child on your knee is called a shoudie or showdie in the North East of Scotland. You can also shoudie a baby, cradled
Sheena
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Speedy scrunchie bell rope
Giant scrunchies are great for group music making. Here's how to make your own one quickly and cheaply.
Sheena
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Under Teddy's jumper ~ baby tickle rhyme
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...
Sheena
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Wheeeeee PLOP! game ~ sound exploring
Here's a silly sound game. All you need is a cardboard tube, a tin tray and any number of small toys to slide down inside and make a...
Sheena
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Sweet potatoes ~ clapping song for teatime
Sweet potatoes is a song full of sunshine, warmth and the happiness of a good meal on the way. Use it as a little clapping or action...
Sheena
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Two small dogs (Dau gi bach) ~ knee bouncer
This knee bouncer is for a rainy day, and it makes me smile to think of the two little dogs trotting along cheerfully wet, splashing and...
Sheena at Playsongs
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High chilly wang wang pills! ~ knee bouncer for cheering up a toddler
This knee bouncer is a special one for cheering up a grumpy baby or toddler. It comes from Orkney and was demonstrated to us by Andrew...
Sheena
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Google translate ~ baby talk conversation song
Babies love to talk to you - almost from day one. They converse in gentle coos, goohs, eh-ohs and they love it when you respond. Sing...
Sheena
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We all go travelling by ~ a memory song, an action song, a colour song and a sound song all rolled u
A little song called 'I spy with my little eye', which I wrote for my nursery and reception children when they had a transport topic to...
Sheena
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Granny goes round the world ~ handclapping, action rhyme and birling game
Here's a knee bouncer or hand clapping game which takes inspiration from all those energetic, adventurous grannies out there. Clap hands...
Sheena
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Off to the market ~ traditional nursery rhyme for a knee ride
There are so many pony trotting knee-bouncers ~ This is the way the lady rides, Trot trot trot, Tinga layo, Jackass with him long tail,...
Sheena
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Shake your tambourine (Wind the bobbin up) ~ sound making song for a homemade tambourine
First make your tambourine! Easy peasy if you go to our Instrument Making posts. It's fun to make and you quickly have an instrument you...
Charlie
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