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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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Let's make a snowman ~ action song for building a full-size indoor snowman (and knocking him dow
Build an indoor snowman and knock him down with this great demonstration of 'Let's make a snowman'.
Sheena
Go to sleep, my baby (songs from Suzi's childhood) ~ lullaby
Gene Williams' Wyoming Lullaby is one of those songs which passes into the oral tradition and reappears in many slightly different varia
Suzi Williamson
Music Group Discount
Music Group Leaders! Here's an easy way to order copies of Playsongs for your music group parents and carers. We've made you a coupon....
Sheena
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
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
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
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
Speedy scrunchie bell rope
Giant scrunchies are great for group music making. Here's how to make your own one quickly and cheaply.
Sheena
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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