Some ideas to help bring music into the active life of a toddler
All in song
Look at moi, look at moi
When adults and infants make eye contact, their brainwaves actually synchronise with each other
Singing it out
Singing to help your little one release big feelings
Singing With the Autumn Leaves
A selection of songs to add to your autumn days
Peek-A-Boo!
Peek-a-Boo is a great way to help your little one for so many reasons
Songs from the Heart
Listening to and singing songs from other cultures can help children understand and celebrate these cultures. It seems simple - right?
Little clapping hands
There are few things more enchanting than a child clapping their hands together in delight!
Developing Fine Motor Skills Through Play
The following blog discusses how play and music can help develop a child’s fine motor skills.
Make your own kind of music
Have you ever listened to a little person making up a song as they play? It could just be the sweetest sound in the whole wide world! Here are three ideas to get your little one composing immediately…
Sleep little one, sleep
There’s nothing like the exhaustion of being a parent to a tiny human. Lullabies may not be the magic solution but they DO have many benefits for both babies AND parents.
Small Joys - Shapes in Nature
What shapes can your family find on an outdoor discovery adventure?
Circuit breakers
Staying at home more than usual at the moment can be both a positive and negative, depending on the day! Here is a couple of things I find act as a reset, or ‘circuit breaker’ as I like to call it, for the days you need to reset the mood and find the joy.
Rainbow Rice
Making and playing with Rainbow Rice is a fantastic activity for the whole family!
Embracing the intimate, gentle delights of childhood
Small-scale, organic activities can provide the richest, most nuanced experiences that allow our children to grow into adults that feel and appreciate subtlety and deep meaning.
Candle burning bright
Simple songs are just that - very short, simple songs that often become the first songs that your children learn to sing all the way through. Here’s one of my favourites…
Autumn leaves are falling
There are so many games to play with whirling, twirling, falling leaves. Here are five ideas to inspire you to take the kids outside and join the fun.
Let's get the ball rolling...
Three songs to sing with your ball rolling games.
Stories without books
Two of my favourite ways to share a story WITHOUT a book
Making toys, making noise!
Some noisy toys are annoying - but not these little cuties.
Ask a Granny!
There are many things we miss out on when we’re disconnected from the wisdom of our older family members… ask a Granny for a song today!