"A complete guide to playing with babies and young children" ~ Under Five Magazine
Interactive Songs and Rhymes with Playsongs for Babies and Toddlers
If you only ever try ONE rhyme and ONE song from our site to play with your baby or toddler — you'll have struck gold — because for both of you, that's what this kind of interactive play is. Scroll down for some of our favourites, or dip into the Playsongs Playtime podcast to hear them come alive. And if you like what you find, we're here whenever you want more free play.
Mummy went up to the Moon and Back...
...so begins our lullaby in episode 30 of Playsongs Playtime. Our podcast is a free gift of fun for you and your baby or toddler. Listen to it here on our website, or on your favourite podcast player.
One of our listeners says of our podcast: I love listening to this with my 12-week-old. The short episodes are perfectly paced, and there's lots of repetition to help you learn the songs and actions, so it's really easy to sing and play along to.
Dressing Song ~ All by yourself
from the Playsongs Grand Day Out collection
Zips, buttons, which way up, which way round ~ all those problems for a little toddler to master, just to get a coat on. We've got songs and rhymes to help with getting dressed. Here's an encouraging one from Playsongs Grand Day Out.
Dance ~ Five Little Owls
from the Five Little Owls collection
Dancing with a babe-in-arms, or hand in hand with a just-standing toddler is one of the great joys of playing together. Our collections are full of dance opportunities and this one comes from Five Little Owls, our counting song collection.
Fingerplay ~ Mousie Brown
from the Playsongs Grand Exercise collection
The dexterity to manage a fingerplay develops slowly, but you can caress baby's fingers, and tap your toddlers fingertips to support them as they learn how to work their fingers independently. Our collections all have fingerplays. Some are so simple; others have hand actions like this one from Playsongs Grand Exercise.
Croon ~ The Mailboat
from the Sleepytime Playsongs collection
Croons are a simple, repetitive sing-song type of lullaby. They have a calming effect on a little baby. They also have a calming effect on the parent or carer so they're mutually benefitial, particularly on those wakeful nights. All our collections of songs and rhymes include croons like this from Sleepytime Playsongs.
