Lefty Lucy
Righty Tighty and Lefty Lucy are old workshop friends, who've come together in a little knee-bouncing celebration for babies and toddler
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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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Sheena
Open shut them ~ medley of rhymes
This is a post we wrote for Hello Mums, a London-based baby-care and nursery staff site, which offers a really useful blog on all things...
Carole Thomas
Hark hark the dogs do bark
Rhymes and songs evoke special memories from early childhood…
Charlie
One little bat
'Five little owls' is one of our favourite Playsongs. In this version, there's a little bat bouncing and flying around - and sle
Sheena
Ring a ring a roses ~ and daisy chains ~ a baby song for springtime
I made my grand daughter's first daisy chain. At 20 months, she was more interested in making friends with the bigger kids in the park...
Sheena
Jack be nimble ~ lively knee bouncer with a high lift
Here comes Jack being nimble and quick. Let's get springy and bouncy and lift the little babies high. Spring's come back with a leap....
Sheena
Hey, ca' thro' (Robert Burns) ~ lively knee bouncer and dance
It's Burns' Night and I'm away up to Scotland with one of his great songs dancing around ma heid. You can imagine the little ones being...
Sheena at Playsongs
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
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
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
A box of clocks ~ knee bouncer
Rootling through bric-a-brac in a charity shop, I found a box full of clocks in all different shapes and sizes. Nowadays most clocks are...
Sheena
Maisie bombaisie ~ name game, tongue twister
Here's an affectionate way to play with babies' names. Fun to use in a group setting, when introducing everyone round the ring, or on...
Sheena
Jack be nimble ~ ankle ride
A great little knee-bouncer. Support a very little baby in your arms and bounce your whole self with an extra bounce on 'JUMP'. Bigger...
Rachel Shearer
The Fidgety Bairn (Songs from Rachel's childhood)
Rachel Shearer ran her own independent music group in Oxfordshire for over 20 years until recently. She loved the baby music classes and...
Sheena
Playsongs – environmentally friendly play
The most environmentally-friendly entertainment for babies and toddlers needs nothing more than the air we breathe. Primed with some...
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