When adults and infants make eye contact, their brainwaves actually synchronise with each other
All in rhymes
Little clapping hands
There are few things more enchanting than a child clapping their hands together in delight!
Making music every day
Attach music-making to your everyday routines and before you know it, you’ll have created some new (and joyful) habits…
Free as a bird
When problems are big and overwhelming, it can be helpful to look for comfort in small things around us.
Easter egg hunting in the great indoors
Isolating at home this Easter? Fear not, this indoor egg hunt might add some magic to your day.
Rainbow Rice
Making and playing with Rainbow Rice is a fantastic activity for the whole family!
Tickly under there...
Most kids love a tickle and most parents love to hear their child giggle. So rhymes that end with a tickle make EVERYONE happy!
WARNING: Christmas is coming
Find a few moments to escape the Christmas madness and share these musical moments with your little one...
When your child is hurting
Babies cry, toddlers cry, big kids, teenagers and adults cry... it can be hard to know how to help
'Wiggles' for little fingers and little toes
For many generations, little fingers and toes have played the roles of pigs, cows, people and train carriages. Here are my five favourite 'wiggles'.
Ride-o, ride-o, ride-o
Once upon a time, it was a common sight to see parents bouncing, dandling or dinking babies on their knee to songs and chants that had been passed down through the generations.
Echo songs, ( also called “call and response” songs, since one person “calls” each line and others respond ) are the perfect accompaniment to a whole range of occasions and locations. They are wonderful for driving in the car, singing in the bathtub, snuggling up at bedtime, walking along a quiet street, hiking through the bush, at family gatherings.... the list of possibilities is long.
It can be too late!
Have you ever wondered why some people can sing happy birthday in tune, clap along in time at a concert and dance gracefully, while others can't hold a tune to save themselves, have no sense of beat and dance with two left feet?
Ho, ho, ho, Merry Christmas!
It's been Christmas time in the shops for months, but now that it is December, even I can't deny that Christmas really is just around the corner...
Chop, chop, chippity chop
Make a delicious make-believe soup as you chant this little rhyme. Then head into the kitchen to chop some real food...
X marks the spot
Who doesn't love the magical sound of their child's laughter?
Zoom zoom zoom
Knee bounces are a great way for babies, toddlers (and even big kids) to feel the beat in their body. Grab your little astronaut and get ready for squeals of delight as you take a trip to the moon together...