Category «Nursery Rhymes»

Nursery Rhymes with Unfortunate Endings

Nursery Rhymes with Unfortunate Endings

We all grew up on nursery rhymes, and we teach our children the same ones. It never occurred to me that the nursery rhymes were negative. Most of the nursery rhymes originated back in the 1600’s in England. I found out that some are political, religious and personal. When people were being hanged or executed …

Nursery Rhyme Videos

Nursery Rhyme Videos

Nursery Rhyme Videos can benefit parents and children in many ways. In today’s society our eyes spend more time on screens than anything else. It can be hard to figure out just how to manage your children’s screen time, but what if that screen was on something educational. That’s where nursery rhymes come into play. …

5 Little Monkeys Dance Videos

5 Little Monkeys Dance Videos

Skills, Skills and More Skills Dance videos provide loads of entertainment for children, but what about building key skills as well? 5 Little Monkeys makes it very easy to incorporate skills like fine/gross motor, phonics, rhyming and logic. Try putting finger puppets on while acting out the video, this use of their hands or even …

Phonics Videos

Phonics Videos

Phonics Videos Will Spark Kids’ Interest If a child doesn’t appear interested in letters and sounding them out yet, then parents might want to try a new approach. By showing the child videos that teach them the basics they will help them to see that learning can be fun. They will get them to be …

The Falling Spider

The Falling Spider

The Falling Spider Song The falling spider song is also commonly referred to as the Itsy Bitsy Spider or the Insy Winsy Spider. This popular song originated around the year of 1920 in Southern California. Upon the creation of its modern lyrics it became popular nationwide within the United States. How Are the Itsy Bitsy …

Counting Monkeys on the Bed

Counting Monkeys on the Bed

Children’s Nursery rhymes are one of the quintessential most influential parts of a child’s development. They teach children about counting, finger counting, and other important functions such as team work and singing together. There are hundreds of different nursery rhymes that have been released over the years, and many are rehashed classics that have been …

Wheels on the Bus Characters

Wheels on the Bus Characters

Wheels on the Bus is a great example of one children’s song that is fun and entertaining yet still educational. In popular culture there are many different ways to sing Wheels on the Bus, and there are many different versions depending on time and region. Try out a few to see if your child reacts …

Egg on the wall

Egg on the wall

If you grew up somewhere in the United states I am sure you must know or have heard about Humpty Dumpty. This rhyme is described as one of the best rhymes in the history of English. Although Humpty Dumpty is described as personified eggs, he has nothing related with an egg. Surprisingly, even the lyrics …