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The Background Meanings in Nursery Rhymes

The Background Meanings in Nursery Rhymes

As a child you probably enjoyed singing and dancing to nursery rhymes. While you were having a fun time with friends you were actually learning much more than that. This is just one way to help children boost their language skills. By the constant repetition of the rhyme and the sing-song pattern. This helps lay …

Humpty Dumpty with Nursery Rhymes

Humpty Dumpty with Nursery Rhymes

Humpty Dumpty with Nursery Rhymes The nursery rhyme “Humpty Dumpty” first appeared in 1810. It became a popular nursery rhyme because of Lewis Carroll’s book “Alice Through the Looking Glass”. Humpty is depicted as a round egg. The term goes back to the 15th century and meant large people. Another popular belief is that name …

Songs to Listen to at Night

Songs to Listen to at Night

History of the Rhyme “Star Light, Star Bright” is a late 19th century nursery rhyme that originated in America. The author of this nursery rhyme is unknown. But it has become one of America’s and the world’s favorite nursery rhymes. The nursery rhyme gained in popularity over the years and expanded its reach to Europe …

Making Statues with Play-doh

Making Statues with Play-doh

History of London Bridges Falling Down The classic London Bridge is Falling Down nursery rhyme is one of the most well-known rhymes for children to learn. It’s one of the rhymes that is almost necessary to learn. London Bridge is Falling Down has been around since the late middle ages in London and in Europe. …

Coloring in a Kids Coloring Books

Coloring in a Kids Coloring Books

Coloring book Rises to Fame Most kids love to draw in coloring books, for fun and to indulge in their own creative way. It may seem like the world is becoming more digital worldwide , but coloring books do have a vast history. On the contrary to most belief, the coloring book was more prominent …

Children Songs and Rhymes

Children Songs and Rhymes

History Throughout time, children`s songs and rhymes have been transferred from generation to generation. All cultures have invented different rhymes and songs for their children. However, they do not seem to have a jolly origin. There are very theories about their meanings. Some of them are: “Baa Baa Black Sheep”, this song is about the …

All about Weasels

All about Weasels

1. The pop goes the Weasel lyrics and origin This is one of the most popular rhymes and the singing game, which is believed to be originated back in the 18th century. The original song was published in the year of 1850 in England (Pop goes the weasel was a popular dance in England in …

Strengthening your Child’s Memory

Strengthening your Child’s Memory

Nursery rhymes are short little ditties that end in similar sounding words. Some nursery rhymes may be hundreds of years old in some cases. Nursery rhymes may be a child’s first exposure to literature. Most children first begin to learn about books from collections of nursery rhyme stories. We often forget most of the time …

London Bridge and Your Child

London Bridge and Your Child

There are so many nursery rhymes that children listen to and interact with these days. Some of them aren’t very old, while others have been around for years. All of these rhymes are meant for the kids to have fun and learn while they are. We’re going to look at the London Bridge nursery rhyme. …