Children's Songs
Don’t you love learning about the interesting histories behind children’s rhymes? The popular rhyme, Ladybug Ladybug that is sung by children when a ladybug lands on them is surely not going to disappoint you. This rhyme has fascinating origins that link it to Catholic history, farming lure, and perhaps even The Great Fire of London …
The history of the nursery rhyme Goosey Goosey Gander is all about how Henry VIII was persecuting priests in his time. This went on with Oliver Cromwell later on after the king’s death, and the priests were given places to hide. The Hiding Holes There were many hiding holes put into the Catholic Churches of …
The Farmer in the Dell is a nursery rhyme that has been around for quite some time. The nursery rhyme is said to have originated from Germany in 1826, believed to be written by German Immigrants as a song to be sung to their children as a game. The UK variant of this song has …
There are many different parents and teachers who want to identify motor skills in their children, and they will find that it is much easier to help their kids when they use simple songs. The Wheels on the Bus is the perfect song to sing with hand motions, and it teaches vocabulary while helping with …
The need to impress upon a young child the benefits of speaking with supreme precision and articulation cannot be overstated. Such skills can be developed by using phonics, letter sounds, and consonants, all of which can be attained by repeating tongue twisters; one such tongue twister is Peter Piper. By stating the letter sounds and …
What Is A Freight Train? We use the phrase “freight train” today to mean any train that is on the tracks, and it has even made its way to popular songs that use it as a rhyme. The freight train was started when we stretched tracks across North America, and there are quite a few …
Origins and Meaning The earliest known version of Little Jack Horner was published in the year 1725. It was not until the 19th century that scholars started to decipher the true meaning of the rhyme. King Henry VIII was trying to separate from his first wife and received a lot of flack for it from …
Take Me out to the Ball Game is meant to entertain fans during baseball events. It’s a long-standing tradition for fans, especially kids, to sing along. During baseball games, artists are often invited to open and close with a rendition. Jack Norworth was a famous musician who wrote a rendition in 1934. The song was first …
Everyone has some memory of their parent or grandparent singing This Little Piggy on their toes as young children, pointing to each toe and referring to it as different little piggy. One goes to market, one has roast beef and another screams “wee” all the way home. Not only is This Little Piggy one of …
Row Row Row Your Boat Gently down the stream Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily Life is but a dream This rhyme, Row Row Row Your Boat, is one of the most popular baby songs and nursery rhymes. It is often sung as a “round,” where at least three voices sing the same melody in unison, but …