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 Explore musical activities and educational ideas for families and educators to nurture confident, creative, joyful children.

 
Sing Me A Story, Episode 9: Walking Through The Jungle sing me a story Apr 04, 2022

In our final "Sing Me a Story"  Musical Moment, Rainbow Fluff 🌈 and I share another one of our favourites - "Walking Through The Jungle" by Julie Lacome.

We like to use this storybook when the children show an interest in jungle animals or when we're discussing different ways we can get around, lik...

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Sing Me A Story, Episode 8: Ten Little Fingers & Ten Little Toes sing me a story Mar 28, 2022

In this week's Musical Moment, Rainbow Fluff 🌈 and I share another old favourite - "Ten Little Fingers & Ten Little Toes" - written by Mem Fox and illustrated by Helen Oxenbury. 

This is a fabulous storybook to use when your children are showing an interest in different people, places and cultures ...

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Sing Me A Story, Episode 7: Animal Music sing me a story Mar 21, 2022

This week, Rainbow Fluff 🌈 and I share a terrific storybook that showcases lots of different musical instruments - "Animal Music" - written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Nick Sharrat. 

This is a great book to use when your children are showing an interest in instruments, bands, orchestras o...

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Sing Me A Story, Episode 6: Brown Bear, Brown Bear sing me a story Mar 14, 2022

In this week's Musical Moment, Rainbow Fluff 🌈 and I share another old favourite - "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?" written by Bill Martin Jr. and illustrated by the magnificent Eric Carle. 

This is a fabulous storybook to use when your children are showing an interest in colours or anima...

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Sing Me A Story, Episode 5: Row, Row, Row Your Boat sing me a story Mar 07, 2022

In this week's Musical Moment, Rainbow Fluff 🌈 and I sing yet another one of our favourite storybooks - "Row Row Row Your Boat" by Iza Trapani. 

This is a great book to share with your children when they show an interest in the ocean or transport. 🚢

Purchase from your local bookstore or HERE.

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Sing Me A Story, Episode 4: Cows in the Kitchen sing me a story Feb 28, 2022
In our fourth "Sing Me A Story" Musical Moment, Rainbow Fluff 🌈 and I share yet another one of our favourites - "Cows in the Kitchen" - a Child's Play book, illustrated by Airlie Anderson.
 
This is a great storybook to use when your children are showing an interest in farm animals or the ki
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Sing Me A Story, Episode 3: The Wheels On The Bus sing me a story Feb 21, 2022

In this, the third episode of our new series of Musical Moments, "Sing Me A Story", Rainbow Fluff 🌈 and I share another one of our favourites - "The Wheels on the Bus" by Paul O. Zelinsky.

This gorgeous pop-up storybook is a great one to use when your children are showing an interest in transport. ...

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Sing Me A Story, Episode 2: Love Is In The Air sing me a story Feb 14, 2022

Happy Valentine's Day! 🧡

Rainbow Fluff 🌈 and I hope your little people give you lots of love and cuddles!

We thought today would be the perfect opportunity to share "Love Is In The Air" - Vanda and Young's 1978 classic - as a singing storybook! 🥰

Purchase this book at your local bookstore or HERE...

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Have you ever tried to sing a storybook? sing me a story Feb 07, 2022

Our new series of Musical Moments is called "Sing Me A Story". 📚

Rainbow Fluff 🌈 and I discuss the benefits of SINGING a story (as an alternative to reading a story) and will share a new book each week.

In this week's episode, we sing one of our favourites - "Run Like a Rabbit" by Alison Lester.  ...

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