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One, two, buckle my shoe

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Nursery rhymes are a fun way to teach your children about music, rhyme and language. Teach your kids the lyrics to your favourite nursery rhymes and they'll remember them forever.

One, two, buckle my shoe,
Three, four, knock at the door.

Five, six, pick up sticks,
Seven, eight, lay them straight.

Nine, ten, a big fat hen,
Eleven, twelve, dig and delve.

Thirteen, fourteen, maids are courting,
Fifteen, sixteen, maids in the kitchen.

Seventeen, eighteen, maids in waiting,
Nineteen, twenty, my plate's empty.

Heart match up

Come on mums and dads, get creative with heart match up, a fun combination birthday party game and kids activity that involves art and craft. You can't beat heart match up for a party winner with your kids.

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Cut hearts out of some sturdy wrapping paper, construction paper or wallpaper.

Cut each heart in half, make sure each differs slightly, either in colour or in shape.

Hide one half of each heart around the living room or outdoors, give the other half to the children (one half to each child).

Then, guide the children to hunt for their matching piece.

If you want to give prizes, the first one to find their match wins!

If you have a particular party theme, cut the paper in a relevant shape (eg. horseshoes for a horse themed party).

Wee Willie Winkie

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Nursery rhymes are a fun way to teach your children about music, rhyme and language. Teach your kids the lyrics to your favourite nursery rhymes and they'll remember them forever.

Wee Willie Winkie runs through the town,
Upstairs and downstairs in his nightgown.
Tapping at the window and crying through the lock,
Are all the children in their beds, it's past eight o'clock.

Hot potato

Hot potato is a party game guaranteed to get the kids and grown-ups laughing. Play with the whole family or leave it to the kids as they discover the fun and excitement of racing the music to pass the potato!

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Arrange the children sitting in a circle.

Pass a beanbag around the circle to music, pretending that the beanbag is a very, very, very hot potato.

When the music stops, the person holding the beanbag is out.

The music starts again and the remaining children continue passing the hot potato until the music stops.

The last person in the circle is the winner.

Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake

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Nursery rhymes are a fun way to teach your children about music, rhyme and language. Teach your kids the lyrics to your favourite nursery rhymes and they'll remember them forever.

Pat-a-cake, pat-a cake, baker's man,
Bake me a cake just as fast as you can.
Pat it and prick it, and mark it with B.
And put it in the oven for baby and me.

Three little kittens

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Nursery rhymes are a fun way to teach your children about music, rhyme and language. Teach your kids the lyrics to your favourite nursery rhymes and they'll remember them forever.

Three little kittens they lost their mittens, and they began to cry,
"Oh mother dear, we sadly fear that we have lost our mittens."
"What! Lost your mittens, you naughty kittens! Then you shall have no pie."
"Meeow, meeow, meeow, now we shall have no pie."

Pass the parcel

Pass the parcel is an exciting and fun kids birthday party game that can be played indoors or outdoors. Grab a treat and wrap it tight over and over and watch the delight on the children's faces as they eventually discover the secret contents.

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Wrap a bar of chocolate (or some other small gift), in a layer of wrapping paper.

Now wrap it in another layer with a new bar of chocolate/gift and repeat until you have 9 or 10 layers (or however many children there are).

Sit everyone in a circle and play a short snippet of music.

When the music stops, the person holding the parcel removes one layer of wrapping and gets that treat.

Repeat until the last layer of wrapping has been removed, restarting and then stopping the music each time.

You can use different treats for each layer to add a bit of mystery and keep the children interested longer.

Let your baby fun

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Feb 28, 2015

One, two, buckle my shoe

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Heart match up

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Wee Willie Winkie

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Hot potato

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Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake

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Three little kittens

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Pass the parcel

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