The leader would have the 'Move with Me' Bag on camera and ready loaded with the objects and start rustling their hand around inside, each child takes a turn in shouting stop and whatever object is in the leader's hand is the next song! The simple rhythm and repetition within these interactive nursery rhythm activities make them easy to commit to memory. Helping children develop their memory and attention skills are great for building the foundation children need to be confident readers!

Introduce‘Rhyme Of The Week’ andmake a point of singing the rhyme 2 or 3 times each day. Most nursery rhymes take no more than 1 or 2 minutes to sing so this is any easy way to build up lots ofrepetition. Has a helpful small reference number printed on the reverse for easily finding the correct character for each story

Old McDonald – for younger children use a selection of farm animals for them to choose from, to extend this further for older children why not include animal masks so they can be an animal of their choice during the song. Both of these ideas could easily be for both age groups however the masks would introduce older children to playing a part in the song. Introducing the 'Move with Me' Bag! All the objects in this special bag link to songs that are fantastic to dance along with and are perfect to encourage children (and parents) to focus on the movements rather than singing. It features all-new songs, so if you have both the original and expansion 'Sing with Me' Bags there is no overlap of songs or objects meaning they can all be used together! So what are you waiting for? It's time to get your toddlers and adults stomping around the room to the 'Ants Go Marching One by One' song or stretching to 'Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes'! Please note, this item and the objects inside are not toys and children must be supervised at all times." Rhymes are a source of developing literacy and phonic skills, as they offer the ability to read and determine letter sounds. The concept is simple, each object in the bag is relevant to a certain nursery rhyme, whether it is a gorgeous finger puppet turtle for 'I had a little turtle' or a scarecrow prop for 'Dingle Dangle Scarecrow', kids will love exploring the tactile song props in the bag. We have included a printout of the lyrics for each song which doubles as a cue sheet so you know exactly what song each prop links too. NEW for the 'Move with Me' Bag, we have also included QR codes for each song which can be scanned on your mobile's camera to take you to a video on YouTube, these can either be played for the children if the leader wasn't confident singing or simply as a prompt for how the song goes.

There are currently 29 stories available online, along with which characters to use and suggestions for additional props. This set also includes the complete spiral bound book of all 40 stories, including character reference guide and other helpful storytelling tips!These busy bag resources are particularly useful when working with children who learn best through sensory activities. It is also a great way of helping children to remain engaged and on task! Wrapped and Customised Soap (Down in the Jungle) You can find our 'Down in the Jungle' finger puppet set (available separately) here!

Five little monkeys swinging from a tree teasing mr crocodile. Use the elasticated material, 5 soft monkeys and a hand puppet crocodile to help retell the song. It would be so lovely to create one of these baskets and give it as a gift for a newborn or 1st birthday present, along with a favourite CD or book of nursery rhymes to share! Perfect for using in church groups, primary schools and pre-schools and homes. They can be used to tell any story you wish! Alongside grouping rhyming words, the simple language used within these rhymes are great for helping children to memorise verbal phrases, sounds and written words and sentences! Choose a simple rhyme and use it to accompany one of your daily routines such as a walk to the playpark or a craft activity.But why are nursery rhymes so important in early childhood and what can Early Years educators do to ensure that traditional nursery rhymes are never forgotten? This is a lovely hands-on, engaging activity for young children to learn more about sound-making and rhythm. Children can build their rhythmic proficiency whilst learning new vocabulary, language, and speech skills. It’s also so crucial to introduce clapping and actions with these familiar songs, as those help to teach a sense of rhythm and steady beat too. So a lovely little combination of both should encourage lots of love and joy for more nursery rhymes and singing time together. Following on from our BESTSELLING toddler Resource the ‘Sing with Me Bag’ we are so excited to launch our latest nursery rhyme bag, made especially for groups that are re-opening!