Action songs are perfect for babies because they allow your baby to take part before she can sing. Your baby will begin to copy your actions to songs like ‘Wind the Bobbin Up’, ‘Incy Wincy Spider,’ ‘Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star’ and ‘The Wheels On The Bus,’ long before she can talk.

Singing in a circle allows the babies to see the actions whilst they sit in your lap and have help with the actions

Babies learn better when they use their whole body and you will find that your baby may sign those words when they chatting to you. Our Montessori teacher Alice Maclaine’s baby boy used to do the wiper action from ‘The Wheels on the Bus’ whenever he saw a red bus in London – a fabulous example of how babies are designed to communicate and share moments with their parents. Actions songs promote the bond between baby and parent

Your baby loves to sit in your lap and listening to you sing and feel you move them to the actions. During an action song, your baby has your complete attention and will love spending energetic, enthusiastic time with you.

Action songs are perfect for babies because they allow your baby to take part before she can sing. Your baby will begin to copy your actions to songs like ‘Wind the Bobbin Up’, ‘Incy Wincy Spider,’ ‘Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star’ and ‘The Wheels On The Bus’ long before she can talk.

Singing in a circle allows the babies to see the actions whilst they sit in your lap and have help with the actions

Babies learn better when they use their whole body and you will find that your baby may sign those words when they chatting to you. Our Montessori teacher Alice Maclaine’s baby boy used to do the wiper action from ‘The Wheels on the Bus’ whenever he saw a red bus in London – a fabulous example of how babies are designed to communicate and share moments with their parents.

Your baby loves to sit in your lap and listening to you sing and feel you move them to the actions. During an action song, your baby has your complete attention and will love spending energetic, enthusiastic time with you.

The physical movements in action songs ‘teaches’ your baby do the movements themselves. Neuroscientists have hypothesised that ‘mirror neurons’ are stimulated when we see other people performing physical actions, this coupled with performing the actions with a parent helps develop coordination.

Actions songs are a good example of how physical development requires coordination and rhythm.

Action songs promote all development – physical, social, language and cognitive development!

Development is rarely just one type, physical or mental, it’s usually a mixture of skills. You can sing action songs and learn the movements with your baby and a whole group. It will encourage their movement, coordination, singing and sharing experiences with others.

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