Are you nodding your head to any of these questions?
If yes, I can help!
♪ Do you work with the under 5s?
♪ Are you fed up with singing the same songs week after week?
♪ Do you have musical instruments and resources gathering dust in your cupboard because you can’t think what to do with them?
♪ Are you fed up with looking through books and Googling for music ideas?
♪ Do you avoid playing music to the children because you just can’t think of activities to go with it?
♪ Do you avoid doing a music time altogether because you just don’t know where to start?
Finding early years music ideas should be an easy experience.
If you care for any child from Birth to 5 years as a parent/carer, childminder, early years practitioner, teacher, day nursery owner/manager, headteacher, leader of a baby/toddler group or under 5s music class, then I have created this resource for you!
What if you could access early years music ideas right NOW?
You can!
I’ve done all the hard work, searching, researching and creating ideas, to develop an online early years music ideas resource to help save you time and energy.
Keep scrolling to find out more!
The Baby Activities include:
Song and Rhyme Ideas
Activity ideas sorted by:
- Just singing or saying a rhyme
- Movement
- Finger, Toe, Body Rhymes
- Bouncing
- Sensory Experience
- Lullabies
Listening to Music
Activity ideas sorted by:
- Moving to the music
- Sensory stimulating experiences
- Sensory quiet time
Also if you wish to run a Baby Music Time:
Sensory Themed Baby Music Session Plans
Sensory themes grouped into 5-week blocks; this is how I deliver the activities. You can, if you wish, just select an individual sensory theme and work from that, it is up to you.
Here are the themes that are available now:
- Harvest, Minibeasts, Bears, Shapes, Autumn
- Colours, Bonfire, Black and White, Shiny, Christmas
- Winter, Snow, Wind, Rain, Rainbow
- Under the sea, The Beach, Light and Dark, Floating, Transport
- Rainforest, Reflections, Space, Safari, Summer Garden
What resources would I gain access to?
Accessible to view on the website
To help you learn and deliver the new activities the website has:
- Videos to show you how to do the activities
- The lyrics/words for the songs and rhymes
- Links to Amazon to listen/purchase recorded music
To Download
On the website you can download*:
- The 5-week music plans with an overview of the themes and activities
- Session plans listing the different activities
- MP3 recordings of me, Anne, singing/saying the songs and rhymes to help you learn the words.
*Please note a Fair Download Policy applies
The Activity Ideas for ~2 to 5 Years are Listed Under Topics/Themes.
Here are the topics/themes available NOW:
Bears
Food and Drink
Weather and Seasons
Travel and Transport
Festivals and Celebrations
Our Bodies
Minibeasts
Pirates
Animals
On the Farm
Toys and Games
People who help us
Books and Stories
Go Green
Sea
Holidays
Colours
Each Topic/Theme has activities that are:
Song and Rhyme activities
The different type of activities are:
- Sitting still
- Action
- Movement
Listening, Instrument, Rhythmic or Other activities
Listening activities
- Moving to the music
- Sensory stimulating experiences
- Sensory quiet time
Instrument activities:
- Identifying instruments
- Adding instruments to stories, recorded music
Rhythmic activities:
- Clapping patterns
- Tapping patterns
Other activities:
- Using non-instruments to create sounds.
What resources would I gain access to?
Accessible to view on the website
To help you learn and deliver the new activities the website has:
- Videos to show you how to do the activities
- Links to Amazon to listen/purchase recorded music
To Download
On the website you can download*:
- An activity plan for each activity with links to the early years opportunities for learning.
- Visual printouts (available for some activities)
- MP3 recordings of me, Anne, singing/saying the songs and rhymes to help you learn the words.
*Please note a Fair Download Policy applies
PLUS
Those who have Activity Ideas for ~2 to 5 Years will also gain access to a Music Bag for ~6/7 weeks; this will change on a rotation basis.
Most of the ideas that are in the 'Music Bags' are included in 'Early Years Music Ideas' 'Activity Ideas for ~2 to 5 Years' but with more ways you can use these. There may be a few extra ideas.
How does Early Years Music Ideas work?
The resource is available online via a website. Access is available through a 12 months' subscription; please see pricing below. Although, there is the option for those who sign up for selected online training to subscribe to monthly membership with no commitment.
I'm also going to be offering an alternative to 'Activity Ideas for ~2 to 5 Years' in the form of 'Music Bags' which is slightly different, click on the link further down the page to see if this option is better for you.
12 Months' Commitment
Join now and you will get access at that price throughout the lifetime of your subscription. After the 12 months you are free to leave or you can continue paying each month with no future commitment (although if you do leave and come back you will rejoin at the rate at that time).
On signing up you will be given your own login details so that you can access the resource whenever and wherever you want, 24 hours a day and 365 days a year.
‘Baby Activities‘ and ‘~2 to 5 Year Activities’ are delivered slightly differently, please look under ‘What resources would I gain access to?’ above to see what you get with each. Please note, the downloads are available for you to keep for your own use only.
Sounds great, how do I start?
To join Early Years Music Ideas select the membership you require :
Baby Activities on Early Years Music Ideas
(If you are a resident of the UK then no VAT will be added on. If you reside within the EU the applicable VAT will be added on.)
Monthly Membership is:
£6 for the first month and £3 per month thereafter with 12 months' commitment
Music Activity Ideas for ~2 to 5 yrs on Early Years Music Ideas
(If you are a resident of the UK then no VAT will be added on. If you reside within the EU the applicable VAT will be added on.)
Monthly Membership is:
£10 for the first month and £5 per month thereafter with 12 months' commitment
Is Activity Ideas for ~2 to 5 Years, on Early Years Music Ideas, the best option for you?
I will soon also be offering grab and go Music Bags. Details of both options are below so you can compare and see which is best for you.
Early Years Music Ideas: Activity Ideas for ~2 to 5 Years Monthly Membership
Price
Available at £10 for the first month and £5 per month thereafter with 12 months' commitment.
There is also the opportunity to purchase it with no commitment, at a slightly higher monthly price, when purchased with selected online training.
Commitment
12 months' commitment. Although, through selected online training there is the opportunity to purchase monthly membership with no commitment.
The benefit of membership is you gain access to all the topics/themes plus a different 'Music Bag's every 6/7 weeks on a rotation basis.
What access do you get?
Access to all the current EYMI content whilst you have membership. You can download whatever you need for a particular month (there is a fair download policy). Plus access to the Music Bag that has been made available for ~6/7 weeks.
PLUS
Access to a selected for you 'Music Bag' for ~6/7 weeks. Most of the ideas that are in the 'Music Bags' are included in 'Early Years Music Ideas' 'Activity Ideas for ~2 to 5 Years' but with more ways you can use these. There may be a few extra ideas.
What type of content?
Over 300 activities, each on the 'Early Years Music Ideas' website,, including:
- A downloadable plan for each activity including:
- Songs and rhymes: words; how to teach song/rhyme;
- Listening, Instrument, Percussion activities: how to do the activity
- Plus links to the opportunities to learning for all activities
- Mostly 'a cappella' (non accompaniment) MP3s to help learn songs/rhymes
- Videos to show you how to do an activity
- For listening activities, links to where you can listen/purchase music.
PLUS
Access to a selected for you 'Music Bag' for ~6/7 weeks on a rotation basis.
Music Bags: Grab and Go!
Price
Depending on the Theme, Resource or Type of Activity, will determine how much content:
- 10 Activity Ideas = £5
- 20 Activity Ideas = £10
- 30 Activity Ideas = £15
Commitment
None, just grab and go!
What access do you get?
Access to the 'Music Bag' that you have purchased for as long as you need it.
Most of the ideas that are in the 'Music Bags' are included in 'Early Years Music Ideas' 'Activity Ideas for ~2 to 5 Years' but with more ways you can use these ideas. There may also be a few extra ideas.
What type of content?
On the 'Music Bags' website access to:
- A downloadable activity booklet with all the activities for your chosen 'Music Bag'
- A content page of all the activities that could be used to help with planning.
- MP3s to help learn songs/rhymes (if there are songs/rhymes)
- If there are listening activities, links to where you can listen/purchase music.
- For the 'Theme' 'Music Bags' , a short training section on how you can get more from the activities you are already doing.
Here’s a little about me and how I can help you
I’m Anne, a musician, composer, teacher, trainer and mum!
I started teaching music to the under 5s in 1998 as a qualified primary teacher and was also the school Music Co-ordinator. After a break from teaching, to look after my own little people, I setup Musical abc in 2008 to teach music to the under 5s: classes for babies, toddlers and preschools.
I have worked with many children and have gained and developed fun ways to help children explore music. I will be sharing my ideas through this resource. I love helping others and I’m excited to be able to help more Early Years Practitioners.
If you have any questions about the course please feel free to send me an email at anne@musicalabc.net.
I look forward to helping you bring more music to the children in your setting.
Frequently Asked Questions
These are some of the questions people most frequently ask us:
How do I access the resource?
Very easily! As long as you have access to the internet on a device (phone, tablet or computer) you can access the online resource. The resource is accessible on a secure website. On signing up you will allocated a username and password.
Then, click on the link for the secure website, enter your login and password that’s it you can start accessing the resource! Super easy!
I'm worried about entering my payment details online, how do I know it is safe?
My website is secure as can be seen by the padlock symbol in the address bar: 
All payments are done securely through Stripe; your payment details are never disclosed.
Can I share the resource with other early years colleagues?
Each membership purchased is for an individual. Although if you work in a nursery, preschool or school and one member of staff learns an activity and then wishes to pass on how to do the activity to others in person that is fine. However, that person CANNOT share their login details and the resource material in electronic or printed format: e.g. MP3s, PDFs
Can I become a member if I run an under 5s children’s business?
As an under 5's children's business owner you are free to use the activities to teach young children. However, they are for your own use. You cannot:
- Take any of the original songs included in the resource and sell or promote them as your own, whether that be in the original form or altered in some way, as a recording or printed (paper or electronically).
- Sell the ideas electronically or on paper
- Use the ideas to then provide adult training electronically or in person for financial gain.
Is there a limit on how much I can download each month?
I have a 'Fair Download Policy' which is in the Terms and Conditions.