Music captivates and stimulates and actually aids as a memory tool in kids. Children love music and respond well to rhythmic beats that are easy to remember. 
Our popular music download, Stitched-Together Classics, offers a number of songs which will have parents tapping along to the familiar tunes. Here are some fun music facts for kids about a few of them:
- The Farmer & the Dell: First recorded in Germany in 1826, this little song is actually a game in which children stand in a circle. In the middle stands a “farmer” who picks a wife, a child, a nurse, a cat, a rat, and the cheese who then leave the circle in order except for the one designated as cheese, who is left standing alone in the circle at the end.
- Itsy Bitsy Spider (or Eensy Weensy Spider): Hand motions make this song fun for everyone. Kids love to wiggle their fingers as they try imitate the movement of their teacher or parent who connect thumb to middle finger on alternating hands to watch the “spider” crawl up the wall. Fingers wiggle to show the washing away of the little spider. Hands rise to show the sun coming up and the spider starts crawling again.
- Kookaburra: Ever wonder what a Kookaburra is? This bird from the kingfisher family is native to Australia and New Guinea. It has a loud call that sounds uncannily like a human’s, good-natured but somewhat hysterical!
- Home on the Range: This song was officially adopted by Kansas as their state song on June 30, 1947 and is often thought of as the unofficial song of the American West. This tune is based on a poem written by Kansas native Dr. Brewster M. Higley called “My Western Home.”
More fun facts to come! Stitched-Together Classics is a collection of over 30 children’s melodies, woven together into 15 energetic arrangements sure to keep your little ones dancing for hours! From Jazz to Swing and cajun to bluegrass, there’s something for everyone to enjoy! Click here to learn 30 second samples of each and/or to download your own copy for a mere $9.99! ** We would love to send you our kid friendly newsletter with all the latest from Paddywhack Lane: exciting updates on new products, recipes, imaginative play activities, etc! Register HERE today!
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