Classes by age
Three classes, from birth to 6
Each class has a grown-up on the rug beside every child. Choose by age, and we will help if your child sits between two.
Babies and grown-ups
For babies from birth to 12 months. Lap songs, lullabies and gentle rocking, with soft scarves to look at and reach for. A 30-minute class, held close.
Birth to 12 months
Up to 8 babies
Toddlers and grown-ups
For ages 1 to 3. Dancing, shakers, bells and hand drums, and songs with actions that grown-ups and children do together. A 45-minute class.
1 to 3 years
Up to 10 children
Preschool singers
For ages 3 to 6. Singing games, rhythm and simple instruments, and taking turns to lead. A grown-up stays close by. A 45-minute class.
3 to 6 years
Up to 12 children
A class
What happens in a class
- 01
Step 1: A hello song
We sit in a circle and sing each child's arrival, with the grown-ups joining in.
- 02
Step 2: Move and play
Scarves, shakers and hand drums, and songs with actions to dance to or sit and watch.
- 03
Step 3: A quiet moment
A lullaby or a slow song, with rocking, stretching or a cuddle on a lap.
- 04
Step 4: A goodbye song
We wave goodbye to the room and to each other, and the scarves go back in the basket.
On the rug
Together, at the child's pace
Grown-ups sit beside their children and sing along. Nobody has to know the songs, and nobody is watched. A child who wants to climb on a lap for the whole class is welcome to, and so is one who wants to dance across the room.
At home
What to have at home
You don't need anything to start.
Your voice
The songs from class travel home when you sing them at breakfast, in the car and on the walk home, as often as you like.
A shaker from the kitchen
A sealed jar of rice or a pair of wooden spoons will do for a shaker or a drum until you want something more.
Ask before you buy
If a class makes you want a small drum or a set of bells for home, ask your teacher which would suit your child's age.
Try a class
Come to a class that suits your child's age, and sit on the rug with them.