Bookstart Rhymetimes
Bookstart Rhymetimes are activities designed to encourage parents and carers to share rhymes and songs with babies from birth onwards.
Sessions are organised locally and take place in children's nurseries and libraries. They incorporate a mix of songs, rhymes, rhythm and movement, and provide the opportunity to share games, novelty books and toys.
Baby Rhymetimes are hugely successful all over the country. They demonstrate beyond doubt that libraries do have something to offer babies.
Promoting Bookstart Rhymetimes
If you hold a Bookstart Rhymetimes session it's important that we promote the sessions as widely as possible. We now have a dedicated area within the Bookstart parents section of the website which enables users to search for events in their area.
Bookstart Rhymetimes songsheets
Why not download a Bookstart Rhymetimes song sheet for your event?
These new Bookstart Rhymetimes song sheets feature a selection of favourite nursery rhymes and songs and supplement the Bookstart Rhymetimes booklet and CD. You can use them at your local event or hand them out to parents to take home. They are also available to order if you are a Bookstart scheme coordinator or partner such as health visitors, libraries, early years settings and children's cemtres. Childminders and other early years professionals may purchase some materials for their own use.
- Click here to login to the professionals' private area to order the Bookstart Rhymetimes songsheets
- Download questions and answers regarding Bookstart Rhymetimes and music rights issues
2008 National Bookstart Day
Illustrated by Debbie Harter
English - available for download only
English rhymesheets (pdf 451Kb)
Welsh rhymesheets
Welsh rhymesheets (pdf 433Kb)
2008 Bookstart in Scotland Day
Illustrated by Karen Sutherland
Available for download only
Scotland 2008 rhymesheet (pdf 600Kb)
2007 Bookstart Rhymetime songsheets
Illustrated by Polly Dunbar
Available for download only
English rhymesheets (pdf 600Kb)
Welsh rhymesheets (pdf 517Kb)
2007 National Bookstart Day
Illustrated by Axel Scheffler
Available for download only
English rhymesheets (pdf 526Kb)
Welsh rhymesheets (pdf 528Kb)
If you are a Bookstart scheme coordinator or partner such as health visitors, libraries, early years settings and children's centres click here to login to the professionals' private area to order the Bookstart Rhymetimes songsheets. Childminders and other early years professionals may purchase some materials for their own use.
