What Happens at Froggy's

No two shows are alike at Froggy's as Jake draws from over 20 years experience & his wealth of knowledge of children's songs. Finding & adapting traditional nursery rhymes there are often unexpected twists and turns. Being reactive to children rather than just performing at them is key to our sessions.

Playing a range of instruments also gives the classes a fresh & less repetitive feel than some music classes. It takes about an hour for Jake to set up before a session with blankets to sit on and a scattering of cuddly toys that greet children as they arrive. Jake brings a big selection of percussive & melodic intruments along which are put on two trestle tables & covered over till they are needed. he also brings i props like hankerchiefs, shakey eggs & puppets.

The set up of Froggy's is friendly & informal but there is always a sense of something about to happen.Lastly Jake is lucky to have presently two great regular venues that have good coffee & pastries that are always welcome by the grown ups attending

So What's in a Show ?

Here is the loose timings of a typical Froggy show

Froggy starts with us all sitting on mats getting comfy as I distribute the famous Froggy stickers normally with my infamous bubble hat on
Next up is the hello song followed by 5-10mins of traditional songs such as Incey Wincey Spider & Wind the Bobbin up
We then focus on hand dexterity songs for 5 mins & sing some clapping game songs
At this time we're ready for a dancing number and we all join in & have a bloomin good jig
We often calm things down with requests & very often a puppet friend of Froggy says hello
Next up is 5/10 mins of egg based silliness often with Jake impersonating a famous rock star
After that we all go to the percussion table get an instrument or three revisit the bubbles & after a song or two wake up the star of the show Froggy.
After a game of peek a boo with Froggy it's time to play Froggy's favourite 'Sleeping Bunnies' We tried allsorts over the years but Sleeping Bunnies multiple times is always what is needed !
Finally a song along the lines of Row the Boat or Twinkle Twinkle to calm us down and to have a cuddle to
What is it time to say goodbye already see you soon !