Free Printable Nursery Rhyme Word Game

Free Printable Nursery Rhyme Mad Lib Style Word Game by B.Nute productions

Here's a great free printable Mad Lib style word game to play at your Nursery Rhyme Baby Shower! Just print them out, hand out to your guests and have some fun. Some of the tried and true rhymes may become quite humorous, and some may become a new classic in your home.

Free Printable Nursery Rhyme Mad Lib Style Word Game

Free Printable Mad Lib Style Nursery Rhyme Word Game by B.Nute productions
(Little Boy Blue and This Little Piggy)

Free Printable Mad Lib Style Nursery Rhyme Word Game by B.Nute productions
(Mary, Mary and Little Miss Muffet)

Instructions for Printing Your Nursery Rhyme Word Game
1. Select the links above (at bottom of image), and print out each on an 8.5" x 11" piece of paper. 
2. Cut out, and hand out at your party for some fun.

Printable items are copyright protected, and provided free of charge by B.Nute productions for personal use only. B.Nute's printables can not be sold, altered, or provided for download on any other site. For questions or inquiries, please contact B.Nute productions.

Free Printable Nursery Rhyme Book Plates

Free Printable Nursery Rhyme Book Plates from B.Nute productions

If you are planning a Nursery Rhyme Birthday Party or Nursery Rhyme Baby Shower-- here's the perfect printable to fit your theme-- sweet, vintage style Nursery Rhyme themed book plates. For a birthday party, just print these out and put the name of each guest on one, then put inside a special book of rhymes and give as a goodie bag gift. For a baby shower, how about stocking the little ones library with various books of rhymes and poems. These printable book plates will be perfect inside each gift. Or each guest at either party will enjoy a packet of several book plates to take home. Just print several out, tie with ribbon and hand to each guest at the end of the party.

Enjoy!

Free Printable Nursery Rhyme Book Plates

Free Printable Nursery Rhyme Book Plates from B.Nute productions

Instructions for Printing Your Nursery Rhyme Book Plates
1. Select the links above (at bottom of image), and print out each on an 8.5" x 11" piece of paper. Print on card stock to give the book plates some weight. If you'd rather have the book plates as sticker, print out on 8.5"x11" sticker stock.
2. Cut out, and place in a book.

Printable items are copyright protected, and provided free of charge by B.Nute productions for personal use only. B.Nute's printables can not be sold, altered, or provided for download on any other site. For questions or inquiries, please contact B.Nute productions.

Free Printable Nursery Rhyme Scavenger Hunt Game

Nursery Rhyme Scavenger Hunt Game by B.Nute productions

There's nothing like a hunt to keep little ones busy. Here's the perfect printable game for your Nursery Rhyme Party, a Nursery Rhyme scavenger hunt. Hand colored, and designed with sweet vintage illustrations, this game board and cards is the perfect addition to your gathering. Just print out and have start your search!

How to Play the Nursery Rhyme Scavenger Hunt Game
1. Print out the scavenger hunt map cards below. Print one sheet per guest playing the game.
2. Print out the game cards (one sheet per guest.) Cut out the cards.
3. Game set up: Hide the game cards around your party space (yard, inside of house, park or where ever the party is being held.) Hide all "This Little Piggie" cards together (one card for each guest). Continue to hide each card type in a different location. Follow the map to decide which order the cards should be hidden. (For instance, first hide the This Little Piggie cards, then hide the Mary Had a Little Lamb cards, then the Old Woman in the Shoe cards, so that the kids naturally find the cards in order they appear on the path. They can find cards out of order if they'd like too.)
4. Once the cards are hidden, and the guests have arrived and are ready to play the game, hand out the maps to each child. Now, send them off to hunt for the cards!

Free Printable Nursery Rhyme Scavenger Hunt Game and Cards

Nursery Rhyme Scavenger Hunt Game from B.Nute productions

Nursery Rhyme Scavenger Hunt Cards by B.Nute productions

Instructions for Printing Your Nursery Rhyme Scavenger Hunt Game
1. Select the links above (at bottom of image), and print out each on an 8.5" x 11" piece of paper. Print on card stock to give the maps and cards some weight.
2. Cut out, the maps and cut out the cards. Follow the instructions above for playing the game.

Printable items are copyright protected, and provided free of charge by B.Nute productions for personal use only. B.Nute's printables can not be sold, altered, or provided for download on any other site. For questions or inquiries, please contact B.Nute productions.

Nursery Rhyme Party: Game and Entertainment Ideas

Illustration from Sunshine Story Book

Your Nursery Rhyme Party is in full swing... now what can you do with the little ones to keep them entertained? Here are a bunch of Nursery Rhyme Party Game and Entertainment ideas sure to make your party a memorable event.

Nursery Rhyme Party Game Ideas
Dress Ups
Dress ups are always a hit for little ones. Head to the local thrift store and pick up some fun ponchos, colorful shirts, hats, old sunglasses, fun shoes, and more. Keep in mind some nursery rhyme characters (i.e., Jack and Jill, Old King Cole, black crow, piggies, etc.) and see if you can find anything to fit the theme.

Nursery Rhyme “Stations”
Setting up little nursery rhyme “stations” or scenes around your child’s room, family room or party space can be a great way for some creative play. There are no “rules” for this game, just creating some areas with items that the children can play with. Below are some ideas for some nursery rhyme “stations:”
Pat-a-Cake - Set up a small table with some play dough, a few cookie cutter, and a roller for children to play “pat-a-cake.”
Rub-a-Dub-Dub - Set out a large pot or baby’s tub, and put some stuffed animals around. Provide a washcloth and some stuffed animals so the children can pretend to wash the animals.
Piggies - Set up a market with a basket or 2 and loads of pretend food. Have the kids “go to market” and then set out on a blanket for a picnic.

Hide and Seek

Little Bo Peep has lost her sheep, help her find them! In a room, hide several stuffed animals (sheep if possible) and have the little ones hunt for them. This game can be repeated several times, and rarely get tiring!

More Nursery Rhyme Game Ideas
The internet can be overwhelming to wade through, but check out this site for some more game ideas at your party: http://www.first-school.ws/theme/nurseryrhymes.htm

Nursery Rhyme Party Entertainment Ideas
Storyteller from the Library
Head to the local library and see if you can hire the children’s Librarian or a storyteller for an hour. Have them use their expertise and pick out some fun nursery rhyme books... or a book or 2 with a similar theme. If a librarian is not available, see if your babysitter or a neighborhood teen will do the job.

Nursery Rhyme Sing-a-long CD or DVD
Head to your favorite CD and/or DVD website and type “nursery rhyme sing a long” into the search box. Many CD’s and some DVD’s come up that will be great entertainment for the kids. Clear some space in your family room or living room, put on the CD and let the kids dance to the tunes.

Nursery Rhyme Charades
This may be more entertaining for the adults than the kids, but either way, it will put a smile on everyone’s face. Put names of nursery rhymes on small pieces of paper, fold up, and place in a hat. Have each family (parent(s)/child) pick a piece of paper. One by one go around the party and act out the rhyme.

Balloon Artist
A balloon artist can be very entertaining for little ones. Check your local Yahoo! listings, or Google to find the artist. Instruct him or her to try to stay in theme and create balloons based on nursery rhymes if he can! If your trying to keep costs down, there are many balloon kits available to buy and give a try yourself. Type in “Balloon Animals Book” in your favorite search engine, and many inexpensive ideas are listed.

Puppet Show
Puppets always delight little ones. Once again, you could look to a local librarian, or perhaps a babysitter to help out with this entertainment idea. Remember, it does not have to be a high-end production to delight a group of little ones! Perhaps as part of the fun, have the little ones decorate a sock with ears and eyes (simply attach construction paper shapes with pieces of masking tape) and have them make their own puppet. Again, staying in the theme, you can offer ideas of characters based on popular nursery rhymes.

Nursery Rhyme Party Invitation and Decoration Ideas

Nursery Rhyme Birthday and Baby Shower Invitation by B.Nute productions on Zazzle

A sweet Nursery Rhyme party is the perfect theme for a baby shower or a little one's birthday! Head on over to my shop for the perfect Nursery Rhyme invitations to set the mood for your vintage gathering. A gingham print, nursery rhyme imagery and precious poem will get your guests excited for the fun to be had. Below are also some party decoration ideas to get you on your way to planning the day.

Nursery Rhyme Party Decoration Ideas

Table Decorations
Head to the local toy store and find some stuffed animals, dolls and the like that could represent a specific nursery rhyme. For instance, a sheep for Little Boy Blue, a king for Sing a Song of Six Pence, a lamb and doll for Mary Had a Little Lamb, etc. Print out the rhyme onto a small piece of card stock, punch a hole in the top of the card stock tag, and string it to the stuffed animal/doll. Place these items in the center of the table on top of a few complimentary colored receiving blankets for a festive table decoration. After the party, this table decoration can be a great gift for the birthday boy or girl!

Nursery Rhyme Imagery Around the House
Check out an assortment of nursery rhyme books at the library. Go to the local copy shop and make color copies of the best images from the books. Enlarge the images if needed. Pick up inexpensive frames at Ikea, Target or a local drugstore, and cut and place the images within the frames. As an alternative to frames, the photocopies could be cut and pasted onto different pastel card stock. Holes could be punched in the top corners and ribbon strung through. These hanging images or the framed images can be scattered through out the areas where the party will be held (kitchen, front foyer table, buffet table, etc.)

Music and Ambiance
Check out an assortment of nursery rhyme CD’s at the library, or purchase a few on Amazon to add music to your party. Perhaps create a playlist and mix in some classical music as well as your child’s favorite songs.