Time to rhyme

Use our playlists and downloads to create your own rhymetime fun for little ones. Sing along to favourites like Old MacDonald and get to know some brilliant new rhymes, too.

Animals and nature

Feathered friends

At the seaside

Bedtime rhymes

Gentle bedtime rhymes

Matching rhyme sheets

NBW 2018 Rhyme sheet Pod image

Download the rhymes

We've got all these great rhymes available as downloadable A4 sheets, too, so you can read or sing along when you play the audio.

Parent and child drawing at home by Hannah Shaw

BookTrust HomeTime

Looking for something fun as a family? Enjoy storytime with our free online books and videos, play games, win prizes, test your knowledge in our book-themed quizzes, or even learn how to draw some of your favourite characters.

Go to the HomeTime hub

More HomeTime fun

Activities

Magic show illustration by Satoshi Kitamura

Activities to print out and enjoy

Word searches, puzzles, colouring sheets and lots of creative inspiration. Print out our activity sheets to keep boredom at bay and have fun together.

Storybooks and games

Front cover of Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy by Lynley Dodd

Interactive storybooks and games

Listen or read along with loads of stories, or play one of our interactive games.

Authors and illustrators

Boy reading illustrated by Anjan Sarkar

Fun at home with authors and illustrators

Authors, illustrators and organisations have loads of ways to keep your children entertained at home! We've pulled them into one handy list to help you out.