Boogie Mites

28/09/2026

Our monthly themed webinar for September was all about "Playful Storytelling". We partnered with founder of Tales Toolkit, Kate Shelley, to explore how storytelling, music and play can give children greater opportunities to:
✨ Use their imagination
✨ Express themselves
✨ Make choices
✨ Be creative
✨ Take ownership of stories and songs
We even shared two Boogie Mites original songs to trial in your settings.

Don't miss out - catch the recording before it disappears on Wednesday.
Webinar subscribers can find it in the final "webinars" tab of their Customer Hub account. Everyone else can purchase access from our Boogie Mites website shop page.

25/09/2026

Just ONE WEEK until the Childcare & Education Expo in Coventry!

Grab your FREE tickets to join us at the Coventry Building Society Arena, and come and visit us at our stand on Friday 2nd and Saturday 3rd October.

Boogie Mites Director Sue will also be teaming up with Sandi Phoenix founder of Phoenix Support for Educators and creator of The Phoenix Cups for their "Music and Wellbeing" workshop on Saturday 3rd October, from 2pm-2:30pm.

Tickets are FREE from the Childcare & Education Expo website!

23/09/2026

Our monthly themed webinar for September was all about "Playful Storytelling". We partnered with founder of Tales Toolkit, Kate Shelley, to explore how storytelling, music and play can give children greater opportunities to:
✨ Use their imagination
✨ Express themselves
✨ Make choices
✨ Be creative
✨ Take ownership of stories and songs

We even shared two Boogie Mites original songs to trial in your settings.
Don't miss out - catch the recording before it disappears next Wednesday.
Webinar subscribers can find it in the final "webinars" tab of their Customer Hub account. Everyone else can purchase access here: https://www.boogiemites.co.uk/shop/playful-storytelling/

21/09/2026

📣 LAST CALL FOR TONIGHT'S LIVE WEBINAR! 📣

What’s the difference between reading a story and telling a story?
It might sound like a small distinction, but it can make a BIG difference to how children experience stories.

TONIGHT, Tasha from Boogie Mites will be joined by Kate Shelley, founder of Tales Toolkit, for our webinar:
🎭 PLAYFUL STORYTELLING

Together, we’ll explore how storytelling, music and play can give children greater opportunities to:
✨ Use their imagination
✨ Express themselves
✨ Make choices
✨ Be creative
✨ Take ownership of stories and songs

Kate will explore the difference between story reading and storytelling, while Tasha will share two Boogie Mites original songs that educators can use straight away in their settings.
Because sometimes, the most powerful story is the one children get to help create.

PLAYFUL STORYTELLING
📅 LIVE Monday 21st September 2026, 7pm-8:15pm
🎥 Recording available for one week.
🔗 Register here: http://www.boogiemites.co.uk/shop/playful-storytelling/
(Subscribers will find the recording on the “webinars” tab of their Customer Hub account.)

Join us for an inspiring and practical session packed with ideas you can take straight back to your setting.

18/09/2026

Are you coming to the Childcare & Education Expo in Coventry next month?

Grab your FREE tickets to join us at the Coventry Building Society Arena, and come and watch Boogie Mites Director Sue team up with Sandi Phoenix founder of Phoenix Support for Educators and creator of The Phoenix Cups for their "Music and Wellbeing" workshop on Saturday 3rd October, from 2pm-2:30pm.

Boogie Mites will also have a stand throughout the Friday and Saturday, so come along and say hi!

Book your FREE tickets here: https://forms.reg.buzz/childcare-education-expo-national-2026

16/09/2026

Want practical ideas you can use with children straight away?
Our next Boogie Mites webinar isn't just about understanding playful storytelling, it's about putting the ideas into practice.
Join Tasha from Boogie Mites and Kate Shelley, founder of Tales Toolkit, on 21st September for:
🎭 PLAYFUL STORYTELLING

You'll discover:
📖 The difference between story reading and storytelling
👀 Why following children's interests matters
🙌 How giving children choice and agency can transform their experience
🎨 How storytelling can nurture creativity and self-expression
💭 Why giving children control over stories and songs can help create a sense of hope and possibility
🎵 PLUS Tasha will share two original Boogie Mites songs for educators to use straight away within their settings.

So you won't just leave with new ideas; you'll leave with inspiration AND practical resources to put them into action.

Come and explore what can happen when we give children the freedom to imagine, create, choose and have a voice.

PLAYFUL STORYTELLING
📅 LIVE Monday 21st September 2026, 7pm-8:15pm
🎥 Recording available for one week.
🔗 Register here: http://www.boogiemites.co.uk/shop/playful-storytelling/
(Subscribers will find the recording on the “webinars” tab of their Customer Hub account.)

14/09/2026

Make the Most of Your Inclusive Early Years Fund

If your setting receives Inclusive Early Years Fund funding, our new Music and SEND package could be an excellent way to invest in your team.

The training has been designed to support:
• Your team’s development
• Setting-wide inclusive practices
• Early identification and intervention for children with SEND

With expert training from SEND specialist Emma Pinnock and practical Boogie Mites music resources, your team will gain ideas they can put into practice immediately.

🔗 http://www.boogiemites.co.uk/shop/music-and-send

11/09/2026

We're thrilled to have launched our brand-new Music and SEND training package, created in partnership with Emma Pinnock, SEND specialist and founder of Essential Education Group, developed to help Early Years educators use music to create more inclusive environments whilst building confidence in supporting children with SEND.

Designed to support workforce development, the package will help early years settings adopt setting-wide inclusive music practices, support early identification, and provide new music intervention activities for small group and one to one support for children with SEND.

Find out more: http://www.boogiemites.co.uk/shop/music-and-send

09/09/2026

What happens when we let children take the lead?
When children have opportunities to choose, influence and shape their own stories and songs, they become more than listeners; they become active participants.

In our upcoming “Playful Storytelling” webinar, Kate Shelley, founder of Tales Toolkit, will explore the importance of children’s agency, including how following children's interests and giving them control over stories and songs can support creativity, self-expression and confidence.
And there’s a powerful idea at the heart of this:
When children experience being in control of stories and songs, they can experience hope; the possibility that they can influence what happens next.

Tasha from Boogie Mites will also share two original Boogie Mites songs, giving educators practical ways to put these ideas into action immediately.

PLAYFUL STORYTELLING
📅 LIVE Monday 21st September 2026, 7pm-8:15pm
🎥 Recording available for one week.
🔗 Register here: http://www.boogiemites.co.uk/shop/playful-storytelling/
(Subscribers will find the recording on the “webinars” tab of their Customer Hub account.)

Come and discover how giving children a voice can transform the way we approach stories, music and play.

07/09/2026

Did you attend the Jigsaw Early Years Consultancy EPOP this weekend?
Maybe you saw Sue's Boogie Mites workshop and would like to take a taster into your own setting.....
Maybe you missed Sue's workshop and wish that you'd seen it...

Why not come along to our one-hour virtual workshop next Monday evening - "Closing the School Readiness Attainment Gap Through Music"

When used intentionally, music is a powerful support for:
• Communication and language
• Personal, social and emotional development
• Physical development
• Literacy and maths foundations

If you’re looking for a clear framework for harnessing the power of music to close the school readiness attainment gap, join Boogie Mites Trainer, Tasha Bretten, through Kent & Beyond Stronger Practice Hub on Monday 14th September, 7pm.

Tasha will present the neuroscience evidence that informs Boogie Mites highly recommended School Ready Programme of music activities, designed to inclusively boost attention, listening, auditory processing, memory, sequencing and pattern skills through the power of music activities. Links to key Phase 1 pre-phonics skills will also be covered. Tasha will also share Boogie Mites music circle time format that is tried and tested to promote pro-social behaviour, co-regulation, collaboration and bonding, particularly important for new cohorts of children in pre-school or receptions years.

You’ll leave with new knowledge, confidence and practical resources for trialling a selection of Boogie Mites music activities with your children aged 3-5 years, including a month's FREE ACCESS to FOUR Boogie Mites original songs and resources!

Sign up using the following link:

Neuroscience evidence and findings from Boogie Mites projects show that music is far more than just fun. It plays an important role in supporting children's cognitive and physical development.