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Nursery rhyme lullabies for sleep

Familiar nursery rhyme melodies slowed down into soft instrumental lullabies. No singing, no fast tempo — just the tunes your child knows, made sleepy.

12 videos · 134+ hours of music

About these lullabies

Nursery rhymes are usually the bouncy part of the day: clapping, singing, actions. These videos take the same melodies and turn them into something else entirely — slowed right down, played on piano and music box, with no words and no beat.

That combination is useful at bedtime. A tune your child already knows feels safe and predictable, and without the lyrics and the rhythm there’s nothing to sing along to or move to. Recognition without stimulation is a good recipe for drowsiness.

If your little one asks for their favourite songs at bedtime, these are a gentle compromise: the melodies they want, in a form that winds them down instead of up.

Questions parents ask

Are there words in these nursery rhyme videos?

No. They’re instrumental on purpose — lyrics invite a child to listen and join in, which is the opposite of what you want at bedtime.

Which nursery rhymes work best as lullabies?

The ones with simple, slow-able melodies: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Rock-a-bye Baby, Hush Little Baby and similar. Fast action songs don’t slow down as gracefully.

100+ countries

Families in over 100 countries fall asleep to our lullabies every night.

Years on YouTube

A growing library we've been carefully crafting for several years.

Classical melodies

Real lullabies — Brahms, Mozart, Twinkle Twinkle — gently rearranged.

No harsh sounds

No sudden flashes, no loud effects — designed to soothe, never startle.

How to use this lullaby

  1. Start 15-30 minutes before bedtime. Play softly in the background as you read a book or finish the bath routine. The classical melody signals to your child’s brain that it’s time to wind down.
  2. Keep the screen out of reach or face down. The animation is calm, but a baby doesn’t need to look at it — the audio alone does the work.
  3. Pick a length that matches the night. 1-2 hour mixes are great for naps; 8-10 hours covers a full toddler night; 16-24 hours runs from bedtime through morning without ever cutting out.
  4. Volume: barely audible. A common mistake is playing lullabies too loud. Set it so you can just hear it from across the room — that’s the sweet spot.

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