Unicorns, glitter, rainbows, and big colourful imaginations – there’s something undeniably joyful about the magical world of unicorns. For kids, unicorns represent wonder, fun, and the freedom to be whoever they want to be. And what better way to enjoy all that sparkly energy than through music?
Whether you’re planning a unicorn-themed birthday party, putting together a fun classroom playlist, or just want a little extra magic during the day, unicorn songs are a hit with children everywhere. Packed with catchy tunes, cheeky lyrics, and energetic beats, these songs encourage kids to sing, dance, dress up, and let their imaginations run wild.
And the best part? Unicorn songs are for everyone – boys, girls, and anyone who loves music, silliness, and sparkle.
Here’s our list of the top 10 unicorn songs for kids, featuring magical music from Australia and around the world. From calm and melodic to high-energy dance tracks, there’s something here for every little unicorn fan.
Unicorn songs offer kids a chance to be playful, creative, and just plain silly. Whether they’re galloping around the lounge room, wearing unicorn headbands, or drawing their own sparkly creatures, music helps bring their make-believe worlds to life.
These songs can turn a regular afternoon into a magical dance party. They help children express themselves, get moving, and have a laugh—important things for growing bodies and minds.
So grab your glitter, pop on your best rainbow socks, and hit play on some unicorn tunes. Whether you’re into sparkly pop or bouncy sing-alongs, there’s a unicorn song out there with your name on it.
🦄 Let the sparkle begin – happy listening, happy dancing, and may your days be filled with unicorn magic and music!
We have a jam-packed schedule of exciting public performances, and we can’t wait to see you there!
If you have family and friends with kids in or near Logan, South Brisbane, Gympie, Cleveland, Ipswich, Noosa, Stradbroke Island, Tamworth, Annerley, or Caboolture, be sure to let them know! Let’s make some unforgettable memories together!
Saturday 2 November, 2024: Family Fright Fest – Underwood Park Priestdale
Larrikin Puppets delivers an unforgettable experience with their vibrant and engaging puppet shows! Each performance is a captivating journey, bursting with creativity, humour, and interactive fun that delights audiences of all ages. Puppeteers Brett and Elissa bring to life imaginative, silly skits, lovable characters and catchy, original songs, ensuring that every show is a unique and fun spectacle. Attending a Larrikin Puppets show is not just about entertainment; it’s a chance for families to bond and create cherished memories together. Don’t miss the opportunity to experience the magic—bring the whole family to one of these public performances and let the enchanting world of puppetry spark joy and laughter in your hearts!
Larrikin Puppets have returned to the Queensland Children’s Hospital for another fun episode of Juiced TV! Our puppet character Troggg the blue monster first appeared on Juiced TV way back in Season 1.
After few more appearances over the years, Brett and Elissa returned to the Queensland Children’s Hospital in February 2024 to film a brand new episode about how puppets work.
Characters featured include Scrambles, Freerange the Chicken and Erse.
Juiced TV is a children’s infotainment program that benefits the health and wellbeing of sick kids and their families in hospital. Filmed at the Queensland Children’s Hospital, the show features many children from hospital as presenters and airs on the patient’s TVs. Troggg the blue monster co-hosted an episode of the show in 2015. The end of the episode featured Brett demonstrating how Troggg and some of our other puppets work. A couple of years later, Troggg featured as an interviewer on location at Juiced TV’s Paddle For Kids event at South Bank Parklands. And in 2021 Troggg and Marina appeared on a special Christmas storytime episode of the show.
If you’d like to see us on those other episodes of Juiced TV plus many more appearances on film, TV and music videos, you can see all of that here: https://test.larrikinpuppets.com.au/videos/
Not shown on this particular episode (S11, E10) are some short “Feel Good Friday” episodes which will air over the coming weeks and months starring Troggg and Marina telling a series of funny jokes. These segments were filmed on the same day – which was Thursday 29 February, 2024.
It’s always very rewarding to visit the Queensland Children’s Hospital not only to work on cool, fun TV episodes like this, but also to bring smiles and laughter to the children who are there with illness or injury and need all the joy they can get during such a difficult time.
Travelling can be lots of fun and really interesting too! Every country has their own culture, and many have different languages too. The other difference is often the weather. In December 2023 we took a break from the Summer heat and humidity of Queensland, Australia to experience a European Winter Christmas and New Year. We stayed in six different countries and 10 different cities, with day trips to even more cities! It was really interesting to reflect on a snowy Winter climate verses a hot, humid climate. Here’s Troggg checking in on us enjoying a magical snowy day in Zermatt, Switzerland.
We made a few of these videos comparing the discomfort of Summer heat, humidity and sweat with the wonder and whimsy of Winter ice and snow. It’s important to remember that those who are used to the cold climate will often crave an escape to a warm Australian beach. It’s really just what you’re used to. This is us at a school vacation care performance in the early part of the 2023 Summer Christmas holidays, followed by us just a week or two later in Zermatt, Switzerland.
Even Scrambles wanted to check in on us! He makes mention of the songs we sing at Christmas time about sleighs and snowmen and reindeer not really making much sense to us here in sunny Queensland, Australia. But over the course of our trip, even beyond our time up in the Swiss Alps (as shown in this video), we did discover horse drawn sleighs with jingling bells, and we even made some snowmen. Santa’s warm Winter coat made much more sense in Europe as well than it does in Australia.
After finally getting used to the colder climate, and enjoying being able to rug up in Winter coats and thermals, we soon made friends with a little puppet dog named Piccolo Como who joined us on our holiday. We found him at the Christmas Markets in Como, Italy and he spent the rest of our trip reporting from lots of different places around Europe. Here he is on the night we found him!
In Venice, Italy we were able to enjoy a ride in a gondola – which is the thing everyone must do in Venice. Everywhere we went we enjoyed local food and culture. Here’s Piccolo Como in Venice.
It wouldn’t be a holiday of discovery and wonder for puppeteers if we didn’t check out some puppetry stuff wherever possible. So in Ljubljana, Slovenia we went to the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre (Lutkovno gledališče), which is the premiere Slovenian theatre for puppetry. Sadly, as Piccolo Como points out, tickets for the puppet shows were long booked out many months in advance. But we at least got to see the building and then ride the funicular (just next door) up the mountain to Ljubljana Castle.
The great news is – at the top of the mountain within the castle itself was the Ljubljana Museum of Puppetry. And it was open! So we went inside and got to enjoy displays of many puppets of different styles. We even got to have a go of some marionettes. Naughty Piccolo Como went inside a shadow puppet theatre as well.
Piccolo Como sure had fun in Ljubliana, Slovenia. That’s where we celebrated Christmas in 2023. In many parts of Europe, particularly in Slovenia as we discovered, the magic of Christmas seems to last much longer than in Australia, with markets and celebrations taking place right up until the 7th of January! Even on Christmas night and the following night also – the streets were packed with families all having a great time.
We had a nice, quaint and quiet break from the bustling crowds once we got to Osijek, Croatia. A friend of ours who lives there showed us around this lovely town which is not very touristy. We visited war memorials, local restaurants and shops, enjoyed a delicious home cooked fish dinner, and also got to check out the Christmas markets. Piccolo Como came along too, of course, always “having a nice time” wherever he goes.
What a nice adventure he had as we travelled between countries. Unlike every other travel day between countries where we wrangled luggage between buses and trains, our trip from Osijek, Croatia to Budapest, Hungary was a lovely car ride.
By the time New Year’s Eve came around we were enjoying several days in Budapest, Hungary. We went on so many funiculars up mountains during our five week holiday, and this next video was filmed up another one which took us to the grounds of a massive castle. It was also fascinating to find Christmas well after Christmas Day. We found a magical Christmas market on New Year’s Eve in Budapest, which messed with our minds a bit because we were about to ring in a new year, and yet we were surrounded by carols and tinsel and lights and a lovely big tree.
It was so nice to experience falling snow in Europe on a few occasions. We found ourselves surrounded by snow covered pine trees and filled with wide eyed wonder in the Winter Wonderland of Hallstatt, Austria, as seen here with Piccolo Como.
We stayed for a few nights in Vienna, Austria where Piccolo Como is seen here enjoying the Prater Amusement Park, which is open for all to enjoy every day and night of the year, even in Winter.
Innsbruck was a very beautiful town in Austria. We both wish we could’ve spent more time there. Lovely colourful buildings (we stayed in one of those!) with looming snowy alps behind them. The town itself was filled with very old medieval buildings, some with dates from the 1300s and 1400s written on their front walls! Such beauty there, particularly the natural environment. Stop eating the snow, Piccolo Como!
We started our holiday in Milan, Italy and that’s where we ended it too. And on one of the days we went on a day trip to Saint Moritz in Switzerland for some more snow fun (including a frozen lake) and a ride on the Bernina Express red train that goes through the Swiss Alps. Here’s Piccolo Como having a nice time in Saint Moritz.
And then we wound down in Milan, Italy and psyched ourselves up for the epic 40 hour transit back to Brisbane, Australia via two Middle Eastern airport stopovers – Muscat and Doha. Here’s Piccolo Como’s last video in Europe before heading home.
Travel is very enjoyable, and videos like this are a fun way for children to learn about what other parts of the world we can discover that are different from our own. It might inspire them to think about travelling overseas someday too.
You can find even more videos of our travels – minus the puppet – on our Larrikin Puppets TikTok account – https://www.tiktok.com/@larrikinpuppets (TikTok handle is @larrikinpuppets).
Be kind. Spread joy. The world needs it!
We always like to teach about kindness and joy here at Larrikin Puppets. We also like to practice what we preach. Practice kindness and practice spreading joy.
I like my life because every day is different and interesting. Last week I performed puppet shows at a library, a fish & chips restaurant and a school.
I attended four dinner/drinks gatherings, including one in a back alley American style bar and one on a union roof top. This week I got to meet two goblins (Hobble & Snitch) and perform some puppetry on their show.
Then for a film, I puppeteered a psychiatrist in a session with acclaimed artist Richard Bell. For the same film, I also puppeteered two characters relaxing on a beach, a monster throwing darts, another monster painting on canvas, and lead a team of puppets on horses galloping into a nightclub. I attended a theatre tribute show of 1980s sitcom, “The Golden Girls” (Thank You For Being a Friend) starring puppet versions of the cast.
I also performed music at the weekly improv comedy show I’ve been a part of for the last four years.
On Monday, my beautiful wife Elissa and I will be flying down to Melbourne (with Troggg) to attend the National NEIS Association Awards Gala Dinner. Larrikin Puppets is a finalist in the ‘BizCover NEIS Change Award’ category.
The reason why my business is a finalist in that particular category is because my life went through some huge changes at the time of its inception three years ago.
And whether I win the award or not, my life is better than it ever was before three years ago because every day is now different and interesting. Brett Hansen – Owner and Principal Puppeteer at Larrikin Puppets.
Ultimately, everyone in the world aspires to be happy, rather than depressed and miserable. Instead of letting sadness overtake their lives, these are things that happy people make a habit of doing regularly, even during times of grief and sorrow: 1. Appreciate Life
Be thankful that you woke up alive each morning. Develop a childlike sense of wonder towards life. Focus on the beauty of every living thing. Make the most of each day. Don’t take anything for granted. Don’t sweat the small stuff. 2. Choose Friends Wisely
Surround yourself with happy, positive people who share your values and goals. Friends that have the same ethics as you will encourage you to achieve your dreams. They help you to feel good about yourself. They are there to lend a helping hand when needed. 3. Be Considerate
Accept others for who they are as well as where they are in life. Respect them for who they are. Touch them with a kind and generous spirit. Help when you are able, without trying to change the other person. Try to brighten the day of everyone you come into contact with. 4. Learn Continuously
Keep up to date with the latest news regarding your career and hobbies. Try new and daring things that has sparked your interest – such as dancing, skiing, surfing or sky-diving. 5. Creative Problem Solving
Don’t wallow in self-pity. As soon as you face a challenge get busy finding a solution. Don’t let the set backs affect your mood, instead see each new obstacle you face as an opportunity to make a positive change. Learn to trust your gut instincts – it’s almost always right. 6. Do What They Love
Some statistics show that 80% of people dislike their jobs! No wonder there’s so many unhappy people running around. We spend a great deal of our life working. Choose a career that you enjoy – the extra money of a job you detest isn’t worth it. Make time to enjoy your hobbies and pursue special interests. 7. Enjoy Life
Take the time to see the beauty around you. There’s more to life than work. Take time to smell the roses, watch a sunset or sunrise with a loved one, take a walk along the seashore, hike in the woods etc. Learn to live in the present moment and cherish it. Don’t live in the past or the future. 8. Laugh
Don’t take yourself – or life to seriously. You can find humor in just about any situation. Laugh at yourself – no one’s perfect. When appropriate laugh and make light of the circumstances. (Naturally there are times that you should be serious as it would be improper to laugh.) 9. Forgive
Holding a grudge will hurt no one but you. Forgive others for your own peace of mind. When you make a mistake – own up to it – learn from it – and FORGIVE yourself. 10. Gratitude
Develop an attitude of gratitude. Count your blessings; All of them – even the things that seem trivial. Be grateful for your home, your work and most importantly your family and friends. Take the time to tell them that you are happy they are in your life. 11. Invest in Relationships
Always make sure your loved ones know you love them even in times of conflict. Nurture and grow your relationships with your family and friends by making the time to spend with them. Don’t break your promises to them. Be supportive. 12. Keep Their Word
Honesty is the best policy. Every action and decision you make should be based on honesty. Be honest with yourself and with your loved ones. 13. Meditate Meditation gives your very active brain a rest. When it’s rested you will have more energy and function at a higher level. Types of meditation include yoga, hypnosis, relaxation tapes, affirmations, visualization or just sitting in complete silence. Find something you enjoy and make the time to practice daily. 14. Mind Their Own Business
Concentrate on creating your life the way you want it. Take care of you and your family. Don’t get overly concerned with what other people are doing or saying. Don’t get caught up with gossip or name calling. Don’t judge. Everyone has a right to live their own life the way they want to – including you. 15. Optimism
See the glass as half full. Find the positive side of any given situation. It’s there – even though it may be hard to find. Know that everything happens for a reason, even though you may never know what the reason is. Steer clear of negative thoughts. If a negative thought creeps in – replace it with a positive thought. 16. Love Unconditionally
Accept others for who they are. You don’t put limitations on your love. Even though you may not always like the actions of your loved ones – you continue to love them. 17. Persistence
Never give up. Face each new challenge with the attitude that it will bring you one step closer to your goal. You will never fail, as long as you never give up. Focus on what you want, learn the required skills, make a plan to succeed and take action. We are always happiest while pursuing something of value to us. 18. Be Proactive
Accept what can not be changed. Happy people don’t waste energy on circumstances beyond their control. Accept your limitations as a human being. Determine how you can take control by creating the outcome you desire – rather than waiting to respond. 19. Self Care
Take care of your mind, body and health. Get regular medical check ups. Eat healthy and work out. Get plenty of rest. Drink lots of water. Exercise your mind by continually energizing it with interesting and exciting challenges. 20. Self Confidence
Don’t try to be someone that you’re not. After all no one likes a phony. Determine who you are in the inside – your own personal likes and dislikes. Be confident in who you are. Do the best you can and don’t second guess yourself. 21. Take Responsibility
Happy people know and understand that they are 100% responsible for their life. They take responsibility for their moods, attitude, thoughts, feelings, actions and words. They are the first to admit when they’ve made a mistake.
Begin today by taking responsibility for your happiness. Work on developing these habits as you own. The more you incorporate the above habits into your daily lifestyle – the happier you will be.
Most of all: BE TRUE TO YOURSELF.
Originally posted by: http://www.globalone.tv/
