This is the next post in our popular Make Money On YouTube series where we talk about the different ways you can monetize your videos.
In this recipe we’ll talk about nursery rhymes videos, including animated baby songs, sing along videos, and kids karaoke. Keep reading!
Key takeaways
- Nursery rhymes are highly searched on YouTube and Google.
- You can create animated nursery rhymes, sing-along videos with lyrics, and karaoke videos.
- Use YouTube’s Partner Program and make sure your videos comply with children’s content policies.
- Use creative and unique video ideas to stand out.
- Use properly licensed songs to avoid copyright issues and ensure monetization.
Why make nursery rhymes videos?
I’m sure you’ll agree that nursery rhymes are quite popular.
Close to 300,000 people search for the term “nursery rhymes” every month!
And that does not include searches for the individual rhymes like “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”, “Baa Baa Black Sheep”, “Humpty Dumpty”, and so on, so the overall number of relevant searches is much higher.
Since, YouTube is tightly integrated with Google search, lots of the results will be YouTube videos.
On top of that plenty of people search for “nursery rhymes” directly on YouTube:
That would be an oversight not to tap into that potential and not to make your own nursery rhymes videos!
What kind of nursery rhymes videos you can make
There are three types of the nursery rhyme videos you can make:
Nursery rhymes songs for babies and toddlers
A classic animated video with characters singing or dancing.
Which nursery rhymes to use?
Here are some YouTube searches that, while do not mention specific songs, should give you a good indication of what people are looking for.
TIP: Stick with the classics that are instantly recognizable!
Look are some examples of nursery rhymes and lullabies that you can use in monetized videos.
sing along nursery rhymes songs
Similar to the videos about but with the addition of lyrics, so kids (and their parents) can sing along.
Want to make subtitled sing-along children songs videos?
See the lyrics for all the popular nursery rhymes songs.
nursery rhymes karaoke
One of our favorite types of nursery rhymes videos is karaoke videos!
Karaoke videos are typically harder to monetize, since they require a quality soundtrack and most good recordings of nursery rhymes will be copyrighted.
The good news is that you typically don’t need worry about copyright for the melody (the composition), as many nursery rhymes are in public domain.
Related: Read this before using public domain music in your videos.
IMPORTANT: While the songs are in public domain, the various recordings / performances of these songs may still be copyrighted.
Pay attention to this when searching for backing tracks for your karaoke videos.
The most reliable option is to get a formal music license that allows you to use specific music recordings for commercial purpose (including YouTube monetization).
We strongly recommend using “underscore” (or backing track) types of tracks for karaoke videos.
Underscore typically means that the vocals and the lead melody were removed to make the track less busy and, hence, easier to sing.
Browse our collection of nursery rhymes backing tracks.
Need music for a future project?
PRO TIP: Make variations of popular rhymes
Stay out of the crows – make variations on the popular rhymes by adding your own twist.
For example, take a popular Old Macdonald Had A Farm song and make a animal noises guessing game video by adding the matching farm animals sounds.
More creative ideas for nursery rhymes videos
Don’t limit yourself to simple nursery rhymes animations!
Here are some more creative ideas to explore if you want to grow your channel:
Animated Lyric Videos
Create colorful animations that display the lyrics of popular nursery rhymes, aiding in word recognition and sing-alongs.
Puppet Show Renditions
Use puppets to act out nursery rhymes, adding a tactile and entertaining element that resonates with young viewers.
Interactive Sing-Alongs
Incorporate prompts within the video that encourage children to participate, such as clapping or repeating phrases.
Themed Rhymes
Adapt classic nursery rhymes to fit specific themes, like holidays or seasons, to keep content fresh and relevant.
Here’s a good example of a nursery rhyme adapted to the winter holiday season:
Multilingual Versions
Offer nursery rhymes in different languages to reach a broader audience and promote early language learning.
Educational Mashups
Combine nursery rhymes with educational content, such as counting, shapes, or alphabet lessons, to enhance learning outcomes.
Live-Action Storytelling
Act out nursery rhymes using costumes and props, providing a dynamic and visually engaging experience for kids.
ASMR-Style Rhymes
Choose calming versions of nursery rhymes with soft vocals and gentle sounds to soothe and relax young listeners.
Stop-Motion Animations
Use stop-motion techniques with toys, clay figures, or drawings to bring nursery rhymes to life in a visually unique way.
DIY Craft Integration
Pair nursery rhymes with simple craft activities that kids can follow along with, encouraging creativity and interactivity.
Looking for more video ideas? Check out 100 YouTube video ideas for beginners.
How to make money with nursery rhymes videos on YouTube?
There are many ways you can make money with good YouTube videos:
1. Monetize your videos with YouTube’s Partner Program
How monetization works?
You make videos, people watch your videos (hopefully repeatedly), and you get paid through the ads that appear before or after the videos.
Learn more how YouTube monetization works.
IMPORTANT
YouTube has very detailed restrictions on monetizing content created for kids.
Here is a little snippet from the policy:
If your channel has “made for kids” content, we’ll use YouTube’s quality principles for kids and family content to determine the monetization status of that content.
If a channel is found to have a strong focus on low-quality “made for kids” content, it may be suspended from the YouTube Partner Program. If an individual video is found to violate these quality principles, it may see limited or no ads.
When checking to see if your “made for kids” content is of low or high quality, nuances and context are important. Visit our best practices for kids and family content page for guides and examples.”
2. Earn money through TunePocket affiliate program
If you’re not a YouTube partner yet (or if your application was turned down :((), there is still a way you can earn on YouTube. You just need to target a different audience.
Instead of making the videos for people who come to YouTube to sing karaoke, you target the creators who make videos.
Join TunePocket affiliate program. It’s super fast to join, all you need is to fill a quick form and you’re in.
Then, make the same videos but add a simple message:
“If you want to use this backing music in your nursery rhymes videos, sign up for TunePocket and get unlimited access to great children music and carols”.
Use your affiliate link to direct YouTubers to TunePocket. If they sign up for any of our royalty free music plans, you will be paid a referral commission.
PRO TIP: You can use this approach as the stepping stone to get 1,000 subs and 4,000 watch hours for the Partner program.
Learn about other ways you can make money on YouTube.
Does this work?
From what our clients tell us, yes, it works.
Here’s what’ one of our clients posted recently in our community forum:
Of course, you still have to produce high quality videos or animation that children enjoy watching.
Can I use any music?
There is plenty of free music around the Web.
However, if you want to monetize, it’s important to protect your channel against copyright claims that you won’t be able to resolve.
If you get a claim, you can’t monetize.
As a rule of thumb, if you want to monetize your video, it is recommended to properly license any music you use.
Related: How to resolve YouTube copyright claims
Here are some examples from our own collection of nursery rhymes tracks:
Listen to more examples in the video below:
Listen and download more nursery rhymes music.
Estimate how much you can potentially earn on YouTube
Use our free YouTube money calculator to quickly estimate how much YouTube will pay you based on the number of views.
Disclaimer
This post is merely a suggestion based on analyzing successful YouTube channels, as well as our own experience of monetizing on YouTube.
We cannot possibly guarantee that you will earn money or get accepted into YouTube’s partnership program by simply repeating the steps outlined in this tutorial.
The actual result depends on many factors, including your ability to create quality videos that fully comply with all relevant YouTube policies (that can change any time).
Important
If you want to earn money on YouTube, you must follow YouTube’s monetization policies. That includes creating authentic and original content that reflects your own ideas and effort.
Under the updated inauthentic content policy, mass-produced or repetitive videos (especially the AI slop) are no longer eligible for monetization.
To avoid issues, use tools like TunePocket’s YouTube Idea Generator to find trending topics and the YouTube Video Title Generator to craft engaging, human-sounding titles.
Questions? Comments?
This post explains how you can start earning on YouTube by making nursery rhymes videos.
Keep in mind, this is NOT a get-reach-quick recipe. You still have to produce quality videos that people want to watch and to comply with all relevant and up to day YouTube policies.
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