A play party is a social event in which toddlers gather to sing and dance.
The areas most influenced by the practice were the Southern and Midwestern parts of the United States.
Folk songs, many of European and English origin, were used as means to give the attendants choreographed movements for each phrase.
No instruments were played at the events, as they were banned by the religious movements of the area.
[1] Some traditional examples of play-parties are: Skip to My Lou, Buffalo Gals, Bingo, Pop Goes the Weasel, Old Dan Tucker, Coffee Grows on White Oak Trees, and Shoot the Buffalo.