Music is indispensable segment of a child's life, and it is used to develop a child's abilities and competencies. Children of the earliest age are often exposed to music and musical activities, which contributes to the overall development of the child. There are a number of musical activities through which children express their thoughts, feelings, desires and experiences. The educator has the biggest role in the child's development of musical abilities. The educator is a professional person who uses her knowledge and skills to get to know the child's inner world. Getting to know the child, the educator tries to design activities that will be able to approach everyone individually and thus meet all the wishes and needs of the child. The competencies of educators are very important for the successful implementation of music education in children of nursery age. The topic of this thesis is „Musical activities of children of nursery age“, and the paper focuses on the nursery group up to the third year „Ladybugs“, in the kindergarten Biograd, and the paper deals with musical activities that are carried out for the purpose of the overall development of the child.