Alicia Keys loves "going nuts" with her two-year-old.

The international songstress married hip-hop producer Swizz Beatz in July 2010, with the pair welcoming son Egypt in October of the same year.

Keys has opened up about family life with her two boys, and reveals they regularly share quality time together.

The singer told Parent & Child magazine: "We're always singing together. Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, The Hokey Pokey, Happy Birthday, and we like one of my songs, New Day. That's Egypt's favourite.

She added: "We love to go to art galleries and to the park. We love to do painting days and to visit our family - and we also love to run around our house and just go nuts!"

Keys has embraced motherhood wholeheartedly, and is proud of the way she's picked up being a parent to Egypt.

She admitted: "Being a parent has made me more open, more connected to myself, more happy, and more creative. I'm more discerning in what I do and how I do it. It's just made me a better person all the way around.

She added: "What's been surprisingly hard about becoming a mom is being away from him and trying to find that magical balance for everything, which I kind of expected. But on the flip side, what's been surprisingly easy is just how natural parenthood feels. I feel great about how easily I've fallen into the role. I love it!"