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Favourite nursery rhymes and songs
I thought it would be good to start up a thread of everyone's favourite songs and nursery rhymes that their littles really love!
So please help me out! I am fast running out of new and fun things to sing to Aidyn, which is a pity because he loves it so much!!
Feel free to type out any hand actions as well!
I will get us started...
Eensy Weensy Spider (hopefully you all know the actions to this!)
Eensy weensy spider climbed up the water spout
Along came the rain and washed poor Eensy out
Our came the sun and dried up all the rain
So Eensy weensy spider climbed up the spout again
There's a house
There's a house with a wall, with a wall, with a wall (bring arms up vertically by your sides)
There's a house with a floor, with a floor, with a floor (put arms horizontally across and infront of you to make a floor)
There's a house with a roof, with a roof, with a roof (put arms in triangle shape above head)
There's a house falling down!(start wobbling and swaying then fall in a heap on the ground!)
There's no house anymore, anymore, there's no house anymore!
Hands on Shoulders - Do actions like it says in rhyme
Hands on shoulders,
hands on knees.
Hands behind you,
if you please;
Touch your shoulders,
now your nose,
Now your hair and now your toes;
Hands up high in the air,
Down at your sides, and touch your hair;
Hands up high as before,
Now clap your hands, one-two-three-four!
Head and Shoulders
Touch each body part with both hands and follow the action described.
Head and shoulders, knees and toes.
Knees and toes, knees and toes
Head and shoulders, knees and toes
Make your feet go stamp, stamp, stamp.
Nose and elbows, feet and waist
Feet and waist, feet and waist
Nose and elbows, feet and waist
Make your hands go clap, clap, clap.
My Head
This is the circle that is my head
make large circle with both hands
This is my mouth with which words are said
point to mouth
These are my eyes with which I see
point to eyes
This is my nose that's a part of me
point to nose
This is the hair that grows on my head
point to hair
And this is my hat all pretty and red
place hands on head, fingers pointing up and touching
This Is The Church
This is the church,
(children hold hands down with fingers interlocked)
This is the steeple.
(Now put up both index fingers in the shape of a steeple)
Look inside.
(children turn hands over)
And see all the people.
(everybody wiggle fingers)
Five Fingers
Five fingers on this hand. hold up one hand
Five fingers on that: hold up the other hand
A dear little nose. point to nose
A mouth like a rose. point to mouth
Two cheeks so tiny and fat. point to each cheek
Two eyes, two ears point to each
And ten little toes; point to toes
That's the way the baby grows.
This is a family hold up one hand, fingers spread
Let's count them and see,
How many there are,
And who they can be count 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
This is the mother touch pointer finger
Who loves everyone
And this is the father touch big finger
Who is lots of fun.
This is my sister touch ring finger
She helps and she plays,
And this is the baby touch little finger
He's growing each day.
But who is this one? touch thumb
He's out there alone,
Why it's Jackie, the dog,
And he's chewing a bone. wiggle thumb
Little Piggys - use a foot or hand and start with thumb or big toe and work way across.
This little piggy went to market
This little piggy stayed home
This little piggy had roast beef
This little piggy had none
and this little piggy went Wee Wee Wee all the way home
tickle child all the way up to armpits
Around Around the Garden - Hold childs hand flat with finger make circles on palm
Around around the garden goes the teddy bear
One step Two steps with fingers walk up childs arm)
Tickle under there tickle child under armpit
Rock A Bye Your Bear (wiggles sing it)
Everybody Clap (clap 3 times)
Everybody Sing La La La La La
Bow to your partner (bow)
Then you turn around (turn on the spot)
Hands in the air (sway hands in the air)
Rock a bye your bear (rock bear to sleep)
Bears now Asleep (make hands like a pillow and lay your head on your hands)
Shhh Shh Shh (put finger to lips)
Bears now asleep
Shhh Shhh Shh
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
Twinkle, Twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are.
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.
Twinkle, Twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are.
If You're Happy and you know it
If you're happy and you know it clap your hands.
If you're happy and you know it clap your hands.
If you're happen and you know it, and you really want to show it,
If you're happy and you know it clap your hands.
Repeat with different actions
Knick Knack Paddy Wack
This old man, he played one.
He played knick knack on my drum
With a Knick Knack Paddy Wack
Give a dog a bone
This old man went rolling home.
This old man, he played two
He played Knick Knack on my shoe
With a Knick Knack Paddy Wack
Give a dog a bone
This old man went rolling home.
This old man, he played three
He played knick knack on my knee
With a Knick Knack Paddy Wack
Give a dog a bone
This old man went rolling home.
This old man, he played four
He played knick knack on my door
With a Knick Knack Paddy Wack
Give a dog a bone
This old man went rolling home.
This old me, her played five
He played knick knack on my hive
With a Knick Knack Paddy Wack
Give a dog a bone
This old man went rolling home.
I'm a little Teapot
I'm a little teapot, short and stout
Here is my handle, here is my spout.
When I get all steamed up then I shout
Tip me over and pour me out.
One, two, three, four, five
One, two, three, four, five
Once I caught a fish alive
Six, seven, eight, nine ten
Then I let him go again
Why did you let him go?
Because he bit my finger so!
Which finger did he bite?
This little finger on my right
Five Little Ducks
(use fingers to act as the ducks, and arm as the hill)
Five little ducks went out one day,
Over the hills and far away,
Mother duck said Quack, Quack, Quack, Quack!
But only four little ducks came back.
Four little ducks went out one day
Over the hills and far away,
Mother duck said Quack, Quack, Quack, Quack!
But only three little ducks came back.
Three little ducks went out one day
Over the hills and far away,
Mother duck said Quack, Quack, Quack, Quack!
But only two little ducks came back.
Two little ducks went out one day
Over the hills and far away,
Mother duck said Quack, Quack, Quack, Quack!
But only one little duck came back.
One little duck went out one day
Over the hills and far away,
Mother duck said Quack, Quack, Quack, Quack!
But none of her little ducks came back.
Mother duck went out one day,
Over the hills and far away,
Mother duck said Quack, Quack, Quack, Quack!!
And all of of her 5 little ducks came back!!
Little Green Frog
(Not sure if thats really whats its called, but Aidyn LOVES this one!)
Galoomp! went the little green frog one day,
Galoomp! went the little green frog.
Galoomp! went the little green frog one day,
Galoomp, galoomp, galoomp, galoomp, galoomp!
Now, we all know frogs go... Lah-de-dah-dee-dah!
Lah-de-dah-dee-dah! Lah-de-dah-dee-dah!
We all know frogs go... Lah-de-dah-dee-dah!
But this green frog went Gahloomp!
Peek a boo
Peek a boo
Peek a boo
Who's that hiding there?
Peek a boo
Peek a boo
(Baby's Name)'s hiding there!
Jack In the Box
All is quiet
Down in the box
Until Somebody opens the Lid
Weee!
Row Row Row Your Boat
(I sit opposite Baby hold his hands and rock back and forth singing...)
Row, Row, Row your boat
Gently down the stream
Merrily Merrily Merrily Merrily
Life is but a dream
other verses which Liam loves
Row Row Row your boat
Gently down the stream
... Throw your mummy overboard and listen to her scream.
...Throw (Baby's name) overboard and listen to him/her scream
... IF you see a crocodile, dont forget to scream.
Pat a cake
(Baby holds their hands up, mummy claps her hands and then pats baby's hands)
Pat a cake
Pat a cake
Baker's man
Bake me a cake
As fast as you can
Pat it
And pr*ck it
And mark it with a B
and put it in the oven for baby and me.
Humpty Dumpty
(Baby sits on lap)
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall Tip to the side
All the kings horses and all the kings men bounce on knees
Couldnt put Humpty Together again
(Shake head)
Open shut them
open, shut them, open, shut them..
*put hands up in front of you and open and close to the words*
Give a little clap!
*clap*
Open, shut them, open, shut them
* repeat as above*
Lay them in your lap
*lay hands in lap*
Creep them, creep them, creep them, creep them
* walk fingers up baby's tummy towards mouth*
right up to your chin!
*touch chin*
open wide your little mouth
*open mouth*
But do not let them in!
*pull fingers away*
Roll them roll them roll them roll them
*do rolling motion with yours or babies arms*
roll them just like this
*keep rolling*
Shake them shake them shake them shake them
*shake your or babies hands or arms*
Blow a little kiss!
*blow and air kiss*
Hop Little Bunnies
(get the children to lie on floor and pretend they are sleeping bunnies with there eyes closed) While a teacher sings- See those little bunnies sleeping, untill its nearly noon, let us gently waken them, with our merry tune, oh how still, are they ill, wake up soon, (then teachers says wake up little bunnies)
(and sing while clapping in this next verse)
Hop little bunnies
hop hop hop (clap clap clap)
hop little bunnies
hop hop hop (clap clap clap)
hop little bunnies
hop hop hop (clap clap clap)
hop little bunnies
and stop.
I Love you song
I love you, you love me
We're a happy family
With a great big hug
And a kiss from me to you!
Won't you say you love me too!
You are my sunshine
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine.
You make me happy when skies are grey.
You'll never know dear, how much I love you.
Please don't take my sunshine away.
The other night dear, as I lay sleeping,
I dreamt I held you in my arms.
When I awoke dear, I was mistaken,
So I hung my head down and cried.
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine.
You make me happy when skies are grey.
You'll never know dear, how much I love you.
Please don't take my sunshine away.
Tick Tock, Tick, Tock (Swing baby from side to side)
I'm a little cuckoo clock (Swing baby from side to side)
Tick Tock, Tick Tock (Swinging)
Now I'm striking one o'clock (lift baby gently up to the sky once)
Repeat with two o'clock and lifting baby twice up to the sky. Repeat for three lifting baby up three times...
Trot, trot to London (Bounce baby on lap)
Trot, trot to Dover
Look out [baby's name] or you might fall over. (tip baby to one side)
Trot to Boston
Trot to Lynn
Look out [Baby's name] or you might fall in. (gently let baby fall between the space in between your legs, holding baby under the arms.)
Where is Thumbkin
start with one hand behind your back, other hand with thumb up at the front
"where is thumbkin, where is thumbkin" (bring other hand to front with thumb up)
"here I am, here I am" (wag one thumb at the other)
"how are you today sir?" (wag other thumb in reply)
"very well I thank you"
"run away" put one behind your back
"run away" put the other behind your back
Then you continue with pointer, tallman, ringman & pinky.
The Three Bears
Once upon a time in a nursery rhyme,
there were three bears,(click your fingers twice)
A momma and a poppa and a baby bear.
And they all went a-walking
and a-talking in the woods,
When along came the girl with the curly hair.
She knocked at the door but no-one was there.
The bears came home.
"Someone's been eating my porridge," said the poppa bear.
"Someone's been eating eating my porridge," said the momma bear.
"Hey momma she-bear," said the little wee bear, "someone has broken my chair!".(YEAH!)
"Someone's been sleeping in my bed, " said the poppa bear.
"Someone's been sleeping in my bed, " said the momma bear.
"Hey Mom-ma she-bear," said the little wee-bear, "someone had broken my chair !" (YEAH!)
Goldilocks woke up,
and broke up
the party.
"Bye bye B-bye bye, "said the poppa bear.
"bye bye B-bye bye " said the momma bear.
"hey momma she-bear, "said the little wee-bear, "Someone has broken my chair, YEAH!"
Ten Little Indians
(counting upwards on fingers...)
One little, two little, three little Indians
Four little, five little, six little Indians
Seven little, eight little, nine little Indians
Ten little Indian boys.
(counting downwards on fingers...)
Ten little, nine little, eight little Indians
Seven little, six little, five little Indians
Four little, three little, two little Indians
One little Indian boy.
Three Little Kittens
(there are not really any actions to this one, but I used to LOVE it when I was a little girl)
Three little kittens,
They lost their mittens,
And they began to cry,
Oh, mother, dear,
We sadly fear,
Our mittens we have lost.
What! Lost your mittens,
You naughty kittens,
Then you shall have no pie.
Meow, meow,
Then you shall have no pie.
The three little kittens,
They found their mittens,
And they began to cry,
Oh, mother, dear,
See here, see here,
Our mittens we have found.
What, found your mittens,
Then you're good kittens,
And you shall have some pie.
Purr-rr, purr-rr,
Then you shall have some pie.
Three little kittens,
Put on their mittens,
And soon ate up the pie.
Oh, mother, dear,
We sadly fear,
Our mittens we have soiled.
What! Soiled your mittens,
You naughty kittens,
And they began to sigh.
Meow, meow,
And they began to sigh.
The three little kittens,
They washed their mittens,
And hung them out to dry.
Oh, mother, dear,
Do you not hear,
Our mittens we have washed?
What! Washed your mittens?
Then you're good kittens!
But I smell a rat close by.
Meow, meow,
We smell a rat close by.
Naughty Pussy Cat
Naughty Pussy cat! (shake finger)
You are very fat!(touch your/baby's belly)
You have butter on your whiskers! (touch your/baby's cheeks)
Naughty Pussy Cat!(shake finger)
When Baby is in your lap -
Soft kitty, warm kitty
Little ball of fur
Sleepy kitty Happy Kitty
Purr Purr Purr
Bend and stretch
Bend and Stretch (bend over then stand straight up and stretch)
Reach for the stars (stand up tall and try to touch the sky)
There goes Jupiter (point to the left)
Here comes Mars (point to the right)
Bend and stretch (bend and stretch)
reach for the sky (put arms in air)
Stand on tipeetoes (stand on tiptoes while continuing to stretch)
up so high
LITTLE BUNNY FOO FOO
Little bunny foo-foo, (hold up two fingers)
hopping through the forest (bounce your hand up and down)
Catching little field mice, (make a scooping motion with hand)
and bopping them on the head. (slap top of fist with palm)
(Spoken) Then down came the Good Fairy, and she said:
- Little Bunny Foo-Foo, (wag forefinger)
- I don't wanna see you (wag forefinger)
- Catching little field mice, (scooping motion with hand)
- and bopping them on the head. (slap top of fist with palm)
(spoken) I'll give you 3 chances,
and if you don't behave,
I'll turn you into a Goon!
(Then repeat another 2 times i.e 2 chances, 1 chance - and then....turn the 'bunny' into a goon)
The Lady Goes....
(have child on knee, bounce them up and down)
"The Lady goes nippity nip, nippity nip, nippity nip;
(bounce a little bit higher) The gentleman goes tritity trot, tritity trot, tritity trot
(bounce really high) And the farmer goes... Gallopy gallopy gallopy gallopy gallopy gallopy gallopy;
(trip child backwards) and the dustman goes... tip you in the bin!
What is your Name
"I wonder what your name is;
I wonder if you know.
Your name is (point at a child and say their name)
(wave) Hello Hello Hello Hello Hello Hello Hello."
Down By The Bay
Down by the bay,
Where the watermelons grow,
Back to my home, I dare not go,
For if I do, my mother will say,
"Did you ever see a sea star driving car?"
Down by the bay.
You sing it 4 times changing the 2nd last line each time -
"Did you ever see a sea star driving a car?"
"Did you ever see a fish eating off a dish?"
"Did you ever see a turtle jumping a hurdle?"
"Did you ever see a shell ringing a bell?"
3 tom cats
Not last night but the night before
3 tom cats came knocking at the door
I opened the door
and I let them in
they knocked me down with a rolling pin
one had a bugle, one had a drum
and one had a pancake stuck to his bum!
wee willie winkie
wee willie winkie
runs through the town
upstairs and downstairs
in his nightgown
rapping at the windows
crying at the locks
are the children all in bed
now its 8 o'clock
Little Jack
He wore a pair of tattered pants
A ragged roustabout
And through the torn crown of his cap
A lock of hair stuck out
His home was in a friendless street
His name was Little Jack
One day a bouncing baby boy
With head of curly hair
Escaped his mothers loving arms
Who, tired with other cares
Forgot her little baby one
Who crept upon the railway track
To play with the bright pebbles there
But see! Around the bend there comes
A swiftly flying train
It rattles and it whistles and it shreiks with might and main
But who's this little figure?
Running down the track...
His hat is gone
His feet are bare
Its ragged Little Jack
He picked the child up in his arms
And from the tracks the babe was safely tossed
But a slip, and a cry, the train rolled by
Poor Little Jack is gone
They found his mangled body there
Just where he slipped and fell
And brave men wept
Who'd never cared for him, when he was well
If there be starry crowns in Heaven
For little ones to wear
The star on Little Jacks would be
The brightest of any there.
Speckled Frogs
Five little speckled frogs,
sat on a speckled log.
Eating a most delicious lunch (YUM, YUM!)
One jumped into the pool,
Where it was nice and cool.
Then there were four green speckled frogs! (Continue counting down to "no more speckled frogs")
Teddy Bears Picnic
If you go down to the woods today, you'd better go in disguise.
If you go down to the woods today, be sure of a big surprise!
For every bear that ever there was is gathered there together because
Today's the day the teddy bears have their picnic!
Picnic time for teddy bears,
the little teddy bears are having a lovely time today.
See them gaily gad about, they love to play and shout
and never have any cares!
At six o'clock their mummies and daddies will take them home to bed
Because they're tired little teddy bears.
Wheels on the Bus (actions are important)
Wheels on the bus go round and round
round and round
round and round
Wheels on the bus go round and round
All the way to town (or whatever establishment you want)
Wipers on the bus go swish swish swish
swish swish swish
swish swish swish
Wipers on the bus go swish swish swish
All the way to town
Other verses include
Doors on the bus go open and shut........
Babies on the bus go wah wah wah......
Horn on the bus goes toot toot toot....
People on the bus go up and down........
and any other appropriate bus related scenarios
Hush Little Baby (you can subsitaute Papa for Mama)
Hush little baby, don't say a word,
Papa's gonna buy you a mocking bird.
And if that mocking bird won't sing,
Papa's gonna buy you a diamond ring.
And if that diamond ring turns brass,
Papa's gonna buy you a looking glass.
And if that looking glass gets broke,
Papa's gonna buy you a billy goat.
And if that billy goat won't pull,
Papa's gonna buy you a cart and bull.
And if that cart and bull turn over,
Papa's gonna buy you a dog named Rover.
And if that dog named Rover won't bark,
Papa's gonna buy you a horse and cart.
And if that horse and cart fall down,
You'll still be the sweetest little baby in town.
The peanut song (this is not what it is called)
A peanut sits on the railway track (hold palm flat and point with other hand into it.)
His heart was all a flutter (slap hand again heart)
A train comes rolling down the track (make train rolling actions with arms)
Toot Toot (Hold one hand in air and pull down like pulling horn)
PEANUT BUTTER!!! (clap hands)
I'm struggling to remember any lullabies... Twinkle Twinkle little star is the only one I can think off the top of my head... are there any others that will help my little boy rock off to sleep. I like "Hush little baby"... but I don't think I'll remember all the words...
5 Cheeky Monkeys - use hand with 5 fingers out, then put a finger down after each verse
5 cheeky monkeys jumpin on the bed
one fell off and bumped his head
Mumma called the dr and the dr said
"No more monkeys jumpin on the bed!!!"
Miss Polly
Miss Polly had a dolly who was sick, sick, sick
So she called for the dr to come quick, quick, quick
The dr came with his bag and his hat
and he knocked on the door with a rat-a-tat-tat
He looked at the dolly and he shook his head
and he said "Miss Polly put her straight to bed"
He wrote on the paper for a pill, pill, pill
I'll be back in the morning with my bill, bill, bill
1 2 3 4 5
1 2 3 4 5
once i caught a fish alive
6 7 8 9 10
then i let it go again
"why did u let it go"
"because it bit my finger so"
"which finger did it bite?"
"this little finger on my right"
Open, shut them
Open, shut them
Open, shut them
give a little clap!
Open, shut them
Open, shut them
lay them in your lap.
Creep them, creep them
Creep them, creep them
right up to your chin.
Open wide your little mouth....
....but do not let them in!
Shake them, shake them
Shake them, shake them
Shake them just like this.
Roll them, roll them
Roll them, roll them
Blow a little kiss - mwa!!!
Before i put dd to bed - each time i say:
It's time for bed now close your eyes
No more tears and no more sighs
Dream of all things happy and bright
Stay warm and snug until it's light.
Thanks Rae !!!
They are great. And I remember the 12345 one!
And I love the monkeys one - and what you say to your DD. I think I'll have to borrow that one from you!
Registered User
There are a couple of others I like:
See saw, Marjorie Dawe
Johnny shall have a new master
He shall earn just a penny a day
Because he can't work any faster
---
Sing a song of sixpence, a pocket full of rye
Four-and-twenty blackbirds baked in a pie
When the pie was opened the birds began to sing
Wasn't that a dainty dish to set before a king?
The king was in the counting house, counting out his money
The queen was in the parlour, eating bread and honey
The maid was in the garden, hanging out the clothes
When down came a blackbird and pecked off her nose.
---
The Wise Man built his house upon the rock
The Wise Man built his house upon the rock
The Wise Man built his house upon the rock
And the rain came tumbling down.
The rain came down and the floods came up
The rain came down and the floods came up
The rain came down and the floods came up
And the house upon the rock stood firm.
The foolish man built his house upon the sand
The foolish man built his house upon the sand
The foolish man built his house upon the sand
And the rain came tumbling down.
The rain came down and the floods came up
The rain came down and the floods came up
The rain came down and the floods came up
And the house upon the sand fell flat!
---
The Owl and The Pussycat went to sea
On a beautiful pea-green boat
They took some honey and plenty of money
Wrapped up in a five-pound note
The owl looked up to the stars above
And sang to a small guitar
"O lovely pussy, o pussy my love, what a beautiful pussy you are, you are, what a beautiful pussy you are."
Pussy said to the owl: "You elegant fowl
How charmingly sweet you sing.
O let us be married, too long we have tarried
But what shall we do for a ring?"
So they sailed away for a year and a day
To the land where the bong-tree grows
And there in the wood a piggy-wig stood
With a ring at hte end of his nose, his nose, with a ring at the end of his nose.
"Dear Pig, are you willing to sell for one shilling
Your ring?" Said the piggy: "I will."
So they took it away and were married next day
By the turkey that lives on the hill.
They dined on mince and slices of quince
Which they ate with a runcible spoon
And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand
They danced by the light of the moon, the moon, they danced by the light of the moon.
(Sadly you can't sing Col. Fazackerly unless you do it to the tune of The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, and that's just not that appropriate.)
Registered User
I've always liked these ones:
Little Miss Muffet
Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet,
Eating her curds and whey;
There came a big spider, who sat down besides her
And frightened Miss Muffet away.
The Mulberry Bush
Here we go round the mulberry bush,
the mulberry bush, the mulberry bush,
here we go round the mulberry bush,
so early in the morning!
This is the way we wash our face,
wash our face, wash our face,
this is the way we wash our face,
so early in the morning!
This is the way we comb our hair,
comb our hair, comb our hair,
this is the way we comb our hair,
so early in the morning!
This is the way we brush our teeth,
brush our teeth, brush our teeth,
this is the way we brush our teeth,
so early in the morning!
Hickory ****ory Dock
Hickory ****ory Dock
The mouse ran up the clock
The clock struck 1 - 'dong'
The mouse ran down
Hickory ****ory Dock
Drip, Drop
Drip, Drop, Drip, Drop
The rain is falling down
Drip, Drop, Drip, Drop
Splashing all around
Lets put on our gumboots
our raincoat and our hat
And jump in all the puddles
With a SPLASH, SPLASH, SPLASH!
Dingle Dangle Scarecow
When all the cows are sleeping
And the sun has gone to bed...
UP jumps the scarecrow
And this is what he says...
"I'm a Dingle Dangle Scarecow
With a flippy, floppy hat
I can shake my hands like this
And shake my feet like that!"
Rainbow Song
Red and Yellow
And Pink and Green
Purple and Orange and Blue
I can sing a rainbow
Sing a rainbow
Sing a rainbow too.
Hammer, Hammer, Hammer
Hammer, Hammer, Hammer (bang fists together)
Shake, shake, shake (shake hands)
Clap, clap, clap (clap hands)
And roll.... (roll hands)
Registered User
LMAO at the blurring of Hickory D1ckory Dock!
Mr Frog
Mr Frog jumped out of his pond one day
and found himself in the rain
Says he "i'll get wet and i might catch a cold -
Ahh, ahhh, ahhh chooo!!!"
So he jumped in the pond again - ribbit!
Five in the Bed
There were 5 in the bed
and the little on said -
"roll over, roll over"
So they all rolled over and 1 fell out...bang!
Then there were...4 in the bed
and the little one said..... continue til last one
Oh Ryn - i know...hadn't realised til i posted...PMSL
Gee the Five Little Ducks song brings back memories, i sang that to DD when she was going under anaesthetic. I dont sing it anymore...
One song i did sing that calmed her straight away was the Rabbit Song. Do you remember the ad for wine. Theres no hand actions but the song goes;
'On the farm,
every friday,
on the farm, its rabbit pie day,
so every friday that ever comes along,
i get up early and sing this little song,
run rabbit, run rabbit, run run run,
dont give the farmer his fun fun fun,
he'll get by, without his rabbit pie if you run rabbit run rabbit run run run.
Lol.
DS will only settle to this Hi-5 song:
Spidy spidy spider,
weave your web wider,
criss cross up and all around,
web weaving spidy, spider.
Not really nursery rhymes but they settle my kids
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Oh Kerrie that rabbit song creeps me out after seeing that freaky guy in the ad PMSL
Glad it worked for you though!
Oh speaking of rabbit songs that reminded me :
In a Cottage
In a cottage
In the woods
A little man
By the window stood
Saw a rabbit hopping by
Knocking at the door
"Help me, help me,
Help me" it said
(Before the hunter shoots me dead) - i change to -"Before the hunter catches me" - lol - i know it doesn't rhyme but it's better than the original
"Come little rabbit
Stay with me
Happy we shall be"
LMAO !, never payed that much attention to the ad. Just noticed DD would stop what she was doing to watch it. Apparently mum used to sing it to us kids when we were little to. Thats freaky.
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Here are some more -
Hush Little Baby
Hush little baby, don't say a word
Mama's going to buy you a mocking bird
And if that mocking bird wont sing
Mama's going to buy you a diamond ring
And if that diamond ring turns brass
Mama's going to buy you a looking glass
And if that looking glass gets broke
Mama's going to buy you a billy goat
And if that billy goat runs away
Mama's going to buy you another one today...
(repeat ad nauseam)
Little Animal Song
See the little rabbit sleeping 'til it's nearly noon
Come and let us wake him/her gently with a happy tune
Look, how still
Is he/she ill?
Wake up now
Hop little rabbit, hop,hop,hop,hop
Hop little rabbit, hop, hop, hop
this song can be sung until you exhaust supplies of animals and movements!!
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Grand Old Duke of York
(lift baby up high on UP words and down low on DOWN)
Oh the Grand Old Duke of York,
He had ten thousand men,
He marched them up to the top of the hill
And he marched them down again.
And when they were up they were up,
And when they were down they were down,
And when they were only half way up
They were neither up nor down.
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Lately Logan seems to love it when I sing this to him.. it sends him straight to sleep. Funnily enough my mother told me I used to also like this lullaby when I was a baby
All the pretty little horses
Hush-a-bye, don't you cry,
Go to sleepy little baby.
When you wake, you shall have
All the pretty little horses.
Blacks and bays, dapples and greys,
Coach and six little horses.
Hush-a-bye, don't you cry,
Go to sleepy little baby.
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DD would love any rhyme at all, especially if it had actions, like I'm a little teapot. She was into Hi-5 and learning all the moves which I would have to do with her as well.
Here is one of my personal favourites. If DD is cranky with me, I sing this and she says "I know you trying to make me happy and smile" Only takes a minute or two and she starts singing it with me. Problem is, I can't stop thinking of the song for the rest of they day LOL!!
I just copied this from the abc kids website, I think the words were a little bit different when DD was little?
If all the world were paper
If all the world were paper,
What a strange world it would be
With paper clouds and paper sun and paper bird in paper tree
Hey hey hey!
You'd stand and stare if there was nothing but paper everywhere
Hey hey hey!
What would you do if everything was paper and so were you.
How would the paper houses stand
When the wind begins to blow?
How would you drive a paper car
and how would paper flowers grow?
Hey hey hey!
You'd stand and stare if there was nothing but paper everywhere
Hey hey hey!
What would you do if everything was paper and so were you.
Nic
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