Parenting Toddlers

Songs, Rhymes & Finger Plays

Songs & Rhymes

All around the Mulberry bush, the monkey chased the weasel,
The monkey thought it was all in fun-
POP! Goes the weasel!

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.

Row, row, row your boat,
Gently down the stream
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily
Life is but a dream.

The wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round, round and round.
The wheels on the bus go round and round, all through the town.
The driver on the bus says, "Move on back! ...
The people on the bus go up and down...
The wipers on the bus go swish swish swish...
The babies on the bus go "Wa, wa, wa!"...
The mommy's on the bus go "Shh, shh, shh"...

If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands (clap! clap!)
If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands (clap! clap!)
If you're happy and you know it Then your face will surely show it,
If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands! (clap! clap!)
If you're happy and you know it, stomp your feet!(stomp! stomp!)

The eensy weensy spider went up the water spout.
Down came the rain and washed the spider out.
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain,
and the eensy weensy spider crawled up the spout again.

I had a little turtle is name was tiny tim.
I put him in the bathtub to see if he could swim.
He drank up all the water.
He ate up all the soap.
Now he's home with bubbles in his throat.

(circling baby's head with a finger) There's a little round house,
(rubbing her hair) With a golden roof,
(gently touching her eyes) With two windows looking out,
(touch her nose) There's a latch to loose,
(touch her mouth) And a little round door, for going in and out.
(circling her head again) Baby's head is the little round house,
(touching her hair) Her hair is the golden roof,
(the eyes again) Her eyes are the upstairs windows
(her little nose again) And her nose is the latch to loose.
And what do you suppose is the little red door?
(touch that little mouth) "Why baby's mouth of course!

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Daddy bought a motor car.
Push the button.
Pull the choke.
Off we go in a cloud of smoke.
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.
Daddy bought a motor car.

I'm going to: Shake, Shake, Shake My Wiggles Out
Shake, Shake, Shake My Wiggles Out
Shake, Shake, Shake My Wiggles Out
Going to Wiggle My Waggles Away.
Stretch my Body Out...
Clap my Crazies Out...
Yawn my Sleepies Out...
Shake My Wiggles Out