Winter Session Songs and Rhymes

Here are the song, rhymes, and bounces we did for the Winter session of Baby Storytime (December 2014-February 2014)  We do six to eight each week. 

Hello Song

Tune: Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush

This is the way we clap hello, clap hello, clap hello

This is the way we clap hello - hello, hello, hello!

This is the way we tap hello...

This is the way we jump hello...

Good Morning To You

(Tune: Happy Birthday to You)

Good Morning to you,

Good morning to you,

Good Morning dear friends...

It’s Nice to See YOU!

'Round and 'Round the Garden

'Round and 'round the garden,

Goes the little mouse.

(draw circles on baby's back or tummy)

Up, up, up he creeps

(walk your fingers up baby's arm)

Up into his house.

(tickle under baby's arm)

'Round and 'round the garden,

Goes the teddy bear.

(draw circles on baby's back or tummy)

One step, two steps,

(walk your fingers up baby's arm)

Tickle you under there!

(tickle under baby's arm or chin)

This is the Way the Ladies Ride

(Parent legs out straight, baby facing them sitting on thighs)

This is the way the lady rides, the lady rides, the lady rides (gentle, slow bounces)

This is the way the lady rides so early in the morning.

This is the way the gentleman rides, the gentleman rides, the gentleman rides (faster bounces)

This is the way the gentleman rides so early in the morning.

This is the way the farmer rides, the farmer rides, the farmer rides (legs of parent alternate to make “bumpy bounce”)

This is the way the farmer rides so early in the morning. Boop! (open legs and let baby “fall”)

These Little Fingers

(tune:"The Wheels on the Bus")

These little fingers go wiggle, wiggle, wiggle,

wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle,

These little fingers go wiggle, wiggle, wiggle,

And now they're on my...head!

Clap…wave…

These little feet go tap, tap, tap

Mix and Stir

Mix and stir and pat in the pan (take baby’s hands and make stirring motion, then pat baby’s tummy)

I’m going to make a gingerbread man (trace outline of baby’s shape on head and shoulder with index finger)

With a nose so neat (touch baby’s nose)

And a smile so sweet (trace a smile on baby’s mouth)

And gingerbread shoes on his gingerbread feet. (pat baby’s feet)

From What’ll I do with the Baby-o?; by Jane Cobb

Two Little Hands

Two little hands go clap, clap, clap.

Two little hands lay in my lap.

Two little feet go bump, bump, bump.

Two little feet give one big jump!

Two little hands reach oh, so high.

Two little hands wave bye, bye, bye!

Humpty Dumpty

(Sit on floor with knees extended in front while bouncing baby)

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall

Humpty Dumpty had a great fall (gently straighten legs)

All the king’s horses and all the king’s men  (gentle bounces)

Couldn't put Humpty together again.

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.

The Snowman

Roll him and roll him until he is big

Roll him until he is fast as a pig.

He has two eyes and a hat on his head.

He’ll stand there all night

While we go to bed.

Mother, Father and Uncle John

Mother, Father, and Uncle John Went to market one by one

Mother fell off (lean baby to one side)

Father fell off (lean baby to other side)

But Uncle John went on and on and on… (bounce faster and faster)

Alabama, Mississippi!  (From Jim Gill Sings The Sneezing Song and other Contagious Tunes CD)

(Parachute Play)

Alabama, Mississippi  (move parachute slowly)

Alabama, New Orleans

Alabama, Mississippi

Shake it on down to New Orleans! (move parachute fast)

Shake, shake, shake, shake it baby!
Shake, shake, shake, shake it baby!

Shake it on down to New Orleans!