Thursday, March 19, 2015

Spring Session Songs and Rhymes

Here are some of the songs, rhymes, and bounces we will be doing at baby storytime over the next few months (roughly March 2015-May 2015)

We Say Hello!
(tune: Farmer in the Dell)
We say hello to ______________
We say hello to ______________
We say hello to ______________
We're glad you're here today!

Little Bear
Little Bear in the tree
Sitting oh so still
Won't you come out?
Yes, he will!
He looks to the left
He looks to the right
He looks straight ahead
Then he pops out of sight!

I Have a Little Duck 
(tune: Wheels on the Bus)
One little duck that says quack, quack, quack
Quack, quack, quack
Quack, quack, quack
One little duck that says quack, quack, quack
All day long!
Continue with other animals

Grasshopper
There was a little grasshopper,
Always on the jump.
Because he never looked ahead,
He always went bump! (gently drop baby between legs)
From The Book of Bounces; compiled by John M. Feierabend

Baby Hokey Pokey

You put your arms up,
You put your arms down
You put your arms up,
And you wave them all around
You tickle, tickle, tickle
And you wiggle, wiggle, wiggle
That’s what it’s all about, clap, clap
Continue with different body parts

The More We Get Together
The more we get together, together, together
(lean forwards and back)
The more we get together the happier we’ll be.
We’ll go this way and that way, and this way and that way  (lean side to side)
The more we get together the happier we’ll be.  
(lean forwards and back)

Come Along and Sing With Me
(tune: Mary Had a Little Lamb)
Come along and clap with me,
Clap with me, clap with me.
Come along and clap with me
On a (windy, sunny, rainy, etc.) Friday!
Additional verses:  Tap, sway, jump

Rub-a-Dub-Dub
Rub-a-dub-dub, one child in a tub,
(rub knuckles gently up and down child's chest)
Tell me what you see.
One foot with toes, (point to parts of child's body)
A hand, a nose,
As clean as they can be! (rub hands together)

Rub -a-dub-dub, one child in a tub,
(rub knuckles gently up and down child's chest)
Tell me what you see.
Two ears, a cheek, (point to parts of child's body)
So clean they squeak, (gently rub child's cheeks)
A chin, a tummy, a knee. (point to parts of child's body)

Rub -a-dub-dub, one child in a tub,
(rub knuckles gently up and down child's chest)
Tell me what you see.
Legs and arms, (point to parts of child's body)
So clean and warm.
Do they have a hug for me?

Tick Tock
Tick tock tick tock,
I’m a little cuckoo clock.
Tick tock tick tock
Now I’m striking 1 o’clock!
CUCKOO!
Reapeat with 2 o’clock & 3 o’clock

Cheek, Chin
Cheek, chin, cheek chin, cheek chin
Nose!
Cheek, chin, cheek chin, cheek chin
Toes!
Cheek, chin, cheek chin, cheek chin
Up baby goes!

Our Hands Say Goodbye
Our hands say goodbye with a clap, clap, clap,
Our feet say goodbye with a tap, tap, tap.
Clap, clap, clap!  Tap, tap, tap!
We roll our hands around and say...
"Let's do it again!" *

* Second time through, replace with "Goodbye!"

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