Down Down Baby
Down Down Baby is a popular rhyme and has been in use since the middle of the twentieth century. It is also known as Roller Coaster and is designed to get people up and moving …
Gesture play
Round and Round the Garden
Round and Round the Garden is a nursery rhyme that’s popular with children but is also often sung to babies. Similarly to This Little Piggy, Round and Round the Garden is a rhyme that has …
Two Little Dickie Birds
Two Little Dickie Birds is a traditional English rhyme that was sometimes known as Two Little Blackbirds. The rhyme can be traced back to 1765 in London when it was printed in Mother Goose’s Melody, …
Where is Thumbkin
Where is Thumbkin? is a delightful nursery rhyme that’s perfect for babies and younger children. It’s a classic example of finger play that entertains while teaching children about the different fingers on their hands. Wiggling …
Miss Polly Had a Dolly
Miss Polly Had a Dolly is a ditty about a little girl who had a poor doll and calls the doctor to give her toy some medical attention, who announces his arrival at the house …
This Little Piggy
This Little Piggy is a famous nursery rhyme that’s used with children of all ages, including young babies. Although it’s a counting song, This Little Piggy is a fun tickling game that’s usually counted out …
Five Little Ducks
Five Little Ducks is a popular counting rhyme that has been around for many years. No one knows the original author or the creation date but it has been reproduced many times and translated into …
Head Shoulders Knees and Toes
This classic children’s rhyme has been around since the 1960s, although the original author is not fully known. The melody is the same as the 19th-century “There is a Tavern in the Town” which was …
The Ants Go Marching
The Ants Go Marching is a light-hearted nursery rhyme that describes the ants’ actions as they march to get out of the rain. Like many other children’s songs such as Ten in the Bed, The …
A Ram Sam Sam
A Ram Sam Sam is an early 20th-century Moroccan children’s song that was originally written in Arabic before spreading to other parts of the world. Most of the lyrics are nonsense and don’t make any …