Baby Tots Story Time
Songs and Fingerplays
What kind of day is it today (rainy, sunny, windy, etc.)?
Everybody clap your hands, clap your hands, clap your hands.
Everybody clap your hands on a ______ day.
Wiggle your fingers…
Stretch your arms…
Touch your toes…
Sit right down…
This is big big big
Motions
This is big big big
This is small small small
This is short short short
This is tall tall tall
This fast fast fast
This is slow slow slow
This is yes yes yes
This is no no no
Hold hands apart
Hold hands close together
Hold hands horizontally close together
Hold hands horizontally far apart
Roll hands quickly
Roll hands slowly
Nod head
Shake head
1, 2 Buckle my shoe
1, 2 Buckle my shoe
3, 4 Shut the door
5, 6, Pick up sticks
7, 8 Lay them straight
9, 10 A big fat hen
Fasten a buckle on shoe
Slam a door
Pick sticks up into arms
Hands parallel in straight rows
Make hen noise
On my toe there is a flea
On my toe there is a flea
Now he’s climbing on my knee,
Past my tummy, past my nose,
On my head where my hair grows.
On my head there is a flea,
Now he’s climbing down on me,
Past my tummy, past my knee,
On my toe-- BUG OFF, YOU FLEA!
Finger on toe
Climb fingers up to knee
Climb fingers up to tummy and nose
Tap top of head
Climb fingers down to nose and tummy
Climb fingers down to knee
Flick flea away!
Head shoulders knees and toes
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes
I’ve got two eyes, two ears, a mouth and a nose
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes.
Touch each body part as it is sung
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Touch Game
Touch your nose
Touch your chin
This is how the game begins
Touch your eyes
Touch your knees
Now pretend you’re going to sneeze
Touch your hair
Touch your ear
Touch your two red lips right here
Touch your elbows where they bend
This is how the touch game ends.
Touch body parts as they are named
Say achoo! and sneeze on arm
Blow raspberry
Touch elbows one at a time
The Wheels on the Bus
The wheels on the bus go around and around
Around and around, around and around,
Make hands go around in a circle
The wheels on the bus go around and around
All through the town
The wipers on the bus go swish swish swish
Make hands go back and forth in wiping motion
The horn on the bus goes beep beep beep
Make a fist and beep horn with other hand
The doors on the bus go open and shut,
Hold hands parallel and open/shut
The babies on the bus go wah wah wah
Rub knuckles in eyes
The grownups on the bus go I love you
Hold baby and rock
Here are Grandma’s glasses
Here are Grandma’s glasses
And here is Grandma’s hat
And here’s the way she folds her hands
And puts them in her lap.
Here are Grandpa’s glasses
And here is Grandpa’s hat
And here’s the way he folds his arms
And sits like that.
Make circle w/thumb and forefinger for glasses
Put hands flat on head
Fold hands in lap
Make circle w/thumb and forefinger for glasses
Put hands flat on head
Fold arms across chest
This old man
This old man, he played one
He played knick knack on my thumb
Chorus:
With a knick knack paddy whack
Give the dog a bone
This old man came rolling home.
… two, shoe
…three, knee
…four, door
…five, hive
Show one finger
Point to thumb
Slap thighs twice, clap hands twice
Give dog bone
Roll hands
Two fingers, point to shoe
Three fingers, point to knee
Four fingers, point to door or pretend to open one
Five fingers, make a hive with fist
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Here’s a ball for baby
Here’s a ball for baby,
Big and soft and round
Here is baby’s hammer
See how she can pound
Here is baby’s music
Clapping to and fro
Here are baby’s soldiers
Standing in a row
Here is baby’s trombone
Toot, toot, toot, toot, toot
Here is how the baby plays at peek-a-boo!
Here is her umbrella to keep the baby dry
Here is baby’s cradle to rock a baby bye
Make a ball with hands
Hold hammer and pound
Clap hands
Hands up showing all ten fingers
Hold hands in front of mouth like a trombone
Hands over eye—Peek-a-boo!
One hand flat over the other vertical
Rock baby in arms
Wind, wind, wind your bobbin
Wind, wind, wind your bobbin
Wind, wind, wind your bobbin
Pull, pull, tap tap tap
Wind, wind, wind your bobbin
Wind, wind, wind your bobbin
Pull, pull, tap tap tap
Point to the window/Point to the door
Point to the ceiling/Point to the floor
Clap your hands together/1, 2, 3
Rub your hands together/And slap your knee
Wind, wind, wind your bobbin
Wind, wind, wind your bobbin
Pull, pull, tap tap tap
Roll hands over and over
Pull hands apart and hammer a nail
Follow directions
Three Little Apples
Three Little Apples hanging from a tree
Three little apples smiling at me.
I shook that tree as hard as I could,
Down came an apple
Mmm, was it good. (Repeat for two, then one)
Here is a bunny
Here is a bunny
With ears so funny
And here is a hole in the ground
With a noise she hears
She pricks up her ears
And she jumps to that hole in the ground
Make bunny with first two fingers
Make a loose fist with other hand
Cock head
Make bunny’s ears twitch
Jump bunny’s ears into hole in fist
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Old MacDonald
Old MacDonald had a farm
Ee-i-ee-i-oh
And on that farm he had some horses
Ee-i-ee-i-oh
With a neigh-neigh here and a neigh-neigh there
Here a neigh, there a neigh, everywhere a neigh, neigh
Old MacDonald had a farm
Ee-i-ee-i-oh
…Cows, moo-moo
…Chickens, cluck-cluck
…sheep, baa-baa
…duck, quack-quack
Here is the beehive
Here is the beehive
Where are the bees?
Hiding away where nobody sees
Watch them come creeping
Out of their hive
1 and 2 and 3-4-5
Make a fist
Look all around hive
One by one show fingers
Buzzzzz!!
Skinnamarink
Skinnamarink a dink a dink
Skinnamarink a doo
I love you
Skinnamarink a dink a dink
Skinnamarink a doo
I love you
I love you in the morning and in the afternoon
I love you in the evening and underneath the moon
Oh, Skinnamarink a dink a dink
Skinnamarink a doo
I love you
(Repeat)
Second ending: Two, ooh-boopy-doop, chaa!
Alternate touching elbows with finger
Point to self, cross arms over heart and point to baby
Sway side-to-side
Make round moon over head
Hold up two fingers, do a cha-cha and slide palms across
each other
Jack in the box
Jack in the box
Have child get down on hands and knees (or cover
baby’s eyes if too young)
Still as a mouse,
Deep down inside
Your dark little house.
Jack in the box,
Lying so still.
Won’t you come out?
Yes, I will! Jump, jump, jump!
Wait, wait, wait
Jump up and down (bounce baby)
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Two Little Blackbirds
Two little blackbirds
Sitting on a hill
One named Jack and one named Jill
Fly away Jack
Fly away Jill
Come back Jack
Come back Jill
Put both index fingers in the air
Wiggle one for Jack and the other for Jill
Move first finger behind back
Move second finger behind back
Move first finger to front
Move second finger to front
Ten Fluffy Chicks
Five eggs and five eggs
That makes ten
Sitting on top
Is the mother hen
Crackle, crackle, crackle
What do you see?
Ten little yellow chicks
As fluffy as can be
Show first fingers on one hand and then the other
Show all ten fingers
Cup one hand to make nest
Make a fist with thumb up and hold over nest
Clap
Point to eyes
Hold up ten fingers and dance them around
Open Them Shut Them
Open them, shut them, open them, shut them.
Give a little clap-clap-clap
Open them, shut them, open them, shut them.
Put them in your lap-lap-lap
Creep them, crawl them, creep them, crawl them.
Right up to your chin-chin-chin
Open up your little mouth
But do not let them in-in-in
Creep them, crawl them, creep them, crawl them
Right down to your toes-toes-toes
Creep them, crawl them, creep them, crawl them
Right up to your nose-nose-nose
Open hands and close them
Clap 1-2-3
Put hands in lap
Creep up from lap to chin
Open mouth
Shake head
Creep hands down to toes
Creep hands up to nose
Little Bird
I saw a little bird go hop, hop hop
Bounce/hop/clap 3x
I told the little bird to stop, stop, stop
Hold out hand to stop
I went to the window to say “How do you do”
Handshake
He wagged his little tail and away he flew
Wag bottom, flap arms and fly away
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
Twinkle, twinkle little star,
Open and shut hands above head
How I wonder what you are.
Point to head and shake it
Up above the world so high,
Wave hands above head
Like a diamond in the sky,
Make diamond shape overhead with fingers
Twinkle, twinkle little star,
Open and shut hands above head
How I wonder what you are.
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The Noble Duke of York
The noble Duke of York
He had ten thousand men
Hold up fingers on both hands
He marched them up to the top of the hill
March fingers up high
And he marched them down again
March fingers down low
And when they were up, they were up
Hold hands high
And when they were down, they were down
Hold hands low
And when they were only halfway up
Hold hands halfway up
They were neither up nor down
Quickly jump hands up high and down low
Oh, Mister Sun, Sun, Mister Golden Sun
Oh, Mister Sun, Sun, Mister Golden Sun.
Hold hands over head in a circle
Won't you please shine down on me?
Wave hands down toward face
Oh, Mister Sun, Sun, Mister Golden Sun.
Hold hands over head in a circle
Hiding behind a tree
Hold hands in front of face like tree trunk
These small children are asking you
Indicate children
To please come out so we can play with you.
Motion “come out” with hands
Oh, Mister Sun, Sun, Mister Golden Sun.
Hold hands over head in a circle
Please shine down on me.
Wave hands down toward face
Oh, Mister Moon, Moon, Bright and silvery moon.
Hold hands over head in a circle
Please shine down on me.
Wave hands down toward face
Oh, Mister Moon, Moon, Bright and silvery moon.
Hold hands over head in a circle
Come from behind the tree.
Hold hands in front of face like tree trunk
I like to ramble, I like to roam,
Move arms like walking briskly
But I like to find myself at home.
Press fingertips together to form roof shape
When Mr. Moon, Moon, bright and silvery moon
Hold hands over head in a circle
Comes shining down on, comes shining down on,
Wave hands down toward face
comes shining down on me!
Bessie, Bessie, I'm a little messy
Bessie, Bessie, I'm a little messy.
I've been painting my wagon green.
I couldn't find a brush,
So I used my hands.
I'm the messiest mess you've ever seen.
Point to self.
Pretend to use a paintbrush
Hold hands out and look around
Show hands
Point to self (Repeat with additional colors.)
Popcorn
Pop, pop, pop
Bounce baby three times
Put the corn in the pot
Lift baby and put back on knees
Pop, pop, pop
Bounce baby three times
Shake it till it’s hot
Jiggle baby
Sizzle, Sizzle, Sizzle, Sizzle, Sizzle, Sizzle, Sizzle, Sizzle,
Bounce baby on each sizzle
POP!
Lift baby into air
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I have ten little fingers
I have ten little fingers
Hold up fingers and point to self
And they all belong to me
I can make them do things
Would you like to see?
I can shut them up tight
Hold fists in front of body
I can open them wide
Spread hands out in front
I can hold them in front
Place in front of body
Or make them all hide
Hide under arms
I can hold them up high
Hold over head
I can put them down low
Hold down below knees
I can hide them in back
Hide behind back
Or fold them just so
Fold in lap
Come and ride our train
Choo choo choo choo
Make locomotive motion with arms
Choo choo choo choo
Come and ride our train, toot!
Pretend to pull a train whistle on toot
Choo choo choo choo
Make locomotive motion with arms, etc.
Choo choo choo choo
Travel on our train, toot!
Choo choo choo choo
Choo choo choo choo
Far away we'll ride, toot!
Choo choo choo choo
Choo choo choo choo
Across the countryside, tooooot!
We’ll row the boat
We’ll row the boat and row the boat and row the boat some more;
We’ll row the boat and row the boat until we reach the shore.
We’ll drive the car and drive the car and drive the car around;
We’ll drive the car and drive the car until we reach the town.
We’ll ride our ponies and ride our ponies and ride our ponies away;
We’ll ride our ponies and ride our ponies all day.
Make rowing motions with arms
Hold hands as if driving and turn wheel
Bounce baby up and down on leg
Hurry hurry drive the fire truck
Hurry hurry drive the fire truck
Pretend to drive truck
Hurry hurry drive the fire truck
Hurry hurry drive the fire truck
Ding ding ding ding
Pull arm down on each ding
Hurry hurry turn the corner
Drive around a corner
Hurry hurry find the fire
Put hand above eyes and look around
Hurry hurry climb the ladder
Climb a ladder
Hurry hurry squirt the water
Hold hose and spray around
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Slippery fish
Slippery fish, slippery fish, sliding through the water,
One hand back and forth
Slippery fish, slippery fish, Glub, Glub, Glub!
Oh, no! It's been eaten by
Hands on cheeks in distress
Octopus, octopus, squiggling in the water
Wiggle fingers and move hands around
Octopus, octopus, Glub, Glub, Glub!
Oh, no! It's been eaten by
Tuna fish, tuna fish, flashing in the water,
Hands together and move back/forth
Tuna fish, tuna fish, Glub, Glub, Glub!
Oh, no! It's been eaten by
Great white shark, great white shark, lurking in the water,
Hold hands far apart and clap together
Great white shark, great white shark, Glub, Glub, Glub!
Oh, no! It's been eaten by
Humongous whale, humongous whale, spouting in the water,
Hold hands apart and make big motion
Humongous whale, humongous whale,
Glub! ? Glub! ? Glub! ? BURP!
Hickory Dickory Dock
Tick tock, tick tock
Hickory Dickory Dock
The mouse ran up the clock.
The clock struck one
The mouse ran down
Hickory Dickory Dock
Tick tock, tick tock
Hickory Dickory Dock
The mouse ran up the clock.
The clock struck two
The mouse said Boo!
Hickory Dickory Dock
Tick tock, tick tock
Hickory Dickory Dock
The mouse ran up the clock.
The clock struck three
The mouse said Whee!
Hickory Dickory Dock
Make clock hand motions
Make mouse running up with hands
Clap once
Make mouse running down with hands
Make clock hand motions
Repeat clock hand motions
Clap twice
Say Boo! loudly
Clap hands three times
Say whee! loudly
Pop goes the weasel
Round and around the cobblers bench
The monkey chased the weasel.
The monkey thought 'twas all in fun
Pop goes the weasel!
A penny for a spool of thread,
A penny for a needle
That's the way the money goes
Pop goes the weasel!
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Pitter Patter
Pitter patter, pitter pat
Hear the raindrops fall
Falling one by one
How many raindrops make a storm?
One little raindrop?
No, no,no
Two little raindrops?
No, no, no
Three little raindrops?
No, no, no
Four little raindrops?
No, no, no
Five little raindrops?
No, no, no
Millions of raindrops make a storm
Billions of raindrops make a storm
Pitter patter, pitter pat
Hear the raindrops fall
Falling one by one
Tap hands lightly on thighs
Hold up one finger
Shake head
Hold up two fingers
Shake head
Hold up three fingers
Shake head
Hold up four fingers
Shake head
Hold up five fingers
Shake head
Make rain falling down motion
Tap hands lightly on thighs
Five Little Babies
One little baby
Rocking in a tree.
Two little babies
Splashing in the sea.
Three little babies
Crawling on the floor.
Four little babies
Banging on the door.
Five little babies
Playing hide and seek.
Keep your eyes closed tight, now,
Until I say… Peek!
Hold up five fingers, touch thumb
Rocking motion with arms
Hold up five fingers, touch thumb and forefinger
Make splashing motion
Make crawling motion
Make pounding motion
Cover eyes until the word peek
Remove hands from face
Little Red Wagon
Bumpin’ up and down in my little red wagon
Bumpin’ up and down in my little red wagon
Bumpin’ up and down in my little red wagon
Won’t you be my darling?
One wheel’s off and the axle’s broken
One wheel’s off and the axle’s broken
One wheel’s off and the axle’s broken
Won’t you be my darling?
Guess I’m gonna fix it with my hammer
Guess I’m gonna fix it with my hammer
Guess I’m gonna fix it with my hammer
Won’t you be my darling?
Bob up and down
Make falling off motion and slump to side
Make hammer motion
(Screwdriver, saw, wrench, etc.)
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What does the clock say?
What does the clock say?
Tick tock, tick tock
What does the clock say?
Tick tock, tick tock
What does the clock say?
Tick tock, tick tock
Clock says tick tock all day long.
What does the horn say?
Toot toot, toot toot (Repeat twice)
Horn says toot toot all day long.
What does the bell say? (Repeat twice)
Ding dong, ding dong
Bell says ding dong all day long.
What does the drum say?
Bang bang, bang bang (Repeat twice)
Drum says bang bang all day long.
What does the water say?
Splish splash, splish splash (Repeat twice)
Water says splish splash all day long.
Clap hands
Make hands into a horn
Make bell ringing motion
Hit drum with drumsticks
Make splashing motion
Teddy Bear Turn Around
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear turn around
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear touch the ground
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear go upstairs
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear say your prayers
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear turn out the light
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear say good night.
Make circling motion
Touch ground
Make fingers climb stairs
Put hands in prayer position
Turn a light switch off
Put hands together to go to sleep
One Potato, Two Potato
One potato, two potato, three potato, four
Five potato, six potato, seven potato, more.
Place fists on each other over again
Baby Hands
Baby hands are up and baby hands are down
Baby hands are dancing all around the town
Dance them on your shoulders, dance them on your head
Dance them on your knees and tuck the into bed
Fee Fi Fo Fum
Fee Fi Fo Fum, see my fingers, see my thumbs
Fee Fi Fo Fum, goodbye fingers, goodbye thumbs
Put hands up in air then down
Bounce hands around
Bounce on shoulders, then head
Bounce on knees, then put in armpits
Hold hands clenched, then show fingers/thumbs
Fold down fingers, then fold down thumbs
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