Mother Goose Rhyme Time is a special
program for children 12-24 months and
a caregiver held on Tuesday mornings at
10:15 a.m. at Blue Valley Neighborhood
Library. This is time to introduce children
to the joys of language and literature
through rhymes, fingerplays and musical
activities. Young children will enjoy the
repetition and physical activity involved.
Mother Goose Rhyme Time lasts
approximately 20 minutes after which
there is an opportunity for you and your
child to share a special playtime with toys
selected specifically for this group. Please
try to be on time. Encourage your child to
participate with you, but do not be upset
if he/she chooses to watch, especially at
first. If your child becomes disruptive, feel
free to step outside the meeting room and
then return when he/she is ready. Siblings
are welcome and may bring a doll or
stuffed animal, if they wish.
We look forward to seeing you
each week!
Mother
Goose
Rhyme
Time
Rhymes, fingerplays
and lap games for
you and your
young child
Dorian Assenmacher, Youth Information Specialist
Blue Valley Neighborhood Library
9000 W. 151st St.
Overland Park, KS 66221
(913) 826-4600
www.jocolibrary.org
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Fly baby, fly baby,
Fly, fly, fly.
Cry baby, cry baby,
Cry, cry, cry.
Roll baby, roll baby
Roll, roll, roll.
Crawl baby, crawl baby
Crawl, crawl, crawl.
Dive baby, dive baby,
Dive, dive, dive.
Swim baby, swim baby
Swim, swim, swim.
Hop baby, hop baby
Hop, hop, hop
Stop baby, stop baby
STOP, STOP, STOP!
BOING! BOING! SQUEAK!
Boing! Boing! Squeak!
Boing! Boing! Squeak!
A bouncing mouse is in my house,
It’s been here for a week.
It bounced from out of nowhere,
Then quickly settled in
I’m grateful that it came alone
(I’ve heard it has a twin.)
It bounces in the kitchen,
It bounces in the den.
It bounces through the living room –
Look! There it goes again.
BUNNY HOP, BUNNY HOP, HOP, HOP, HOP!
BUNNY HOP, BUNNY HOP, HOP, HOP, HOP!
BUNNY HOP, BUNNY HOP, HOP, HOP, STOP!
Wiggle your ears, wiggle your nose,
wiggle your paws, wiggle your cottontail
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Baby Bunny
Baby bunny bounces high (jump high)
Baby bunny bounces low (jump low)
Baby bunny blinks his eyes (blink eyes)
Baby bunny waves good-bye. (wave good-bye)
Reach for the ceiling
Touch the floor
Stand up again
Let’s do some more.
Touch your head
Then your knees
Up to shoulders
If you please.
Reach for the ceiling
Touch the floor
That’s all now
There isn’t any more.
Tired Bunnies
“Come my bunnies, it’s time for bed.”
That’s what Mother Bunny said.
“But first I’ll count you just to see,
If you have all come back to me.
Bunny 1, Bunny 2, Bunny 3, oh dear,
Bunny 4, Bunny 5, yes, you’re all here.
You’re the sweetest things alive.
My bunnies 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.”
(Use rhyme to count baby’s fingers and toes.)
Funny Bunny Hop
Funny little bunny goes hop hop hop.
Funny little bunny, Please stop, stop, stop!
Wiggle your ears and crinkle your nose.
Then wiggle, wiggle, wiggle
LITTLE FLEA
right down to your toes.
Creeping, creeping little flea
Up my leg and past my knee
To my tummy up he goes
Past my chin and to my nose
Now he’s creeping down my chin
To my tummy once again
Down my leg and past my knee
To my toe that little flea.
GOTCHA!
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My hands upon my head I’ll place,
On my shoulders, on my face,
On my hips and at my sides,
Then I’ll lift them up so high,
Make my fingers swiftly fly,
We can jump, jump, jump
Hold them out in front of me,
We can hop, hop, hop
And clap them so –
We can clap, clap, clap
one, two, three.
We can stop, stop, stop.
These are baby’s fingers
These are baby’s toes.
This is baby’s tummy button
‘Round and round it goes.
We can nod our heads for yes,
We can shake our heads for no.
We can bend our knees a little bit
And sit down really slow.
TICKLE YOU HERE
Hug you here, hug you there,
Hug you, hug you everywhere.
(hug child)
Tickle you here tickle you there
Tickle you, tickle you everywhere.
(tickle child)
Bounce you here, bounce you there
Bounce you, bounce you everywhere.
(bounce on lap)
These are baby’s eyes
This is baby’s nose
This is baby’s tummy button
Right where Mommy blows.
Right hand     Left hand
Roll them around.
Left hand    Right hand
Pound, pound, pound.
Down in the box there is a little man
(crouch down)
Who waits and waits as quiet as he can.
Until he opens the lid of the box
Aaaaaaaand…………………
UP HE POPS! (jump up)
Here are my ears
Here is my nose.
Here are my fingers
Here are my toes.
Here are my eyes
Both open wide.
Here is my mouth
With teeth inside.
Here is my tongue
That helps me speak.
Here are my knees
And here are my cheeks.
My head, my tummy, my knees, my toes
My head, my tummy, my knees, my toes
My head, my tummy, my knees, my toes
Let’s all turn around together!
This is my right hand, I’ll raise it up high
This is my left hand; I’ll touch the sky.
HERE ARE MY EARS
Here are my hands
That help me play.
Here are my feet
For walking today.
THREE LITTLE MONKEYS
Three little monkeys
Jumping on the bed.
One fell off and bumped his head.
Mama called the doctor
The doctor said,
“No more monkeys jumping on the bed!”
(Repeat with 2 and 1 monkeys.)
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Five bears in the bed (five fingers)
And the little one said,
“Roll over. Roll over.” (roll hands)
So they all rolled over and one fell out!
(four fingers)
(Continue until only one bear left)
There were no bears in the bed
 (hold up fist)
And the little one said,
“Good night!” (close eyes)
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear
turn around.
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear
touch the ground.
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear
show your shoe
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear
that will do.
Round the world, round the world
Catch a big bear.
Where are we going to catch him?
Right in THERE!
Getting a hug in my little red wagon,
Getting a hug in my little red wagon
Getting a hug in my little red wagon
Won’t you be my darling?
Clapping our hands . . .
TEDDY BEAR, TEDDY BEAR
TURN AROUND
Round and round the garden
Goes the Teddy Bear.
One step, two step
Tickle ‘em under there.
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?
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear
go upstairs;
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear
say your prayers.
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear
switch off the light;
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear
say “GOOD-NIGHT”!
Giving a kiss . . .
Here’s a ball for baby
Big and soft and round.
Here is baby’s hammer
See how he can pound.
Here is baby’s music
Clapping, clapping so.
Here are baby’s soldiers
Standing in a row.
Here is baby’s trumpet!
Toot, too, too, too too!
Here’s the way that baby
Plays at peek-a-boo!
Here’s a big umbrella
To keep the baby dry.
And here is baby’s cradle
To rock-a-baby-bye.
Criss, cross, applesauce (draw “x” on back)
Spiders climbing up your back. (tickle back)
Cool breeze, (blow softly on neck)
Tight squeeze, (give a hug)
And now you’ve got the shivers! (tickle all over)
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RIDE A LITTLE PONY
Ride a little pony
Down to town
Whoops! Little pony
Don’t fall DOWN
There was a bee
Sat on a wall
“BZZZ” said he
And that was all!
Head and Shoulders,
knees and toes, knees and toes,
Head and shoulders,
knees and toes, knees and toes,
Eyes and ears and mouth and nose,
Head and shoulders,
knees and toes, knees and toes.
TWO LITTLE EYES TO LOOK AROUND
TWO LITTLE EARS TO HEAR EACH SOUND
ONE LITTLE NOSE
TO SMELL WHAT’S SWEET
ONE LITTLE MOUTH THAT LIKES TO EAT
Roly Poly up
Roly Poly down.
Roly Poly in
Roly Poly out.
Roly Poly bye-bye.
CLAP, CLAP CLAP YOUR HANDS
CLAP THEM ALL AROUND.
CLAP, CLAP CLAP YOUR HANDS.
STOP! DON’T MAKE A SOUND
SHHH
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SHOE A LITTLE HORSE
Shoe a little horse
Shoe a little mare
But let the little pony
Go bare, bare, bare.
Slowly, slowly, very slowly
Creeps the little snail.
Slowly, slowly, very slowly
Up the wooden rail.
Quickly, quickly, very quickly
Runs the little mouse.
Quickly, quickly, very quickly
All around the house.
Dance your fingers up,
Dance your fingers down,
Dance your fingers to the side
Dance them all around.
Dance them on your shoulders,
Dance them on your head,
Dance them on you tummy,
And put them all to bed.
I have ten little fingers and they all belong to me,
I can make them do things – would you like to see?
I can shut them up tight, I can open them wide,
I can put them together, I can make them all hide.
I can make them jump high,
I can make them jump low.
I can fold them up quietly and hold them just so.
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THE WHEELS ON THE BUS
MOTHER’S KNIVES AND FORKS
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
These are Mother’s knives and forks,
(fingers interlace, tips up)
This is Mother’s table.
(flatten hands and arms)
This is Mother’s looking glass
(palms toward face)
And this is baby’s cradle.
(palms up, rock arms)
The wipers on the bus go swish..……
The horn on the bus goes honk.…….
The babies on the bus go waa……..
“Barney says” is a game to play
Follow me now for fun today.
Pat your head. Tap your nose.
Now bend down and touch your toes.
Wave your arms all around.
March your feet up and down.
Touch your ears and make them wiggle.
Rub your tummy and make it jiggle.
Cover your eyes and play peek-a-boo.
Now here’s a kiss from me to you.
(suit actions to words)
Ram a sam sam  A ram a sam sam
(hit one fist on top of other)
Goolie, goolie, goolie (roll hands) and
A ram a sam sam.
A raffey, A raffey (arms up)
Goolie, goolie, goolie and
A ram a sam sam.
Tick tock, tick tock
I’m a little cuckoo clock.
Tick tock, tick tock
Now it’s striking
one o’clock.
Cuckoo,
(rock back and forth and
lift child on cuckoo; two
o’clock=two cuckoos and
two lifts, etc.)
CLAP YOUR HANDS
Clap, clap, clap your hands
As slowly as you can.
Clap, clap, clap your hands
As quickly as you can.
Shake…
Roll…
Rub…
Wiggle your fingers…
Pound your fists…
HERE IS THE BEEHIVE
Here is the beehive, where are the bees?
(make fist with hand)
Hidden away where nobody sees.
(cover fist with other hand)
Watch and you’ll see them come out of the hive.
(look closely at hand)
One, two, three, four, five.
BZZZZZ. (buzz hands around)
GRANDMA’S GLASSES
Here are Grandma’s glasses. (small circles in front of eyes)
Here is Grandma’s hat. (small triangle on head)
This is the way she folds her hands (fold hands, put in lap)
And lays them in her lap.
Here are Grandpa’s glasses. (make big circles front of eyes)
Here is Grandpa’s hat. (big triangle on head)
This is the way he folds his arms (cross arms over chest)
Just like that!
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Criss, cross, applesauce (draw “x” on back)
Spiders climbing up your back. (tickle back)
Cool breeze, (blow softly on neck)
Tight squeeze, (give a hug)
And now you’ve got the shivers! (tickle all over)
My hands upon my head I’ll place,
On my shoulders, on my face,
On my hips and at my sides,
Then I’ll lift them up so high,
Make my fingers swiftly fly,
Hold them out in front of me,
And clap them so –
one, two, three.