Laptime Songs

Nursery Rhymes, Songs, and Fingerplays for Kids

Skidamarink with actions

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Skidamarink

Skidamarink a dinka dink. 
(Put right elbow in left hand and wiggle  fingers)
Skidamarink a doo. 
(Put left elbow in right hand and wiggle fingers)
I love you.
(Point to eyes, hug yourself, and point to others)

Skidamarink a dinka dink.  
Skidamarink a doo.
I love you.

I love you in the morning. 
(Make a big circle overhead  like the sun)
And in the afternoon. 
(Hold arms in circle out in front of you)
I love you in the evening. 
(Move arms in circle down)
And underneath the moon. 
(Release arms and make another big circle overhead)

Skidamarink a dinka dink.
Skidamarink a doo.
I love you.

This Old Man

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This Old Man

This Old Man, he played one.
He played nick nack on my thumb.
With a nick nack paddywack
Give a dog a bone.
This Old Man came rolling home.

This Old Man, he played two.
He played nick nack on my shoe.
With a nick nack paddywack
Give a dog a bone.
This Old Man came rolling home.

This Old Man, he played three.
He played nick nack on my knee.
With a nick nack paddywack
Give a dog a bone.
This Old Man came rolling home.

This Old Man, he played four.
He played nick nack on my door.
With a nick nack paddywack
Give a dog a bone.
This Old Man came rolling home.

This Old Man, he played five.
He played nick nack on my hive.
With a nick nack paddywack
Give a dog a bone.
This Old Man came rolling home.

This Old Man, he played six.
He played nick nack on my sticks.
With a nick nack paddywack
Give a dog a bone.
This Old Man came rolling home.

This Old Man, he played seven.
He played nick nack up to heaven.
With a nick nack paddywack
Give a dog a bone.
This Old Man came rolling home.

This Old Man, he played eight.
He played nick nack on my gate.
With a nick nack paddywack
Give a dog a bone.
This Old Man came rolling home.

This Old Man, he played nine.
He played nick nack on my spine.
With a nick nack paddywack
Give a dog a bone.
This Old Man came rolling home.

This Old Man, he played ten.
He played nick nack over again.
With a nick nack paddywack
Give a dog a bone.
This Old Man came rolling home.

Butterfly Song

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The Butterfly Song

(Tune: “Up on the Housetop”)

First comes a butterfly and lays an egg.
Out comes a caterpillar with many legs.
Oh see the caterpillar spin and spin,
A little chrysalis to fall asleep in.
Oh, oh, oh, wait and see!
Oh, oh, oh, wait and see!
Out of the chrysalis, my oh my,
Comes a beautiful butterfly!

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Butterfly Pokey

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Butterfly Pokey

(Tune: “The Hokey Pokey”)

Put your right wing in.
Put your right wing out.
Put your right wing in
and you shake it all about.
You do the butterfly pokey
and you turn yourself around.
That’s what it’s all about!

Additional Verses

Put your left wing in…
Put your antennae in…
Put your whole butterfly self…

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Color Butterflies

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Color Butterflies

The first to come to the garden bed
Is a lovely butterfly of brilliant red.
Then in comes another and that makes two,
Fly right in, my friend of blue.
“The garden is fine, the best I’ve seen,”
Says the butterfly of spring time green.
Our garden needs a sunshiny fellow,
Fly in, butterfly with wings of yellow.
Little friend of purple, fly in too,
This garden is waiting for a color like you.
Orange, orange you’ve waited so long,
Fly right in where you belong.
Butterflies, butterflies you’re such a sight,
Flying in together-a summer delight!  

5 Little Butterflies

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5 Little Butterflies

Five little butterflies on flowers galore,
One flew off, then there were four.

Four little butterflies among the sweet peas.
One flew off, then there were three.

Three little butterflies with nothing to do,
One flew off, then there were two.

Two little butterflies resting in the sun,
One flew off, then there was one.

One little butterfly, now the only one,
She flew off, then there were none.

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