Laptime Songs

Nursery Rhymes, Songs, and Fingerplays for Kids

When Cows Get Up in the Morning

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When Cows Get Up in the Morning

When cows get up in the morning,
They always say “Good Day!”
When cows get up in the morning,
They always say “Good Day!”
Moo, moo, moo, that’s how they say “Good Day!”
Moo, moo, moo, that’s how they say “Good Day!”

Cows can be replaced with a variety of animals:

When pigs get up in the morning,
They always say “Good Day!”
When pigs get up in the morning,
They always say “Good Day!”
Oink, oink, oink, that’s how they say “Good Day!”
Oink, oink, oink, that’s how they say “Good Day!”

When birds get up in the morning,
They always say “Good Day!”
When birds get up in the morning,
They always say “Good Day!”
Chirp, chirp, chirp, that’s how they say “Good Day!”
Chirp, chirp, chirp, that’s how they say “Good Day!”

Way Up High in the Apple Tree with actions

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Way Up High in the Apple Tree

Way up high in the apple tree (reach up high, spread fingers pretending to be a tree)
Five little apples smiled down at me (Put fingers on cheeks make smile or make circles with hands and put around eyes, like pretending to have binoculars)
I shook that tree as hard as I could (pretend to shake the tree)
Down came the apples (bring hands down wiggling fingers, like failing rain)
Mmmmm, they were good! (rub tummy)

Way up high in the apple tree
Four little apples smiled down at me
I shook that tree as hard as I could
Down came the apples
Mmmmm, they were good!

Way up high in the apple tree
Three little apples smiled down at me
I shook that tree as hard as I could
Down came the apples
Mmmmm, they were good!

Way up high in the apple tree
Two little apples smiled down at me
I shook that tree as hard as I could
Down came the apples
Mmmmm, they were good!

Way up high in the apple tree
One little apple smiled down at me
I shook that tree as hard as I could
Down came that apple
Mmmmm, it was good!

Now the apples are all gone!

Apple Tree with actions

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Apple Tree

Here is the tree with leaves so green, 
Here are the apples that hang in between, 
When the wind blows, the apples will fall,
And here is a basket to gather them all.

Actions for Apple Tree

Here is the tree with leaves so green, 
(Stand with arms stretched out like branches)

Here are the apples that hang in between,
(Make hands into fists to be apples)

When the wind blows, the apples will fall,
(Sway back and forth and shake fists)

And here is a basket to gather them all.
(Form a circle with arms out in front)

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.

Find More Butterfly Rhymes:

5 Little Astronauts

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5 Little Astronauts

Five little astronauts, sitting on the stars
The first one said, “Let’s go to Mars!”
The second one said, “There are spaceships in the air!”
The third one said, “But we don’t care!”
The fourth one said, “Let’s fly up in the sky!”
The fifth one said, “Let’s fly, fly, fly!”
Then WHOOSH went the spaceship into the night 
And the five little astronauts zoomed out of sight!