Nursery Rhymes, Songs, and Fingerplays for Kids
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!
Who is the astronaut
With ears so long and funny?
She hops around the rocket ship.
She’s a little bunny!
Who is the astronaut
Jumping on a log?
“Ribbit, ribbit, ribbit!”
It’s a little frog!
Who is the astronaut
With a long tail, of course?
“Neigh, neigh, neigh!”
It’s a little horse!
Who is the astronaut
With four legs and a horn?
We rarely ever see one.
It’s a little unicorn!
This rhyme is a guessing game. Pause after the third line each time to let children guess which animal is the astronaut.
(Tune: “Have You Ever Seen a Lassie?”)
Have you ever seen a baby,
A baby, a baby
Have you ever seen a baby
Fly this way and that?
This way and that way
And this way and that way
Have you ever seen a baby
Fly this way and that?
Have you ever seen a baby,
A baby, a baby,
Have you ever seen a baby
Fly up and down?
Fly up and down,
Fly up and down,
Have you ever seen a baby
Fly up and down?
Jump in the rocket (bounce child on knee)
We’ll blast off soon!
We’re taking a trip up to the moon.
Up, up, up we climb (lift child higher and higher)
Up to the sky (hold child high in the air)
Isn’t it a lot of fun (bring child back down)
To be able to fly? (bounce child on knee)
(Tune: “She’ll Be Coming Round the Mountain”)
We’ll be orbiting ’round the moon, yes we will
We’ll be orbiting ’round the moon, yes we will
We’ll be orbiting ’round the moon,
We’ll be orbiting ’round the moon,
We’ll be orbiting ’round the moon, yes we will!
We’ll be landing on the moon, yes we will
We’ll be landing on the moon, yes we will
We’ll be landing on the moon
We’ll be landing on the moon
We’ll be landing on the moon, yes we will!
We’ll be walking on the moon, yes we will
We’ll be walking on the moon, yes we will
We’ll be walking on the moon
We’ll be walking on the moon
We’ll be walking on the moon, yes we will!
We’ll be blasting off again, yes we will
We’ll be blasting off again, yes we will
We’ll be blasting off again
We’ll be blasting off again
We’ll be blasting off again, yes we will!
We’ll be landing back on Earth, yes we will
We’ll be landing back on Earth, yes we will
We’ll be landing back on Earth
We’ll be landing back on Earth
We’ll be landing back on Earth, yes we will!
Astronaut, astronaut, put on your suit
Astronaut, astronaut, put on your boots
Astronaut, astronaut, ready to fly
Astronaut, astronaut, way up in the sky
Astronaut, astronaut, flying through the stars
Astronaut, astronaut, past the moon and Mars!
Astronaut, astronaut, wave your hands
Astronaut, astronaut, ready to land!
This rhyme follows the pattern of Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear. It works great in a space theme or for exploring different jobs or careers.
Bend and stretch, reach for the stars (arms up)
There goes Jupiter, here comes Mars (move arms side to side)
Bend and stretch, reach for the sky
Stand on tip-toes, oh so high! (stand on toes)
Source: Storytime Katie
Far, far far
We’re going to the stars.
Far, far, far,
We’re going to the stars.
If you want to take a trip,
Climb aboard my rocket ship.
Far, far, far,
We’re going to the stars.
In 5…4…3…2…1
Blast off!
Check out Jbrary’s video to learn the tune.
Check out the original Zoom, Zoom, Zoom.
Fun, fun, fun we’re going to the sun,
Fun, fun, fun we’re going to the sun.
If you want to take a trip,
Climb aboard my rocket ship.
Fun, fun, fun we’re going to the sun
In 5…4…3…2…1…
Blastoff!
Check out the video from Jbrary to learn the tune.
Zoom, zoom zoom,
We’re going to the moon.
Zoom, zoom zoom,
We’re going to the moon.
If you want to take a trip,
Climb aboard my rocket ship.
Zoom, zoom zoom,
We’re going to the moon.
In 5…4…3…2…1
Blast off!
Check out the video from Jbrary to learn the tune.