Nursery Rhymes, Songs, and Fingerplays for Kids
To market, to market, to buy a fat pig;
Home again, home again, jiggety jig.
To market, to market, to buy a fat hog;
Home again, home again, jiggety jog.
To market, to market, to buy a white caked;
Home again, home again, never was baked.
To market, to market to buy a plum bun;
Home again, home again, market is done!
I can fly here,
I can fly there,
Look at me now,
I’m HIGH in the air!
This action poem is perfect for laptime with your baby. You can move your baby “here” and “there” and then lift baby up high on the last line. These actions can also be adapted to toddler and preschooler physical abilities. Flapping arms and moving side to side shows flying. Then giving a big, two-footed jump for high in the air!
Bunny rabbit, bunny rabbit, what do you hear?
Bunny rabbit, bunny rabbit, lift your ear!
Bunny rabbit, bunny rabbit, hop this way.
Bunny rabbit, bunny rabbit, nibble your hay.
Bunny rabbit, bunny rabbit, never makes a peep.
Bunny rabbit, bunny rabbit, you’re now asleep.
Puppy dog, puppy dog, wag your tail.
Puppy dog, puppy dog, let out a wail.
Puppy dog, puppy dog, jump for a bone.
Puppy dog, puppy dog, Run on home!
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!
Five red apples hanging in a tree
The juiciest apples you ever did see.
The wind came by and gave an angry frown
And one little apple came tumbling down.
Four red apples, hanging in a tree,
The juiciest apples you ever did see.
The wind came by and gave an angry frown
And one little apple came tumbling down.
Three red apples, hanging in a tree,
The juiciest apples you ever did see.
The wind came by and gave an angry frown
And one little apple came tumbling down.
Two red apples, hanging in a tree,
The juiciest apples you ever did see.
The wind came by and gave an angry frown
And one little apple came tumbling down.
One red apple, hanging in a tree,
The juiciest apple you ever did see.
The wind came by and gave an angry frown
And one little apple came tumbling down.
No red apples hanging in a 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.
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)
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, 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.
(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!
Put your left wing in…
Put your antennae in…
Put your whole butterfly self…