Nursery Rhymes, Songs, and Fingerplays for Kids
(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!
(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…
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!
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.
(Tune: “Eensy, Weensy Spider”)
A fuzzy little caterpillar,
curled upon a leaf
spun her little chrysalis,
and then fell fast asleep.
While she was sleeping,
she dreamed that she could fly
and when she woke up from her nap,
she was a butterfly!
Butterfly, butterfly, flutter around.
Butterfly, butterfly, touch the ground.
Butterfly, butterfly, fly so free.
Butterfly, butterfly, land on me!
Butterfly, butterfly, reach the sky.
Butterfly, butterfly, say good-bye.
This rhyme is in the style of Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear and works well with a butterfly or spring theme.