Nursery Rhymes, Songs, and Fingerplays for Kids
Thumb in the thumb place,
Fingers all together.
This is the song we sing
In mitten weather.
When it is cold
It doesn’t matter whether
Mittens are wool or
Made of finest leather.
Thumb in the thumb place,
Fingers all together.
This is the song we sing
In mitten weather.
Snowball, snowball
Big and round
Behind which mitten
Can you be found?
To play the game:
Put each mitten on the flannel board one by one talking about the color of the mitten. For toddlers you can say the color and invited them to repeat it. For preschoolers you can ask them what the color is and then reinforce their learning by repeating the name of the color.
Once all the mittens have been placed on the flannel board, turn the board around and hide the snowball behind one of the mittens. As you are doing this you can explain how the game works. Turn the board around and say the chant. Have the children guess a color. Look behind the color. If the snowball is not there, have another child guess. If the snowball is there, cheer! You can turn the board around and hide it again. I have found that little ones enjoy this game 5-7 times or until all the colors have had a turn to hide the snowball.
Stripes or dots or sparkling white,
Mittens in winter fit just right.
Wool and cotton, maybe leather
Keep us warm in cold weather.
In rainbow colors and darkest black,
They fit in a pocket or in your pack.
Thumbs alone, fingers together
We love mittens in cold, cold weather.
I wiggle my left hand,
I wiggle my right,
Inside of my mittens
so warm and tight.
I wiggle my pinkie,
I wiggle my thumb,
So when I make snowballs
My hands won’t go numb.
Ten warm mittens, hanging on the line,
One blows away and then there are nine.
Nine warm mittens, one without a mate,
A squirrel carries one away and that leaves eight.
Eight warm mittens bathed in sunshine that comes from heaven
One gets buried in the snow and that leaves seven.
Seven warm mittens, cold hands they will fix.
I’ll pick the red one and that leaves six.
Six warm mittens then one takes a dive,
A fox grabs it from the ground and that leaves five.
Five warm mittens, we had ten before!
A fluffy bunny needs one and that leaves four!
Four warm mittens, two for you and two for me
I lost one on the ski slope and that leaves three.
Three warm mittens, looking very new,
One falls into the mud and that leaves two.
Two warm mittens, drying in the sun,
A bird comes down and snatches it and that leaves one.
One warm mitten, what good is one?
A little mouse can have a bed, and that leaves none!
Red mittens, Blue mittens,
Mittens for cold weather.
Wool mittens, knit mittens,
Fingers all together.
Green mittens, orange mittens,
Yellow mittens, too.
Furry mittens, soft mittens,
Which ones are for you?
Hat and scarf, mittens and boots,
Mittens and boots,
Mittens and boots.
Hat and scarf, mittens and boots,
Warm and cozy
In the snow
If it’s snowing and you’re cold, wear a hat!
If it’s snowing and you’re cold, wear a hat!
If it’s snowing and you’re cold, and your head is chilled to the bone
If it’s snowing and you’re cold, wear a hat!
If it’s snowing and you’re cold, wear some mittens!
If it’s snowing and you’re cold, wear some mittens!
If it’s snowing and you’re cold, and your hands are chilled to the bone
If it’s snowing and you’re cold, wear some mittens!
If it’s snowing and you’re cold, wear some boots!
If it’s snowing and you’re cold, wear some boots!
If it’s snowing and you’re cold, and your feet are chilled to the bone
If it’s snowing and you’re cold, wear some boots!
If it’s snowing and you’re cold, wear a coat!
If it’s snowing and you’re cold, wear a coat!
If it’s snowing and you’re cold, and your body is chilled to the bone
If it’s snowing and you’re cold, wear a coat!
If it’s snowing and you’re cold, wear a scarf!
If it’s snowing and you’re cold, wear a scarf!
If it’s snowing and you’re cold, and your neck is chilled to the bone
If it’s snowing and you’re cold, wear a scarf!
One, two, buckle my shoe;
Three, four, knock at the door;
Five, six, pick up sticks;
Seven, eight, lay them straight;
Nine, ten, a good fat hen;
Eleven, twelve, dig and delve;
Thirteen, fourteen, maids a-courting;
Fifteen, sixteen, maids a-kissing;
Seventeen, eighteen, maids a-waiting;
Nineteen, twenty, I’ve had plenty.
Cock-a-doodle-doo,
My dame has lost her shoe.
My master’s lost his fiddlestick,
And knows not what to do.