Nursery Rhymes, Songs, and Fingerplays for Kids
Five little bats came flying in the door,
one flew away and that left four!
Four little bats hiding in a tree,
One flew away and that left three!
Three little bats looking down at you,
One flew away and that left two!
Two little bats looking down at you,
One flew away and that left one!
One little bat hanging all alone,
He flew away and then there were none!
Five little witches sitting on a gate.
The first one said, “I’m glad it’s getting late.”
The second one said, “There are spiders in my hair!”
The third one said, “Well, I declare!”
The fourth one said, “Trick or treating would be fun!”
The fifth one said, “Let’s run and run and run!”
So, Wooo oooo went the wind.
And out went the light!
And the five the little witches flew out of sight!
Five little witches standing by the door. (hold up five fingers)
One flew out and then there were four. (Flying motion with hand)
Four little witches standing by a tree. (four fingers)
One went to pick a pumpkin and then there were three. (picking motion with three fingers)
Three little witches stirring their brew. (stir)
One fell in and then there were two. (two fingers)
Two little witches went for a run. (run with fingers)
One got lost and then there was one. (one finger)
One little witch, yes, only one. (one finger)
She cast a spell and now there are none. (make motions as if to cast spell and then put hands in lap).
5 Little Witches was originally found on Imperfect Women’s blog.
Zoom, zoom, zoom
Climb aboard my broom.
Zoom, zoom, zoom,
We’re flying past the moon.
If you want to fly tonight,
To give a spok or give a fright.
Zoom, zoom, zoom,
Climb aboard my broom
In 5…4…3…2…1
BOO!
Check out Halloween Zoom, Zoom, Zoom from Jbrary to learn the tune.
Check out the original Zoom, Zoom, Zoom song.
5 little ladybugs sitting on a cool leaf,
Soaking in the sunshine and the soft, warm breeze,
Along came Mr. Bird, as quiet as can be,
And snatched that ladybug off of the leaf!
4 little ladybugs sitting on a cool leaf,
Soaking in the sunshine and the soft, warm breeze,
Along came Mr. Bird, as quiet as can be,
And snatched that ladybug off of the leaf!
3 little ladybugs sitting on a cool leaf,
Soaking in the sunshine and the soft, warm breeze,
Along came Mr. Bird, as quiet as can be,
And snatched that ladybug off of the leaf!
2 little ladybugs sitting on a cool leaf,
Soaking in the sunshine and the soft, warm breeze,
Along came Mr. Bird, as quiet as can be,
And snatched that ladybug off of the leaf!
1 little ladybug sitting on a cool leaf,
Soaking in the sunshine and the soft, warm breeze,
Along came Mr. Bird, as quiet as can be,
And snatched that ladybug off of the leaf!
No more ladybugs sitting on the leaf!
5 little monkeys sitting in a tree,
Teasing Mr Alligator “You can’t catch me!
No you can’t catch me!”
Along came Mr Alligator, quiet as can be,
And snatched that monkey right out of the tree.
4 little monkeys sitting in a tree,
Teasing Mr Alligator “You can’t catch me!
No you can’t catch me!”
Along came Mr Alligator, quiet as can be,
And snatched that monkey right out of the tree.
3 little monkeys sitting in a tree,
Teasing Mr Alligator “You can’t catch me!
No you can’t catch me!”
Along came Mr Alligator, quiet as can be,
And snatched that monkey right out of the tree.
2 little monkeys sitting in a tree,
Teasing Mr Alligator “You can’t catch me!
No you can’t catch me!”
Along came Mr Alligator, quiet as can be,
And snatched that monkey right out of the tree.
1 little monkey sitting in a tree,
Teasing Mr Alligator “You can’t catch me!
No you can’t catch me!”
Along came Mr Alligator, quiet as can be,
And snatched that monkey right out of the tree.
One little kite in the sky so blue,
Along came another and then there were two.
Two little kites flying over a tree,
Along came another and then there were three.
Three little kites, watch them soar!
Along came another and then there were four.
Four little kites taking a dive,
Along came another and then there were five!
Five little goblins on a Halloween night
Made a very, very spooky sight.
The first one danced on her tippy-tip-toes.
The second one tumbled and bumped his nose.
The third one jumped high up in the air.
The fourth one walked like a fuzzy bear.
The fifth one sang a Halloween song.
Five little goblins played the whole night long!
Six little fireflies blinking in the night
Looking at the glow of each other’s light.
Whoosh went the wind.
And whistle went the breeze.
Then out went a red light
With a great big sneeze!
Aaaaaachoooooo!
Five little fireflies blinking in the night
Looking at the glow of each other’s light.
Whoosh went the wind.
And whistle went the breeze.
Then out went an orange light
With a great big sneeze!
Aaaaaachoooooo!
Four little fireflies blinking in the night
Looking at the glow of each other’s light.
Whoosh went the wind.
And whistle went the breeze.
Then out went a yellow light
With a great big sneeze!
Aaaaaachoooooo!
Three little fireflies blinking in the night
Looking at the glow of each other’s light.
Whoosh went the wind.
And whistle went the breeze.
Then out went a green light
With a great big sneeze!
Aaaaaachoooooo!
Two little fireflies blinking in the night
Looking at the glow of each other’s light.
Whoosh went the wind.
And whistle went the breeze.
Then out went a blue light
With a great big sneeze!
Aaaaaachoooooo!
One little firefly blinking in the night
Looking at the glow of his very own light.
Whoosh went the wind.
And whistle went the breeze.
Then out went his purple light
With a great big sneeze!
Aaaaaachoooooo!
Six little fireflies no longer blinking in the night
Flew off with each other in the pale moon light.
1-2-3-4-5-6
Bye, fireflies!
Original rhyme by Amber Passey
Five little insects
Talking late one night,
The first one said,
You gave us quite a fright!
The second one said,
Was it when I went bright?
The third one said,
No, I don’t think that’s right.
The fourth one said,
Not when there was light.
The fifth one said,
When you were out of sight!
Oh no! Said the Firefly,
Try as I might,
I can’t stop blinking
My little light.