Laptime Songs

Nursery Rhymes, Songs, and Fingerplays for Kids

5 Green and Speckled Frogs

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5 Green and Speckled FrogsSpeckled Frog

5 green and speckled frogs
Sat on a speckled logs
Eating the most delicious bugs (YUM, YUM!)
One jumped into the pool
Where he was nice and cool
Now there are 4 speckled frogs (GLUB, GLUB!)

4 green and speckled frogs
Sat on a speckled logs
Eating the most delicious bugs (YUM, YUM!)
One jumped into the pool
Where he was nice and cool
Now there are 3 speckled frogs (GLUB, GLUB!)

3 green and speckled frogs
Sat on a speckled logs
Eating the most delicious bugs (YUM, YUM!)
One jumped into the pool
Where he was nice and cool
Now there are 2 speckled frogs (GLUB, GLUB!)

2 green and speckled frogs
Sat on a speckled logs
Eating the most delicious bugs (YUM, YUM!)
One jumped into the pool
Where he was nice and cool
Now there is 1 speckled frog (GLUB, GLUB!)

1 green and speckled frog
Sat on a speckled log
Eating the most delicious bugs (YUM, YUM!)
He jumped into the pool
Where he was nice and cool
Now there are no speckled frogs (GLUB, GLUB!)

10 Little Indians

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Ten Little Indians

One little, two little, three little Indians
Four little, five little, six little Indians
Seven little, eight little, nine little Indians
Ten little Indian boys.

Ten little, nine little, eight little Indians
Seven little, six little, five little Indians
Four little, three little, two little Indians
One little Indian boy.

Variations:

Kids love this song when you mix in words about them or their surroundings. Try trading out the words “little Indian” for things like “little baby” or “little books”. Then tailor the end to match by singing “Ten little baby boys (or girls)” or finishing with “Ten little books to read”.

Play around with it. Children love it.

Variations using Ten Little Indians

Ten Bells

Valentines For You!

1, 2 Buckle My Shoe

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One Two Buckle My Shoe

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.

5 Little Candles

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Five Little Candles

Five little candles twinkling on the tree.
The first one said, “What do you see?”
The second one said, “I see Santa big and jolly.”
The third one said, “I see Christmas wreathes and holly.”
The fourth one said, “What do you hear?”
The fifth one said, “Children singing loud and clear,”
“A very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.”

5 Little Christmas Trees

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Five Little Christmas Trees

Five little Christmas trees standing all alone
Their hearts were very sad ’cause they hadn’t found a home.
Then chop went the ax
And down fell a tree
And off it went with a happy family.

Four little Christmas trees standing all alone
Their hearts were very sad ’cause they hadn’t found a home.
Then chop went the ax
And down fell a tree
And off it went with a happy family.

Three little Christmas trees standing all alone
Their hearts were very sad ’cause they hadn’t found a home.
Then chop went the ax
And down fell a tree
And off it went with a happy family.

Two little Christmas trees standing all alone
Their hearts were very sad ’cause they hadn’t found a home.
Then chop went the ax
And down fell a tree
And off it went with a happy family.

One little Christmas trees standing all alone
Their hearts were very sad ’cause they hadn’t found a home.
Then chop went the ax
And down fell a tree
And off it went with a happy family.

No little Christmas trees standing all alone
Their hearts were very happy ’cause they’d all found a home.

5 Little Christmas Trees

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9 Little Bells

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9 Little Bells

Nine little bells hanging in a row.
The first one said, “Ring me slow.”
The second one said, “Ring me fast.”
The third one said, “Ring me last.”
The fourth one said, “I’m a chime.”
The fifth one said, “Ring me at Christmas time.”
The sixth one said, “Ring me with the others.”
The seventh one said, “Ring me for the mothers.”
The eighth one said, “Ring me with a song.”
The ninth one said, “Ring me all day long.”

Here is the Beehive

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Here is the Beehive

Tune: “Rock-a-bye Baby“

Here is the beehive
{hand in a fist}
Where are the bees?
{shrug shoulders}
Hidden inside
{point to fisted hand}
Where nobody sees
{shake head and wag finger in “no”}
Watch as the bees
Come out of the hive
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
{open fist one finger at a time till all 5 are showing}

Then tickle your child. This is a great one for all ages and helps build anticipation in the littlest ones.

5 Little Chickens

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5 Little Chickens

Said the first little chicken with a queer little squirm,
“Oh, I wish I could find a fat little worm!”

Said the second little chicken with an odd little shrug,
“Oh, I wish I could find a fat little bug!”

Said the third little chicken with a little sigh of grief,
“Oh, I wish I could find a green little leaf!”

Said the fourth little chicken with a sharp little squeal,
“Oh, I wish I could find some nice yellow meal!”

Said the fifth little chicken with a faint little moan,
“Oh, I wish I could find a wee gravel stone!”

“Now see here!” said their mother from the green garden patch,
“If you want any breakfast, you just come here and scratch!”

Bunnies

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Bunnies

“The bunnies now must go to bed,”
The furry mother bunny said.
“But I must count them first to see
If they have all come back to me.
One bunny, two bunnies, three bunnies dear,
Four bunnies, five bunnies; yes, they’re all here.
They are the prettiest things alive,
My bunnies, one, two, three, four, five.”