Action Songs For Children, Any Ideas?

[LindyT]

Sleeping Bunnies
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eB7hKLVB ... re=related

See the little bunnies sleeping till it’s nearly noon
Come and let us gently wake them with a merry tune
Oh how still, are they ill, wake up soon
Hop little bunnies, hop, hop, hop
Hop little bunnies, hop, hop, hop
Hop little bunnies, hop, hop, hop
Hop little bunnies, hop, hop, hop
See the little birdy sleeping till it’s nearly nine
Come and let us gently wake them from their nest of vine
Up we climb, just in time, wake up soon
Flap little birdies, flap, flap, flap
Flap little birdies, flap, flap, flap
Flap little birdies, flap, flap, flap
Flap little birdies, flap, flap, flap
See the little alligator sleeping till it’s noon
Come and let us gently wake them with a merry tune
In we creep, while the alligator sleeps, wake up soon
Snap little alligator, snap, snap, snap
Snap little alligator, snap, snap, snap
Snap little alligator, snap, snap, snap
Snap little alligator, snap, snap, snap
Then Flap little birdies, flap, flap, flap
Flap little birdies, flap, flap, flap
Flap little birdies, flap, flap, flap
Flap little birdies, flap, flap, flap
Then Hop little bunnies, hop, hop, hop
Hop little bunnies, hop, hop, hop
Hop little bunnies, hop, hop, hop
Hop little bunnies, hop, hop, hop

Or the easier version of

Hop Little Rabbits

See the little rabbits sleeping ‘til it's nearly noon Can you wake them with a merry tune?
Oh how still
Are they ill?
Wake up soon
Oh, hop little rabbits, hop hop hop Hop little rabbits, hop hop hop Hop little rabbits, hop hop hop Hop little rabbits, hop hop hop
See the little rabbits sleeping ‘til it's nearly noon Can you wake them with a merry tune?
Oh how still
Are they ill?
Wake up soon
Oh, hop little rabbits, hop hop hop Hop little rabbits, hop hop hop Hop little rabbits, hop hop hop Hop little rabbits, hop hop hop
Hop little rabbits, hop hop hop Hop little rabbits, hop hop hop Hop little rabbits, hop hop hop Hop little rabbits, hop and stop

[Danielle]

Just remembered another one also. Found the lyrics on a site and it included the actions with it

"Open, shut them."
(On 'Open', place both hands in front of you,
palms facing away and opening them wide
On 'shut them', clench hands into fists.)


"Open, shut them."
(On 'Open', place both hands in front of you,
palms facing away and opening them wide
On 'shut them', clench hands into fists.)


"Give a little clap."
(Clap hands.)


"Open, shut them"
(On 'Open', place both hands in front of you,
palms facing away and opening them wide
On 'shut them', clench hands into fists.)


"Put them in your lap."
(Fold hands and put them in your lap.)


"Creep them, creep them
Slowly creep them"
(Starting at the tummy,
slowly 'creep' fingers up toward the face.)


"Right up to your chin"
(Gently pull chin downward.)


"Open up your mouth"
(Open up your mouth.)


"But do not let them in."
(Just as it looks like you're going to
put fingers into mouth, quickly run
fingers back down body toward tummy.)

[Dogsarecool]

Well, there is a new song called "The Fur Gang Groove" It's a cute little song about dogs dancing to a new groove called "The Fur gang groove". Kids really seem to like the song. There is a cute video to watch that goes along with the song, and the words are posted on the furgang groove site. Just search for the furgang groove in the search engines, and I'm sure you will find it. I hope that helps.

[Lorina]

This is a song that one of the preschool room leaders use to sing... It's very good at getting children into counting!

One little finger, one little finger
Two little fingers tap tap tap
Point to the ceiling, point to the floor and lay them on your lap lap lap

Two little fingers, two little fingers
Four little fingers tap tap tap
Point to the ceiling, point to the floor and lay them on your lap lap lap

Three little fingers, three little fingers
Six little fingers tap tap tap
Point to the ceiling, point to the floor and lay them on your lap lap lap

Four Little fingers, four little fingers
Eight little fingers, tap tap tap
Point to the ceiling, point to the floor and lay them on your lap lap lap

Five little fingers, five little fingers
10 little fingers, tap tap tap
Point to the ceiling, point to the floor and lay them in your lap lap lap

As for the actions, children hold up each number of fingers corresponding with the words of the song on each hand and follow the lyrics...

,
L.A

[rachelroo]

hello everyone,
this action song is my all time favourite and loved by all ages of children and keeps them going for a long time.


see the little bunnies sleeping till it's nearly noon,
let us come and wake them with a merry, merry tune,
oh how still.....
are they ill?.....
wake up soon.....
(children are all laying on the floor, pause here and have a drum ready to bang to wake up the bunnies)

WAKE UP BUNNIES!!!

(children stand up and start jumping up and down ,bang drum in time to jumping)

hop little bunnies hop, hop, hop,
hop little bunnies hop, hop ,hop
hop little bunnies hop, hop, hop
hop little bunnies hop, hop, hop
hop little bunnies hop, hop, hop
hop little bunnies hop now.......STOP (children lay back down ready to begin again)

[Lorina]

Hi Rachelroo,

The action song you suggested is very popular with toddlers, helps to release alot of their energy...

I use a slight variation in adding different animals as well. Exactly the same lyrics as you use except, I'll choose one of the following animals as well...

See the little (choose one of the following) "crocodiles", "ducks", "snakes", "monkeys", "elephants" etc. (continue singing the same lyrics as you used)...

WAKE UP.... (whichever animal I selected previously)

Then the children act out the animal. For e.g:

Crocodile: Chomp little crocodiles chomp, chomp, chomp.
Duck: Quack little duckies quack, quack, quack.
Snake: Slither littler snakes ssss,ssss,ssss.
Monkey: Swing little monkeys swing, swing, swing.
Elephant: Stomp little elephants, stomp, stomp.

,
L.A

[ozchez]

With all the action songs that I had I placed them on a box (to resemble a dice) and then allow a child to throw the box and whatever song landed on top was the song that we sung. The children love the idea and find it quite funny when the same song comes up twice or three times in a row. When it seems they are losing interest I change the songs.

[Lorina]

With all the action songs that I had I placed them on a box (to resemble a dice) and then allow a child to throw the box and whatever song landed on top was the song that we sung. The children love the idea and find it quite funny when the same song comes up twice or three times in a row. When it seems they are losing interest I change the songs.

What a great idea! Going to have to give that one a go! Thanks for sharing!

,
L.A

[catchmeifucan]

Had a staff meeting the other night and one of the girls introduce this song to us:

Roll our Hands

Roll your hands so slowly, (roll hands)
As slowly as can be.
Roll your hands so slowly,
Then fold them just like me.

Roll your hands so quickly,
As quickly as can be.
Roll your hands so quickly,
Then fold them just like me.

Clap your hands so softly, (clap hands)
Softly as can be.
Clap your hands so softly,
Then fold them just like me.

Clap your hands so loudly,
Loudly as can be.
Clap your hands so loudly,
Then fold them just like me.

[Stephanie_Louise]

At the centre where I'm doing work experience we sing the baby bumble bee song.
*lyrics*
*clasp hands like you have something in them*
I'm bringing home my baby bumble bee
Won't my Mommy be so proud of me
I'm bringing home my baby bumble bee -
OUCH!! It stung me!!

*pretend your squishing the bee with your hands*
I'm squishin' up my baby bumble bee
Won't my Mommy be so proud of me
I'm squishin' up my baby bumble bee -
EW!! What a mess!!

*pretend to lick hands*
I'm lickin' up my baby bumble bee
Won't my Mommy be so proud of me
I'm lickin' up my baby bumble bee -
ICK!! I feel sick!!

*pretend to be sick*
I'm throwin' up my baby bumble bee
Won't my Mommy be so proud of me
I'm throwin' up my baby bumble bee -
OH!! What a mess!!

*wipe your hands on shirt*
I'm wipin' up my baby bumble bee
Won't my Mommy be so proud of me
I'm wipin' up my baby bumble bee -
OOPS!! Mommy's new towel!!

*pretend to wring out the towel*
I'm wringin' out my baby bumble bee
Won't my Mommy be so proud of me
I'm wringing out my baby bumble bee -
Bye-Bye baby bumble bee!!