Baby Rhymes

Can't make it to BabyTimes this week - why not try it at home? Here are some of our favourite action rhymes to play at home.

The Rhymes: G - H

Actions are shown in italics

Hello Little babies

Tune: Mama’s little baby

(Swaying, bouncing, clapping x 3)
Hello little babies
Let’s go rocking rocking
Hello little babies
Let’s go rocking now

Here are the Bells

Here are the bells
This is how they look
And this how it sounds

Here are the drums…
Here are the shakers…
Here is the scraper…

Here we go up up up

Here we go up up up
Here we go down down down
Here we go backwards and forwards
Here we go round and round

Here’s Your Arm

Tune: Frere Jacque

Here’s your arm, here’s your arm (hold baby’s arm and do actions:)
Watch it move, watch it move
Wave it up and down
Wave it all around
Watch it wave, watch it wave

Here’s your leg, here’s your leg ( hold baby’s leg etc)
Watch it move, watch it move,
Move it up and down,
Move it all around
Watch it move, watch it move

Hickory Dickory Dock

Hickory dickory dock
The mouse ran up the clock (run fingers up baby’s arm)
The clock struck one (hold one finger up)
The mouse ran down (run fingers down arm)
Hickory dickory dock

The clock struck two the mouse said BOO!
The clock struck three the mouse went whee!
The clock struck four the mouse said no more!

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