Bundaberg Regional Council
Baby Time Heading Image
Baby Time Fingerplay Rhymes Heading Image
This Little Puppy Dog Incy Wincy Spider
Eyes, Ears, Mouth and Nose Three Little Speckled Frogs
Five Little Monkeys The Wheels on the Bus
Here is the Beehive Pat-a-Cake
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Jelly on the Plate
Three Little Ducks Round and Round the Garden
Here's a Ball for Baby Old MacDonald Had a Farm
Two Little Men in a Flying Saucer    Hickory Dickory Dock
Open Them, Shut Them Goodbye Song
Hello Song Row Row Row your Boat
This is the Way the Farmer Rides Johnny Works With One Hammer
One, Two, Three, Four, Five    Humpty Dumpty
 
Puppy Dog Image This Little Puppy Dog
This little puppy dog went to market
This little puppy dog stayed home
This little puppy dog had a bone
This little puppy dog had a biscuit
And this little puppy dog went woof, woof all the way home.
(Use the same actions as for This Little Pig, wiggling baby's toes one by one, then tickling under arms).
Spider Image Incy Wincy Spider
Incy Wincy Spider climbed up the water spout
(Touch index fingers and thumbs in turn)
Down came the raindrops and washed poor Incy out
(Raise hands and wiggle as you lower)
Out came the sunshine and dried up all the rain
(Raise hands and make a wide circle with arms)
So Incy Wincy spider climbed up the spout again
(Repeat first action)
Kid Playing Image Eyes, Ears, Mouth and Nose
Eyes, ears, mouth and nose
(Touch body parts as you sing)
Mouth and nose, mouth and nose
Eyes, ears, mouth and nose,
All clap hands together
Frog Image Three Little Speckled Frogs
Three little speckled frogs sat on a speckled log,
(Hold up 3 fingers in front of fist)
Catching some most delicious bugs, yum, yum.
(Use open hand to catch bugs, then rub tummy)
One jumped into the pool, where it was nice and cool,
(Right hand jumps over fist)
Then there were two green speckled frogs, glub, glub.
(Hold up 2 fingers, then repeat)
Monkey Image Five Little Monkeys
Five little monkeys, sitting in a tree,
Saying 'Hey Mr Crocodile, you can't catch me!'
Mr Crocodile swam up, as quiet as can be and
JUMPED!,
Then there were four little monkeys sitting in a tree.
Bus Image The Wheels on the Bus
The wheels on the bus go round and round
(One hand in a circular motion)
The horn on the bus goes beep, beep, beep
(One hand hits the horn)
The babies on the bus goe bounce, bounce, bounce
(Bounce baby on knee)
The wipers on the bus go swish, swish, swish
(Move hand sideways in a sweeping motion
All around the town.
Beehive Image Here is the Beehive
Here is the beehive
(Make fist)
Where are the bees?
(Look at fist)
Hidden away where nobody sees
Here they come creeping
(Creep fingers up baby's arm)
Out of the hive,
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
(Stand up fingers)
Cake Image Pat-a-Cake
Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man,
(Clap on baby's hand in rhythm)
Bake me a cake as fast as you can.
Pat it and prick it and mark it with B,
(Pat and prick baby's hand, then trace the letter B on hand)
And put it in the oven for baby and me.
(Slide cake into oven, then point to baby and you)
Star Image Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Twinkle twinkle little star
(Wiggle fingers on both hands)
How I wonder what you are
Up above the world so high
(Raise fingers above head)
Like a diamond in the sky
(Make diamond shape with thumbs and index fingers) Twinkle twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are.
Jelly Image Jelly on the Plate
Jelly on the plate
Jelly on the plate
Wibble wobble, wibble wobble
(Rock baby from side to side)
Jelly on the plate

Lollies in the jar, lollies in the jar
Shake them up, shake them up
(Bounce baby up and down on knee)
Lollies in the jar

Candles on the cake, candles on cake
Blow them out, blow them out
(Blow gently at baby)
Puff, puff, puff!

Duck Image Three Little Ducks
Three little ducks went out one day
(Hold up 3 fingers and walk them)
Over the hills and far away
(Move hand over shoulder)
Mother Duck said 'Quack quack quack quack'
(Make quacking motion with fingers) And only two little ducks came back
(Bring two fingers back over shoulder)

Repeat verse until no little ducks come back, then (with hand motions)

Mother Duck went out one day
Over the hills and far away
Mother Duck said 'Quack quack quack quack'
And all three little ducks came back.

Teddy Bear Image Round and Round the Garden
Round and round the garden
(Circle baby's palm with finger)
Like a teddy bear
One step, two steps
(Walk fingers up baby's arm)
Tickly under there
(Tickle under baby's arm)

Round and round the haystack
Went the little mouse
One step, two steps
In this little house
(Repeat actions)

Ball Image Here's a Ball for Baby
Here's a ball for baby,
Big and fat and round.
(Make round shape with two hands)
Here is baby's hammer,
See how it can pound. (Knock on baby's knee) Here are baby's soldiers,
Standing in a row.
(Hold up both hands in front of baby)
Here is baby's music,
Clapping, clapping so.
(Clap baby's hands)
Farmer Image Old MacDonald Had a Farm
Old MacDonald had a farm, E I E I O
And on that farm he had a cow, E I E I O
With a Moo Moo here, and a Moo Moo there
Here a Moo there a Moo, everywhere a Moo Moo.
Old MacDonald had a farm, E I E I O

Repeat verse with...
Duck - quack quack
Pig - oink oink

Spaceship Image Two little Men in a Flying Saucer
Two little men in a flying saucer
(Move baby's arms up and down)
Flew around the world one day
(Lift baby and move in a circle)
They looked to the left and right a bit
(Turn baby's head to left and right)
And couldn't bear the sight of it
(Cover baby's eyes)
And then they flew away
(Repeat first action)
Mouse Image Hickory Dickory Dock
Hickory Dickory Dock
(Clap baby's hands 3 times)
The mouse ran up the clock
(Walk fingers up baby's arm)
The clock struck one
(Clap once)
The mouse ran down
(Walk fingers down baby's arm)
Hickory Dickory Dock
(Clap three times)
Hands Image Open Them, Shut Them
Open them, shut them
(Do the hand actions as you sing)
Give a little clap!
Open them, shut them
Lay them in your lap.
Creep them, creep them
Right up to your chin
Open wide your little mouth
But do not let them in!
Goodbye Image Goodbye Song
(melody: London Bridge)
Goodbye, goodbye, we'll see you soon
(Help baby to wave and blow kisses)
See you soon, see you soon
Goodbye, goodbye, we'll see you soon
On another day
Hello Image Hello Song
(melody: London Bridge)
Hi, hello and how are you?
(Hold baby face to face)
How are you? How are you?
Hi, hello and how are you?
How are you today?
Rowboat Image Row Row Row your Boat
Row row row your boat
(Move baby's arms in rowing motion)
Gently down the stream,
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily
Life is but a dream
Farmer Riding Tractor Image This is the Way the Farmer Rides
This is the way the farmer rides
(Bounce baby on lap)
farmer rides, farmer rides
This is the way the farmer rides
Early in the morning.

This is the way the lady rides
This is the way the gentleman rides
This is the way the baby rides

Hammer Image Johnny Works with One Hammer
Johnny works with one hammer
(Tap one fist on knee)
One hammer, one hammer
Johnny works with one hammer
Then he works with two
(Now tap faster and with two fists)
Then he goes to sleep
(Pillow head on hands)
Fish Image One, Two, Three, Four, Five
One, two, three four five
(Count fingers)
Once I caught a fish alive
Six, seven, eight nine ten
(Count fingers)
Then I let him go again
(Imitate fish swimming with hand)
Why did you let him go?
(Hold hands up in the air)
Because he bit my finger so
Which finger did he bite?
This little finger on the right
(Show little finger on right)
Humpty Image Humpty Dumpty
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall
(Bounce baby on lap)
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall,
(Pick baby up and lower to ground)
All the King's horses and all the King's men
(Bounce baby on lap)
Couldn't put Humpty together again!


Bundaberg Regional Library Service 2002-2009
Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia
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