Fall Has Arrived!

Fall is one of the most magical times to be outside! The leaves are changing right before our very eyes! We cozy up in scarves and mittens and enjoy the crisp fresh air and crunching leaves. It is also a time to enjoy some simple and easy fall songs with our lil' ones...

 

Here are some wonderful favourites that we have collected from books and online resources...

 

 

Pumpkin poem

When all the cows were sleeping
And the sun had gone to bed,
Up jumped the pumpkin,
And this is what he said:

I'm a dingle dangle pumpkin
With a flippy floppy hat.
I can shake my stem like this,
And shake my vine like that.

Have You Ever Seen a Pumpkin

tune of "Have You Ever Seen a Lassie"

Have you ever seen a pumpkin, a pumpkin, a pumpkin,
Have you ever seen a pumpkin, that grows on a vine?
A round one, a tall one, a fat one, a small one.
Have you ever seen a pumpkin, that grows on a vine?

The Wind

"Come, little leaves," said the wind one day,
"Come o'er the meadows with me and play:
Put on your dresses of red and gold -
For summer is gone and the days grow cold."

Fall Leaves

Down, down, yellow and brown,
Fall the leaves over the ground.
Rake them up in a pile so high,
Until they reach up to the sky.
Adapted Traditional

　

5 Little Leaves

Five little leaves so bright and gay (Hold up five fingers)
Were dancing about on a tree one day. (Wiggle fingers on one hand)
The wind came blowing through the town. (Cup hand around mouth and make wind noises)
Ooooooooo……………Ooooooooooooooo………
One little leaf came tumbling down. (Bend down one finger)

Four little leaves so bright and gay, (Hold up four fingers)
Were dancing about on a tree one day. (Wiggle four fingers)
The wind came blowing through the town, (Cup hand around mouth and make wind noises)
Oooooooo…………….Oooooooooooo……………….
One little leaf came tumbling down (Bend down another finger)

Three little leaves so bright and gay……………………etc.
Two little leaves so bright and gay………………………etc.
One little leaf so bright and gay…………………………..etc.
Author Unknown

　

The Leaves on the Tress

Tune: "The Wheels On The Bus"

The Leaves on the trees are yellow and brown,
Yellow and brown, yellow and brown.
The leaves on the trees are yellow and brown,
All through the town.

The leaves on the trees are falling down,
Falling down, falling down.
The leaves on the trees are falling down,
All through the town.

The leaves on the trees make a crunching sound,
Crunching sound, crunching sound.
The leaves on the trees make a crunching sound
All through the town.

Let’s rake all the leaves into a mound,
Into a mound, into a mound.
Let’s rake all the leaves into a mound
All through the town.

The children in the town jump up and down,
Up and down, up and down.
The children in the town jump up and down
On the leaves on the ground.
Jean Warren

Preschool Farewell

At the end of the summer we say farewell to many of our amazing little preschool friends as they head off to kindergarten! We have watched them grow, shine and discover and now they carry on, with firm foundations, into the 'big' world. We wish them all the best, as their journey of learning leads down a new path filled with even more fascinating experiences and adventurous explorations.

 

Kindergarten Here We Come!

Tune: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

Kindergarten, here we come!

We know we'll have lots of fun.
Lots of things to make and do.
Reading, writing, counting, too.
Kindergarten, here we come!
We know we'll have lots of fun.

Fun Ocean Songs!

I know, I know! It's been a while since our last post! But here are some fantastically fun songs to share with your lil' ones while enjoying the summer and hopefully the ocean!

A Sailor Went To Sea

A Sailor went to sea, sea, sea.
To see what he could see, see, see.
But all that he could see, see, see.
Was the bottom of the deep blue sea, sea, sea
(Have your children repeat this getting faster and faster.)

Fish Story
One, two, three, four, five -
Once I caught a fish alive.
Six, seven, eight, nine, ten -
Then I let it go again.

Why did I let it go?
Because it bit my finger so.
Which finger did it bite?
The little finger on the right

Catch a Fish (Sung To: Row, Row, Row your boat)
Catch, catch, catch a fish,
Hook it on your line.
Reel it, reel it, reel it,
This one will be mine.

Five Little Fishes Swimming in the Sea
Five little fishes swimming in the sea
teasing Mr. shark you can't catch me
Along came Mr. shark (softly) as quiet as can be
He snapped a fish up right out of the sea.

Four little fishes swimming in the sea
teasing Mr. shark you can't catch me
Along came Mr. shark (softly) as quiet as can be
He snapped a fish up right out of the sea.

Three little fishes swimming in the sea
teasing Mr. shark you can't catch me
Along came Mr. shark (softly) as quiet as can be
He snapped a fish up right out of the sea.

Two little fishes swimming in the sea

teasing Mr. shark you can't catch me
Along came Mr. shark (softly) as quiet as can be
He snapped a fish up right out of the sea

One little fish swimming in the sea

teasing Mr. shark you can't catch me
Along came Mr. shark (softly) as quiet as can be
He snapped that fish up right out of the sea

Now there’s no little fishes swimming in the sea

No little fishes saying can’t catch me
Along comes Mr.Shark (softly) as quiet as can be
He spit those fish right back in the sea!

Fish in the Sea
The fish in the sea go swim, swim, swim
swim, swim, swim, swim, swim, swim
The fish in the sea go swim, swim, swim
All through the Day

The lobsters in the sea go pinch, pinch, pinch

pinch, pinch, pinch, pinch, pinch, pinch
The lobsters in the sea go pinch, pinch, pinch
All through the Day

The octopus in the sea go wiggle, wiggle, wiggle
wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle
The octopus in the sea go wiggle, wiggle, wiggle
All through the Day

The crabs in the sea go click, click, click
click, click, click, click, click, click
The crabs in the sea go click, click, click
All through the Day

Other ocean creatures to try...
The sea horse in the sea rocks back and forth...
The whale in the sea goes quirt squirt squirt...
The clam in the sea goes open and shut...
The crabs in the sea go click click click...
The jellyfish in the sea go "bloop bloop bloop"!
The Sharks in the sea go chomp, chomp, chomp…

Slippery Fish
Slippery fish, slippery fish
swimming in the water
A slippery fish, a slippery fish
gulp, gulp, gulp
OH NO! He's been eaten by a

Tuna fish, a tuna fish
swimming in the water
A tuna fish, a tuna fish
gulp, gulp, gulp
OH NO! He's been eaten by an

Octopus, an octopus
swimming in the water
An octopus, an octopus
gulp, gulp, gulp
OH NO! He's been eaten by a

Great White Shark, a great white shark swimming in the water
A great white shark, a great white shark
gulp, gulp, gulp
OH NO! He's been eaten by an

Enormous Whale, an enormous whale
Spouting in the water
Enormous Whale, enormous whale
Gulp, gulp, BURP!
Excuse ME!

Happy Mother's Day!

Mothers, oh, how we love you!
Mother’s for all that you do and all that you are, know that you are loved and cherished! Even on the days when you feel like you are invisible, feel like pulling your hair out, feel that you have been unheard, feel that you don’t have enough hours in the day, not enough days in the week. We know how hard you work, how big your heart is and how we don’t know what we would do without you! You are special in every way and this Mother’s Day, know that you are really loved, cherished and appreciated. Happy Mother’s Day!

Being a full-time mother is one of the highest salaried jobs... since the payment is pure love. ~Mildred B. Vermont

Mothers hold their children's hands for a short while, but their hearts forever. ~Author Unknown

The moment a child is born, the mother is also born. She never existed before. The woman existed, but the mother, never. A mother is something absolutely new. ~Rajneesh

When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child. ~Sophia Loren, Women and Beauty

God could not be everywhere and therefore he made mothers. ~Jewish Proverb

A mother understands what a child does not say. ~Author Unknown

Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother. ~Oprah Winfrey

Mom Says
(Original Author Unknown: Sung to: "Twinkle, twinkle little star")
Sometimes, Mom says, "Don't do this,"
Sometimes, Mom says, "Don't do that,"
She still loves me, that I know.
Why? Because she tells me so.
Sometimes, Mom says, "Let's do this!"
Sometimes, Mom says, "Kiss, kiss, kiss!"

A Song for Mothers
(Original Author Unknown: Sung to: My Bologna Has a First Name)
Oh, my mother has a special name.
It s M-O-M-M-Y!
My mother has a special name.
It s M-O-M-M-Y!
Oh, I love to hug her every day.
And when I kiss her, I will say,
Mommy, mommy, I love you!
I L-O-V-E Y-O-U!

Creepy Crawlers!

Oh, it’s a creepy crawlie world out there! Bugs, bugs, bugs! We may stay clear of them but children are fascinated by them! Here are some great creepy crawly bug songs that have been tried and true, shared and reshared!

Did You Ever See?

Did you ever see a worm, a worm, a worm?

Did you ever see a worm move this way and that?

Move this way and that way and this way and that way?

Did you ever see a worm move this way and that?

Did you ever see a spider, a spider, a spider?

Did you ever see a spider climb this way and that?

Climb this way and that way and this way and that way?

Did you ever see a spider climb this way and that?

Did you ever see a bee, a bee, a bee?

Did you ever see a bee buzz this way and that?...

Did you ever see a ladybug, a ladybug, a ladybug?

Did you ever see a ladybug crawl this way and that?...

Did you ever see an ant, an ant, an ant?
Did you ever see an ant march this way and that?...

Did you ever see a mosquito, a mosquito, a mosquito?

Did you ever see a mosquito fly this way and that?...

 

Big Bugs,Small Bugs Sung to: "Frere Jacques"
Big bugs, small bugs, big bugs, small bugs,
See them crawl on the wall?
Creepy, creepy, crawling, never, never falling.
Bug, bugs, bugs, bugs, bugs, bugs.

Flutter Butterfly sung to: "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"
Flutter, flutter, butterfly.
Floating in the summer sky.
Floating by for all to see,
Floating by so merrily.
Flutter, flutter, butterfly,
Floating in the summer sky.

Bugs Go Sung to: "The Wheels on the Bus"
The firefly at night goes blink blink blink
Blink blink blink blink blink blink
The firefly at night goes blink blink blink
All around the town
The bees in the flowers go buzz buzz buzz...
The ants in the grass go march march march...
The crickets in the leaves go chirp chirp chirp...
The caterpillar in the field goes creep creep creep...

Can you move with me? Sung to: "Do Your Ears Hang Low"
Can you wiggle like a worm?
Can you squiggle? Can you squirm?
Can you flutter? Can you fly like a gentle butterfly?
Can you crawl upon the ground
Like a beetle that is round?
Can you move with me?

Can you flip? Can you flop?
Can you give a little hop?
Can you slither like a snake?
Can you give a little shake?
Can you dance like bee
Who is buzzing round a tree?
Can you move with me?

Pardon Garden Rhyme
What do you suppose?
A bee sat on my nose!
and what do you think?
He gave me a wink!
And said, “I beg your pardon...
I thought you were the garden!”

Easter Songs and Activites!

Fun Easter Ideas!

• Create a map for each child leading to their Easter Basket! Or have their empty Easter basket by their bed with a map in it, and along the way they find things with their map too special treasures to add to their basket! Make sure if you have more than one child that you mark them somehow (such as with a specific color, or initial) so those items get left for the specific child.

• If you are hiding the eggs outside, have someone go by under the window outside with bunny ears, and see if the children spy them from the window! They will be so excited to run outside and try and catch the Easter bunny before he hops away!

• I came across a really fun one on Pinterest! Do a night time hunt with activated glow bracelets inside plastic eggs! It looks really awesome! Have to try this one!

Easter Songs!

Sleeping Bunnies

See the bunnies sleeping til it’s nearly noon

Come let us wake them with a merry tune

Oh so still, are they ill?

Wake up little bunnies, hop, hop, hop

Wake up little bunnies hop and stop!

Little Peter Rabbit

Little Peter Rabbit had a fly upon his nose,

Little Peter Rabbit had a fly upon his nose,

Little Peter Rabbit had a fly upon his nose,

And he flicked it and it flew away!

Continue with Peter Rabbit having a fly land on other body parts (head, arm toes)

Easter Bunny (Itsy Bitsy Spider)

The little Easter Bunny is hopping on his way

Coming to your house on Easter Sunday

He’ll hop and hop and hop

Until all the eggs are gone

Some are hidden by the house

And others on the lawn

The little Easter Bunny is hopping on his way

Hiding eggs for you to find on Easter Sunday!

Easter Eggs (Three Blind Mice)

Easter eggs, Easter eggs

Red and Blue, Green ones too

The Easter bunny hid them well

Where he hid them, he won’t tell

We’ll have to search and then we’ll yell

Easter Eggs! Easter Eggs!

Did you ever see a Bunny? (Did you ever see a lassie?)

Did you ever see a bunny, a bunny, a bunny?

Did you ever see a bunny hop this way and that?

Hop this way and that way and this way and that way?

Did you ever see a bunny hop this way and that?

Little Bunny Foo Foo – talk the part in italics, sing the other part

One morning Little Bunny Foo Foo woke up and said,

"Oh what a beautiful day! I think I will take a walk!"

Little Bunny Foo Foo went hoppin’ through the forest

Scooping up the field mice and tapping them on the head

Down came the good fairy and she said,

‘Little Bunny Foo Foo I don’t like your attitude

Scooping up the field mice and tapping them on the head.

I will give you three chances, and if you don’t stop,

I will turn you into a goose!’

The next morning Little Bunny Foo Foo woke up and said,

"Oh what a beautiful day! I think I will take a walk!"

Little Bunny Foo Foo went hoppin’ through the forest

Scooping up the field mice and tapping them on the head

Down came the good fairy and she said,

‘Little Bunny Foo Foo I don’t like your attitude

Scooping up the field mice and tapping them on the head.

I will give you two more chances, and if you don’t stop,

I will turn you into a goose!’

The next morning Little Bunny Foo Foo woke up and said,

"Oh what a beautiful day! I think I will take a walk!"

Little Bunny Foo Foo went hoppin’ through the forest

Scooping up the field mice and tapping them on the head

Down came the good fairy and she said,

‘Little Bunny Foo Foo I don’t like your attitude

Scooping up the field mice and tapping them on the head.

I will give you one more chance, and if you don’t stop,

I will turn you into a goose!’

The next morning Little Bunny Foo Foo woke up and said,

"Oh what a beautiful day! I think I will take a walk!"

Little Bunny Foo Foo went hoppin’ through the forest

Scooping up the field mice and kissing them on the head

Down came the good fairy and she said,

‘Little Bunny Foo Foo I really like your attitude

Scooping up the field mice and kissing them on the head!

BUNNNY

I know a rabbit with long, pink ears and Bunny is his name-o

B-U-N-N-Y, B-U-N-N-Y, B-U-N-N-Y

And Bunny is his name-o!

Continue with other body parts such as:

Twitchy nose

Soft, white fur

Floppy feet

Fluffy tail

Here are a few more great St. Patrick’s Day songs!

Here are a few great songs I found in Holiday Piggyback Songs compiled by Jean Warren! They all have a familiar tune so they are super fun and easy to sing!

St. Patrick’s Day is Here – Tune: The farmer in the dell

St. Patrick’s Day is here,

St. Patrick’s Day is here.

Let’s give a clap and dance a jig,

St. Patrick’s Day is here.

Eensy, Weensy Leprechaun –You know the tune!

An eensy, weensy leprechaun

Came out St. Patrick’s Day

To look for the fold

That was hidden far away

Over the rainbow

Was there he was told,

So, with a wink of this green eye

He ran to get the gold.

St. Patrick's Day Fun Activities

St. Patrick's Day is just around the corner! Here are some fun ways to celebrate!

 

Fun Ideas:

• Green toilet bowl water
• Painted mini feet around the environment ( make your hand into a fist, pain the side of your hand green and stamp, use your fingertip dipped in paint to create toes)
• Create an environment that looks like a ‘mischievous’ leprechaun may have visited – turn chairs upside down, turn picture frames backwards, move things into areas they wouldn’t typically be in! Really have fun with it!
• Create a leprechaun trap (http://littlehandslotsoflove.blogspot.com/2011/03/leprechaun-trap.html) , and in the morning leave a map inside so the children can see they didn’t catch the leprechaun but he left them a map! Have a hidden ‘treasure’ of some sort at the X marks the spot! (Some great treasure ideas include: Lucky Charms cereal, Shamrock stickers, 'gold' coins, anything with a rainbow on it such as pencils, erasers, stickers, etc. or anything green! Such as socks (silly leprechaun!)
• Have fun with rainbows, put crystals in the window, make rainbow cupcakes or pancakes, use rainbow sprinkles on things such as the rim of their milk glass

Cool Games:

• Duck Duck Goose! Variation – Leprechaun, Leprechaun, Rainbow! (Or Gold!)
• Doggy Doggy Where’s Your Bone? Variation – Leprechaun, Leprechaun where’s your gold
• Shamrock Search - Cut out many shamrock shapes and hide them around the room. Have the children search for them like an Easter Egg hunt.

Great Songs and Fingerplays:

Where or Where? Sung to "Where oh Where has my Little Dog Gone?"

Where, oh where has my pot of gold gone?

Oh Where, Oh Where could it be?

It's black and big and full of gold,

Oh Where, Oh where could it be?

Did You Ever See a Leprechaun? (Did you ever see a lassie?)

Did you ever see a leprechaun, a leprechaun, a leprechaun

Did you ever see a leprechaun go this way and that?

Go this way and that way and this way and that way

Did you ever see a leprechaun go this way and that?

I'm a Little Leprechaun To the tune of I'm a Little Teapot

I'm a little leprechaun dressed in green
the tiniest man that you've ever seen.
If you ever catch me so it's told
I'll give you my pot of Gold!

Five Little Shamrocks 

1 green shamrock, in the morning dew,

Another one sprouted, and then there were two.

2 green shamrocks, growing beneath a tree;

Another one sprouted and then there were three.

3 green shamrocks, by the cottage door;

Another one sprouted,

And then there were four.

4 green shamrocks, near a beehive

Another one sprouted,

And then there were five.

5 little shamrocks, bright and emerald green,

Think of all the luck these shamrocks will bring.

Spring!

It is a beautiful sunny day on the coast of Vancouver Island! It is only February but, wow, does it feel like Spring! Today will be a day spent outside soaking up all that sunshine we have been deprived of for several cloudy and grey months. And what better way to spend a beautiful early spring day than to sing a few songs and talk about this fabulous weather?!

Spring Songs and Poems

What the Robin Told

The wind told the grasses,
And the grasses told the trees.
The trees told the bushes,
And the bushes told the bees.
The bees told the robin,
And the robin sang out clear:
Wake up! Wake up!
Spring is here!

Springtime

(This would make an awesome felt board poem!)

A small green frog
On a big brown log;
A black and yellow bee
In a little green tree;
A red and yellow snake
By a blue-green lake,
All sat and listened
To red bird sing,
"Wake up, everybody,
It's spring! It's spring!"

First I was

(Tune Johnny Works With One Hammer)

First I was a raindrop, raindrop, raindrop
First I was a raindrop, pitter and patter
Then I was a puddle, puddle, puddle
Then I was a puddle, splash and splatter

Then I heard the children, children, children

Then I heard the children laugh and play
Then I saw the sunshine, sunshine, sunshine
Then I saw the sunshine and dried away

The Little Caterpillar
(Sung to "Itsy, Bitsy Spider")

The little caterpillar crawled up into a tree,
Spun his cocoon and slept so quietly,
All through the winter he didn't make a sound,
He dreamt of his new life when he'd be flying all around.
While he was sleeping the snow did gently fall,
Winter came and went, then he heard the robin's call,
Come on Mr. Butterfly, out of your cocoon
Spread your wings and fly for me, while I sing my tune.

Check back soon for Spring Craft Ideas!

References
Canteach.ca

Everythingpreschool.com

Valentine's Day Songs!

Sharing the love...

Love, Love, Love (tune: 3 Blind Mice)

Love, love, love,
love, love, love
See how it grows,
See how it grows.
I love my friends and they love me.
We love each other it’s plain to see.
There's plenty for a big family.
Love, love, love, love, love, love.

I'm a Happy Little Heart (I'm a Little White Duck)

I'm happy little heart
I’m pink and white and red.
A happy little heart with lace around my edge.
I have three words on the front of me.
That say I love you! Oh, can't you see?
I'm a happy little heart
I’m pink and white and red.
Happy little heart with lace around my edge!

H-E-A-R-T (Tune: Bingo)

There is a shape and it means love

And heart is it's name-o.
H-E-A-R-T, H-E-A-R-T, H-E-A-R-T,
And Heart is it's name-o!

Continue leaving out a letter on each repeat and use a clap in place of the letter.

As a felt song have five heart shapes with a letter on each that 5 children hold in front of the group and turn over as that letter is left off.

Do You Know My Valentine? (Muffin Man)

Do you know my Valentine,

My Valentine, my Valentine?
Do you know my valentine?
His/her name is _________.

Five Pretty Valentines

Five pretty valentines waiting at the store.
(Insert child's name) bought one and then there were four.

Four pretty valentines shaped like a "V"

(Insert child's name) bought one and then there were three.

Three pretty valentines said "I love you"

(Insert child's name) bought one and then there were two.

Two pretty valentines, this was so much fun.

(Insert child's name) bought one and then there was one.

One pretty valentine, sitting on the shelf.

I felt sorry for it, so I bought it for myself!

Christmas Songs and Fingerplays!

Tried and true non-traditional favourite Christmas Songs and Fingerplays!

Reindeer Pokie (Sung To: Hokey Pokey)
You put your antlers in,
you put your antlers out,
you put your antlers in,
then you shake the,em all about.

You do the reindeer pokie
And you turn yourself around,
That's what it's all about.

You put your hooves in,
you put your hooves out,
you put your hooves in,
then you shake the,em all about.

You do the reindeer pokie
And you turn yourself around,
That's what it's all about.

You put your tail in,
you put your tail out,
you put your tail in,
Then you shake the,em all about.

You do the reindeer pokie
And you turn yourself around,
That's what it's all about.

You put your red nose in,
you put your red nose out,
you put your red nose in,
then you shake the,em all about.

You do the reindeer pokie
And you turn yourself around,
That's what it's all about.

You put your whole self in,
you put your whole self out,
you put your whole self in,
then you shake the,em all about.

You do the reindeer pokie
And you turn yourself around,
That's what it's all about.

Way up High on the Christmas Tree Way up high on the Christmas tree (Point up)
Two little candy canes winked at me (wink),
So I shook that tree as hard as I could (pretend to shake tree)
And down dropped those candy canes (squat down)
Mmm, Mmm, Good!! (Rub Tummy)

Little Reindeer One little, two little, three little reindeer
Four little, five little, six little reindeer
Seven little, eight little, nine little reindeer
Pulling Santa's Sleigh

Five Little Christmas Trees Five little Christmas Trees (Hold up Five Fingers),
Standing all alone
Their hearts were very sad (Make Sad Face)
'Cause they hadn't found a home
Then chop went the axe (chopping)
And down fell the tree (clap)
And off she went with a happy family! (Make Happy Face)

Four little Christmas Trees (Hold up Four Fingers),
Standing all alone
Their hearts were very sad (Make Sad Face)
'Cause they hadn't found a home
Then chop went the axe (chopping)
And down fell the tree (clap)
And off she went with a happy family! (Make Happy Face)

Three little Christmas Trees (Hold up Three Fingers),
Standing all alone
Their hearts were very sad (Make Sad Face)
'Cause they hadn't found a home
Then chop went the axe (chopping)
And down fell the tree (clap)
And off she went with a happy family! (Make Happy Face)

Two little Christmas Trees (Hold up Two Fingers),
Standing all alone
Their hearts were very sad (Make Sad Face)
'Cause they hadn't found a home
Then chop went the axe (chopping)
And down fell the tree (clap)
And off she went with a happy family! (Make Happy Face)

One little Christmas Trees (Hold up One Fingers),
Standing all alone
Her heart was very sad (Make Sad Face)
'Cause she hadn't found a home
Then chop went the axe (chopping)
And down fell the tree (clap)
And off she went with a happy family! (Make Happy Face)

No little Christmas Trees
Standing all alone
Their hearts were very happy
'Cause they all found a home

Five Little Bells Five 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."

Winter Songs and Fingerplays

Winter is arriving soon!
Some of us have already witnessed the spectacular sight of snowflakes speckling the ground. The children are excited to see this winter wonder and can’t wait to get outside to play!
If you are looking to keep them nice and cozy inside and still just as engaged by the season, then here are some tried and true favourite songs and fingerplays about winter! Pour some hot chocolate, sit by the window, watch the flurries and sing together. So fun! The kids will love it!

Winter Sky
Way up high in the winter sky,
Two little snowflakes caught my eye. (Point 2 fingers to sky)
Down to the ground they fell without a sound. (Twist around)
And before very long, It was snowing all around. (Hold arms out)

Chubby Little Snowman
A chubby little snowman had a carrot for a nose
Along came a bunny and what do you suppose?
That hungry little bunny was looking for his lunch...
And he ate that snowman's nose. . . .Cr…..r…..unch!

Six Little Penguins
Six little penguins off an iceberg did dive,
One bumped his beak, then there were five.
Five little penguins swam the ocean floor,
One saw a whale, then there were four.
Four little penguins spun around, whee-ee!
One spun off, then there were three!
Three little penguins, with nothing to do,
One went fishing, then there were two.
Two little penguins, having lots of fun,
One fell of, then there was one.
One little penguin, when the day was done,
Went home to sleep, then there were none.

Snowflake Dance

(Sung To: ‘Are you Sleeping’)
Dance like snowflakes, Dance like snowflakes
In the air, In the air
Whirling, Twirling snowflakes, Whirling, Twirling snowflakes
Here and there, Here and there

I'm a Little Penguin

(to the tune of ‘I'm a Little Teapot’)
I'm a little penguin
Black and white,
Short and wobbly
An adorable sight.
I can't fly at all
But I love to swim,
So I'll waddle to the water
And dive right in!

Have You Ever Seen a Penguin

(to the tune of ‘Have You Ever Seen a Lassie?’)

Have you ever seen a penguin? a penguin? a penguin?
Have you ever seen a penguin swim this way and that?
Swim this way and that way and this way and that?
Have you ever seen a penguin swim this way and that?
(move arms like you're swimming)

Repeat, substitute "swim" with:
"slide" (make sliding motions with feet)
"waddle" (take tiny steps and swing body from side to side)
"dress" (bow and curtsy)

"Dear Old Frosty" (tune of Mary Had a Little Lamb) Guess who wears a magic hat, magic hat, magic hat
Guess who wears a magic hat, Dear old Frosty does
Guess who has two eyes of coal.....
Guess who has a carrot nose......
Guess who carries a big yellow broom......
Guess who wears a big red scarf.....
Guess who wears big green mittens....
Guess who wears big black boots.....

Watch for winter activities coming soon!

Remembering...

"I dream of giving birth to a child who will ask, 'Mother, what was war?'" -Eve Merriam

 

Until that day... we still need to explain to our children why people hurt other people, who our true heros are, and how we can change the future

Poppy

"Poppy we are but children small,
We are too little to do it all."

Children you may do your part.
Love each other is how you start.
Play without fighting.
Share your games and toys.
Be kind and thoughtful,
To all girls and boys.

~ author unknown

Autumn Songs

The Leaves are falling down

Tune:"Farmer in the Dell"

The leaves are falling down
The leaves are falling down
Red, yellow, green, and brown
The leaves are falling down

Author Unknown

Lots of LeavesTune:"London Bridge Is Falling Down"
Lots of leaves are falling down, falling down, falling down.
Lots of leaves are falling down in a flutter.

Take the rake and pile them up, pile them up, pile them up.
Take the rake and pile them up in a mountain.

Run and jump and roll around, roll around, roll around.
Run and jump and roll around. Whee! It's autumn.

Author Unknown

The Leaves on The Trees

Tune : "The Wheels on The Bus"
The leaves on the trees are falling down,
falling down, falling down.
The leaves on the trees are falling down,
Red, yellow, orange, and brown.

The leaves on the ground go crunch, crunch, crunch
crunch, crunch, crunch, crunch, crunch, crunch.
The leaves on the ground go crunch, crunch, crunch.
All through autumn (fall).
Repeat verse 1

Author Unknown

Leaf Pile

Tune: "Row, Row, Row Your Boat"

Crunch, crunch, crunch the leaves
Rake them in a heap
Run, run as fast as you can
Into the pile you’ll leap!

I just made this one up!

Have fun with songs and children, use any classic tune and sing about what activity you are currently doing whether it’s crunching in leaves or doing the dishes!

Halloween Songs and Activities!

This is a compilation of classic Halloween Songs/Chants and Activities that
we love as well as some great new ones we found online

Songs/ Chants

5 Little Jack-0-lanterns

5 Little Jack-O-Lanterns sitting in a row (hold up 5 fingers)

5 Little Jack-O-Lanterns faces all aglow (frame your face using your hands and smile) Along came the stormy wind (make swishing movement with arms)

Looking for some fun

Gave a huff and a puff (blow in and out)

And blew out every one (close fingers into fist and put behind your back)

Five Little Pumpkins

5 little pumpkins sitting on a gate.

The 1st one said "my it's getting late."

The 2nd one said "there are witches in the air."

The 3rd one said "I don't care."

The 4th one said let's run let's run."

The 5th one said "Isn't Halloween fun?"

Oooooo went the wind and out went the lights

and the 5 little pumpkins rolled out of sight!

Trick or Treat

(tune-Frere Jacques)

Trick or Treat,

Trick or Treat.

Halloween Night.

Halloween Night.

In our costumes playing

You will hear us saying

Trick or Treat! Trick or Treat!

Scary Witch
A scary old witch was stirring a pot

OOOO OOOOO

Three little ghosts say ‘what has she got?’

OOOO OOOOO

tip toe, tip toe, tip toe…

BOOOOOO!

HALLOWEEN SONG
There was an old lady all skin and bones oooo, oooo, oooo

She lived down at the old graveyard oooo,ooooo,ooooo

One night she thought she'd take a walk ooooo,ooooo,oooooo

She walked on down the old graveyard oooo,ooooo,oooooo

She saw the bones a laying around ooooo,ooooo,ooooo

She went to the closet to get a broom ooooo,ooooo,oooooo

She opened the closet and BOO!

I am the Great Pumpkin
(tune: Did You Ever See A Lassie)

I am the Great Pumpkin, Great Pumpkin, Great Pumpkin,

I am the Great Pumpkin,

Come dance with me.

For your friends are my friends,

and my friends are your friends,

I am the Great Pumpkin,

Come dance with me.

ONCE I HAD A PUMPKIN
Tune: Did You Ever See a Lassie?

Once I had a pumpkin, a pumpkin, a pumpkin,

Once I had a pumpkin, with no face at all.

With no eyes and no nose, and no mouth and no teeth.

Once I had a pumpkin with no face at all.

So I made a jack-o-lantern, a jack-o-lantern, a jack-o-lantern,

So I made a jack-o-lantern, with a big funny face.

With big eyes and a big nose, and a big mouth with big teeth.

So I made a jack-o-lantern with a big funny face.

We're Gonna Make Some Halloween Stew
(Tune of Grandpa's Farm)
We're gonna make, we're gonna make,
Gonna make some Halloween Stew
We're gonna make, we're gonna make,
Gonna make some Halloween Stew

In our Halloween Stew we'll put a round orange pumpkin
In our Halloween Stew we'll put a round orange pumpkin
A pumpkin, we clean it out like this (scoop, scoop)!
A pumpkin, we clean it out like this (scoop, scoop!)

We're gonna make, we're gonna make,
Gonna make some Halloween Stew
We're gonna make, we're gonna make,
Gonna make some Halloween Stew

In our Halloween Stew we'll put a black furry bat
In our Halloween Stew we'll put a black furry bat
A bat, he flaps his wings like this (flap, flap!)
A bat, he flaps his wings like this (Flap, flap!)

We're gonna make, we're gonna make,
Gonna make some Halloween Stew
We're gonna make, we're gonna make,
Gonna make some Halloween Stew

In our Halloween Stew we'll put a warty green frog
In our Halloween Stew we'll put a warty green frog
A frog, he makes a sound like this (ribbit, ribbit!)
A frog, he makes a sound like this (ribbit, ribbit!)

We're gonna make, we're gonna make,
Gonna make some Halloween Stew
We're gonna make, we're gonna make,
Gonna make some Halloween Stew

In our Halloween Stew we'll put a white fluffy ghost
In our Halloween Stew we'll put a white fluffy ghost
A ghost, he makes a sound like this, (woo, woo!)
A ghost, he makes a sound like this, (wwo, woo!)

We're gonna make, we're gonna make,
Gonna make some Halloween Stew
We're gonna make, we're gonna make,
Gonna make some Halloween Stew

In our Halloween Stew we'll put a yummy sweet treat
In our Halloween Stew we'll put a yummy sweet treat
 A treat, it tastes a lot like this (yum, yum!)
A treat, it tastes a lot like this (yum, yum!)

We're gonna make, we're gonna make,
Gonna make some Halloween Stew
We're gonna make, we're gonna make,
Gonna make some Halloween Stew!

Halloween Activities

Halloween Slime!

1 cup cornstarch

1 cup water

Green paint or food coloring

Mix together in a bowl or dish bin, and get 'slimed!'

Gooey Ghosts!

Glue ghost charms to have on necklaces or hang  in the window. Supplies needed are: squeeze bottles, white craft glue, wax paper, googly eyes and paperclips. Fill the squeeze bottles with glue. Children squeeze the glue out onto the wax paper in a ghostly blob. Then they can place their googly eyes. Have the child identify the "head" of the ghost and place one end of the paperclip in the head. When the glue is dry, peel off of the wax paper and string into a necklace. :)