Soothing, Rocking Songs

Rock a bye baby

Rock a bye baby,

On the treetops.

When the wind blows,

The cradle will rock.

When the bough breaks,

The cradle will fall.

And down will come baby,

Cradle and all.

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You are my sunshine (Rock back and forwards)

You are my sunshine, my only sunshine.

You make me happy when skies are grey,

You’ll never know dear how much I love you.

Please don’t take my sunshine away.

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Row, row, row your boat

Row, row, row your boat

Gently down the stream,

Merrily merrily, merrily, merrily

Life is but a dream

Fun tip: Help baby move their arms with rowing motions!

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Twinkle Twinkle

Twinkle, twinkle little star

How I wonder what you are

Up above the world so high

Like a diamond in the sky

Twinkle, twinkle little star

How I wonder what you are

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You're my little baby (tune of 'I'm a little teapot')

You’re my little baby

So soft and sweet

Here are your hands

Here are your feet

I’ll watch you clap your hands

And tap your feet

I love you baby

So soft and sweet

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Heno, heno, hen blant bach

Heno, heno, hen blant bach,

Heno, heno, hen blant bach,

Dime, dime, dime, hen blant bach,

Dime, dime, dime, hen blant bach.,

Cysgu, cysgu, hen blant bach,

Cysgu, cysgu, hen blant bach,

Dime, dime, dime, hen blant bach,

Dime, dime, dime, hen blant bach.

Fory, fory, hen blant bach,

Fory, fory, hen blant bach,

Dime, dime, dime, hen blant bach,

Dime, dime, dime, hen blant bach

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Cysga di

Cysga di

Cysga di fy mhlentyn tlws

Cysga di fy mhlentyn tlws

Cysga di fy mhlentyn tlws

Cei gysgu tan y bore

Cei gysgu tan y bore

Cysga di fy mhlentyn tlws

Wedi cau a chloi y drws

Cysga di fy mhlentyn tlws

Cei gysgu tan y bore

Cei gysgu tan y bore

Bouncing Songs

Bounce and bounce (Tune: Skip to my Lou)

Bounce and bounce and bounce and stop.

Bounce and bounce and bounce and stop.

Bounce and bounce and bounce and stop.

Now bounce that baby up to the top! (lift baby)

*DO SLOW, THEN FAST

*Make sure to pause after “stop” in each line to build suspense! This helps develop excitement by mixing the expected and unexpected

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Did you ever see a baby? (Tune: Did You Ever See a Lassie)

Did you ever see a baby, a baby, a baby?

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

Go this way and that way, and this way and that way.

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

Did you ever see a baby, a baby, a baby?

Did you ever see a baby bounce this way and that?

Bounce this way and that way, and this way and that way,

Did you ever see a baby bounce this way and that?

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The Grand Old Duke of York

The Grand Old Duke of York

He had ten thousand men.

He marched them up to the top of the hill

And marched them down again!

And when they’re up, they’re up.

And when they’re down, they’re down.

And when they’re only half-way up,

They’re neither up nor down!

He marched them to the left

He marched them to the right

He marched them to the top of the hill

And marched them down again.

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Horsie, horsie on your way

Horsie, horsie on your way

We’ve been together for many a day.

So let your tail go swish and your wheels go round.

Giddy-up! We’re homeward bound.

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Ride A Cock Horse to Banbury Cross

Ride a cock horse to Banbury Cross (bounce)

To see a fine lady upon a white horse (bounce)

With rings on her fingers (tickle fingers) and bells on her toes, (tickle toes)

She shall have music wherever she goes! (bounce)

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Mynd ar y ceffyl

Mynd ar y ceffyl

Mynd ar y ceffyl, clipidi clop,

mynd ar y ceffyl, drot, drot, drot,

lan i'r mynydd, lawr i'r cwm,

draw dros y dolydd, bwm, bwm, bwm.

Everyday Rhymes

Un bys, dau fys, tri bys yn dawnsio

One Finger, Two Fingers, Three Fingers Dancing

Un bys, dau fys, tri bys yn dawnsio,

pedwar bys, pum bys, chwe bys yn dawnsio,

saith bys, wyth bys, naw bys yn dawnsio,

deg bys yn dawnsio'n llon.

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Two little eyes

Two little eyes to look around

Two little ears to hear each sound

One little nose to smell what is sweet

One little mouth that likes to eat

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Dancing fingers

One finger, two fingers, three fingers dancing,

Four fingers, five fingers, six fingers dancing,

Seven fingers, eight fingers, nine fingers dancing,

Ten fingers dancing merrily.

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Ten little fingers

Ten little fingers, ten little toes,

Two little ears and one little nose

Two little eyes that shine so bright

And one little mouth to kiss mother goodnight.

Ten little fingers, ten little toes,

Two little ears and one little nose

Two little eyes that shine so bright

And one little mouth to kiss mother goodnight.

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Mr Hapus ydw i

Mr Hapus ydw i, ydw i, ha-ha

Mr Hapus ydw i, ydw i, ha-ha

Mr Hapus ydw i

Mr Hapus ydw i

Mr Hapus ydw i, ydw i, ha-ha!

Mr Drist ydw i, ydw i, bw-hw

Mr Drist ydw i, ydw i, bw-hw

Mr Drist ydw i

Mr Drist ydw i

Mr Drist ydw i, ywd i, bw-hw!

Body Awareness Songs

Hokey Cokey

You put your arms up, you put your arms down

You put your arms up and you wave them all around

You tickle tickle tickle, and you wiggle wiggle, wiggle

That’s how baby hokey pokey goes.

All do the hokey cokey, all do the hokey cokey,

All do the hokey cokey, that what its all about.

You put your legs up...

You put your whole body up...

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Clap clap, un dai tri

Clap, clap un, dau, tri

Clap, clap un, dau, tri

Clap, clap un, dau, tri

Troi a throi ein dwylo!

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Head, shoulders, knees and toes

Head, shoulders, knees and toes,

Knees and toes

Head, shoulders, knees and toes

Knees and toes

and eyes and ears and mouth and nose

Head, shoulders, knees and toes

Knees and toes

CYMRAEG:

Pen, ysgwyddau, coesau a traed, coesau a traed

Pen, ysgwyddau, coesau a traed, coesau a traed

A llygaid a clustiau a trwyn a cheg

Pen, ysgwyddau, coesau a traed, coesau a traed!

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If you're happy and you know it

If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands.

If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands.

If you’re happy and you know it,

Then your face is going to show it,

If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands.

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The Wriggle Song (Tune of: Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush)

This is the way my fingers wiggle,

Fingers wiggle, fingers wiggle,

This is the way my fingers wiggle

So early in the morning.

This is the way they dance about,

Dance about, dance about

This is the way they dance about

So early in the morning.

This is the way I clap my hands,

Clap my hands, clap my hands

This is the way I clap my hands,

So early in the morning.

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This little piggy

This little piggy went to market

This little piggy stayed home

This little piggy ate roast beef

This little piggy ate none

And this little piggy went wee wee wee all the way home

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Round and round the garden

Round and round the garden, like a Teddy Bear,

one step, two step and a tickly under there

(repeat)