Bedtime nursery rhymes for babies


9 Nursery Rhymes About Sleep for Toddlers and Preschoolers

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Here are some great bedtime nursery rhymes with lyrics to sing with your little ones. 

Some of them have long verses with soothing words that are best read to them, if you’d like to lull them off to sleep. 

Remember that even rhymes for sleep have all the same educational benefits as singing nursery rhymes, such as developing auditory perception and other pre-reading skills.

They are also great for developing vocabulary.

1. Go To Bed Late

This tiny rhyme is a fun one to teach your toddlers and preschoolers if they are resisting going to bed. Here’s hoping it convinces them!

Go to bed late,
Stay very small

Go to bed early,
Grow very tall.

2. Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

By Jane Taylor [source]

This is the first bedtime rhyme many children learn so your kids will probably already be familiar with it, but did you know there are several verses to this song?

Why not attempt the rest of this song and see if your child can sing along to another verse or two.

Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are.
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.

When the blazing sun is gone,
When he nothing shines upon.
Then you show your little light,
Twinkle, twinkle, all the night.

Then the traveller in the dark,
Thanks you for your tiny spark.
He could not see which way to go,
If you did not twinkle so.

In the dark blue sky you keep,
And often through my curtains peep.
For you never shut your eye,
‘Till the sun is in the sky.

As your bright and tiny spark,
Lights the traveller in the dark.
Though I know not what you are,
Twinkle, twinkle, little star.

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.
How I wonder what you are.

3. Star Light, Star Bright

Here is a song that will make your little ones sleepy, and they can sing along too.

Star light
Star bright
First star I see tonight
Wish I may
Wish I might
Have the wish I wish tonight

Here is the tune by Super Simple Songs

4. Rock-a-Bye Baby

This is a classic lullaby, sung by parents all over the world.

Rock-a-bye baby
on the tree top.
When the wind blows
the cradle will rock.
When the bough breaks,
the cradle will fall.
And down will come baby,
Cradle and all.

5. Hop Little Bunnies

This song might wake your kids more than put them to sleep, but it is just the cutest and your toddler will love singing it and jumping to the beat.

See the bunnies sleeping, 
Till it’s nearly noon.
Shall we wake them with a merry tune?
They’re so still,
Are they ill?
Wake up little bunnies.

Hop little bunnies,
Hop hop hop, hop hop hop,
Hop hop hop.
Hop little bunnies,
Hop hop hop hop hop hop.

See the bunnies sleeping,
Till it’s nearly noon.
Shall we wake them with a merry tune?
They’re so still, 
Are they ill?
Wake up little bunnies.

Jump little bunnies, 
Jump jump jump, jump jump jump, 
Jump jump jump.
Jump little bunnies, 
Jump jump jump jump jump jump.

In the third verse, the bunnies can skip.

Listen to the tune here

6. Bed In Summer

By Robert Louis Stevenson

This clever little poem is all about going to bed in summer, when the birds are still awake and it’s light outside, and you’d rather still be playing.

In winter I get up at night,  
And dress by yellow candle-light.  
In summer, quite the other way,  
I have to go to bed by day.  

I have to go to bed and see,         
The birds still hopping on the tree.  
Or hear the grown-up people’s feet,  
Still going past me in the street.  

And does it not seem hard to you,  
When all the sky is clear and blue,
And I should like so much to play,  
To have to go to bed by day?

Watch Mogo recite this cute rhyme.

7. Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear

This action song is also a cute rhyme to sing before bedtime. [source]

Teddy bear, teddy bear, turn around,
Teddy bear, teddy bear, touch the ground.
Teddy bear, teddy bear, show your shoe,
Teddy bear, teddy bear, I love you.
(Give child a hug)

Teddy bear, teddy bear, go up stairs,
Teddy bear, teddy bear, say your prayers.
Teddy bear, teddy bear, turn out the light,
Teddy bear, teddy bear, say good night.
(Lay head on hands)

8. The Evening is Coming

This is a beautiful lullaby to sing to your children.

The evening is coming, the sun sinks to rest,
The crows are all flying straight home to their nest.
“Caw” says the crow as she flies over head,
“It’s time little children were going to bed!”

Here comes the pony, his work is all done,
Down through the meadow, he takes a good run.
Up go his heels and down goes his head,
It’s time little children were going to bed.

Play the tune here

9. Goodnite, Sweetheart, Goodnite

This is not really a bedtime song for kids, but it’s one of my favourites and I often just sing the first verse. It was first recorded by The Spaniels in 1953. [source]

Good night sweetheart, well it’s time to go
Good night sweetheart, well it’s time to go
I hate to leave you but I really must say
Oh good night sweetheart, good night

This is a great version

I hope you’ve enjoyed these bedtime songs for kids! Here are more preschool songs.

Source:

Parragon. 2017. A Treasury of Nursery Rhymes. Paragon Books: Bath.

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Best Nursery Rhymes & Lullabies for Sleep

Watching your baby peacefully drift off to sleep as you sing a gentle lullaby is one of the most joyous memories as a new parent. Singing classic nursery rhymes before bedtime is an enjoyable activity that has helped children fall asleep for generations, preparing them for a (hopefully!) restful night’s sleep.  

To make the experience even more sentimental, you can read from your very own personalized nursery rhyme book, made especially for your little one! As they grow older, they can read the nursery rhymes for themselves, and treasure their book as a special keepsake for years to come. 

Here are some of the most enduring, beloved nursery rhymes and lullabies that are perfect for sharing sleepy bedtime moments with your infant! These recognizable songs will be sure to help your little one get cosy and ready for bed in no time.

Source: Mon Chou Photography

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, with its starry sky theme, is a perfect nursery rhyme to sing at bedtime! The simple melody and rhyming lines will make sure your baby will relax to the sound of your soothing voice, preparing them for a good night’s sleep. 


Rock A Bye Baby

With the word ‘Baby’ in the title and the mention of ‘cradle’ in the lyrics, many parents love to sing Rock A Bye Baby to their little one at bedtime! We all associate the lullaby with gently rocking a baby to sleep, despite it being an old-fashioned, nonsensical style of children’s song. The calming tune will no doubt help your baby drift off to sleep peacefully. 


Sleep, Baby, Sleep

If you’ve spent many nights singing the old favorites to your little one, then Sleep, Baby, Sleep is a great modern lullaby to mix up your routine. As much as we all love the classic nursery rhymes, it’s always fun to try a new song! 

Sleep, Baby, Sleep is a simple rhyme with all of the features of a good lullaby – a waltzing, slow tempo, and a gentle melody. It has peaceful lyrics about a baby getting ready to fall asleep and enjoy a nice dream, with their loving parents watching over them. 

You can check out a video of the song and learn the words on YouTube, here.


A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes (Cinderella)

A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes is a delightful song with a soothing tune and happy message, taken from Disney’s Cinderella! The story of Cinderella is a classic story loved by children everywhere, and singing this charming song from a young age will introduce your child to the world of Disney.

If you’d like to alternate between gentle lullabies and peaceful bedtime reading, choosing a personalized Cinderella book for your child featuring their name is a wonderful gift that you can read to them on a quiet evening!


La La Lu (Lady and the Tramp)

Another Disney classic next! The tune of La La Lu from the adorable Disney movie Lady and the Tramp is a wonderful lullaby to sing to your little one. In the movie, La La Lu is sung by the mother character Darling, and the song is often played by mobiles and other musical items made for babies! 

There are so many different lyrics that have accompanied the tune, but the version from Lady and the Tramp is the most popular, especially since it links children with the loveable movie! Take a look at the video clip below to see the song being played in the film:


Somewhere Over The Rainbow

Somewhere Over The Rainbow is a famous song from the iconic movie, The Wizard of Oz. A young Judy Garland introduced us to this song in 1939 when she played the role of Dorothy, filling hearts with joy as she so beautifully sung this relaxing tune. There have been many versions of the song as the years have gone by, but it remains to be a popular lullaby for new parents. 

In case you’ve forgotten the words, take a look at the video clip below, playing the original version of the song from The Wizard of Oz: 


Silent Night

There’s no better lullaby for settling your little one on a cosy winter’s evening than Silent Night. A popular Christmas song originating from Germany, this famous rhyming song with its calming melody will relax your child, and help you get into the Christmas spirit at the same time! 

 


There’s been a lot of research done on why nursery rhymes like the ones above are so effective. We definitely recommend checking out articles such as this one for the experts’ opinions.

Best Lullabies to Put a Baby to Sleep: The Spark Notes

  • Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
  • Rock A Bye Baby
  • Sleep, Baby, Sleep
  • A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes (Cinderella)
  • La La Lu (Lady and the Tramp)
  • Somewhere Over The Rainbow
  • Silent Night

Bedtime poems for children to fall asleep

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A magical collection of poems (rhymes) for putting a child to bed. Little children's poems - lullabies for falling asleep, like a little bedtime story for a baby. They will cause positive emotions and help your daughter or son tune in to sleep.

Soothing lullabies for the night will surely fall in love with your children and will look forward to them before going to bed.

The process of putting to bed will be an exciting experience for moms, dads and a child. We have collected the best existing poems and nursery rhymes, and also composed a lot of new ones for you. Such entertaining sleep rhymes are also a great form of educational activities for young children from 0 to 3 years old.

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Who is yawning with us
He rubs his eyes.
This is our sleepy baby,
You're almost asleep already.

Time to collect toys
And hurry to your pillow,
To sleep sweetly on it,
And grow faster in a dream. ©

Sweet Dreams, good night,
Night wants to tell a fairy tale,
About wonderful lands, about magical seas,
About palaces and ships that sail around the earth,
About the forests on the shore, mountains, a rainbow - an arc.
Sleep soon, fall asleep, start watching your dream. ©

Our hands are tired
Our legs are tired,
On a soft bed
Let them rest a little.
Our eyes are tired,
Our nose, mouth, ears,
Let them rest too
See you tomorrow on your pillow. ©

The stars are shining, the night has come
Dream fairies have arrived,
Ding - ding - dong, ding - ding - dong,
Fairies will conjure a dream.
Close your eyes quickly,
Make a magical dream. ©

Put the child to sleep
It is necessary for dad - a rooster.
The cockerel sings to the chick:
- Bye-bye, crow!

Mother chicken clucks:
- You'll wake him up like this!
Who sings this at night,
There is no use in roosters!

- Bayu - bayushki - chicken,
Bye-bye, co-co-co,
May you dream in your dreams
Miracles and magic. ©

It's time to sleep, the mice fell asleep,
Cats have been sleeping on the roof for a long time,
Sleeping dog in a kennel,
Chickens are sleeping in the yard.
Sleeping hare, sleeping hamster,
Only you can't sleep at all.
Close your eyes soon,
Let you dream of fairy tales. ©

Sleep time has come baby
Sleeping dog, cat, mouse,
It became quiet outside the window,
Sleeps snoring at home,
Swings, carousels are sleeping,
Everyone has been in bed for a long time.
Night the sorceress is coming,
Distributes dreams to children. ©

Bye bye the titmouse sings
Sleep my chick - small.
Pillow waiting for you,
You press the ear to the pillow,
Close your eyes soon
And she will tell stories. ©

The stars shine outside the window
A fairy tale comes to our house.
Close your eyes soon
And you will find yourself in a country
Where the heroes of a fairy tale live,
Princes ride a horse,
Where princesses sew dresses,
Going to the ball in them,
There are forests and waterfalls,
And a magical carnival. ©

The fairy tale goes home,
On high towers,
Wait for her, close your eyes.
Sleep, peephole, Sleep, other
A good fairy tale will come,
A good heart will find,
Wait for her, close your eyes
Sleep, peephole,
Sleep, other.

Well done kitten: he closed his eyes.
And the little hare let in a gray dream.
The birds sleep and the fish sleep.
It's time for the kids to sleep.
Children will sleep and dream until the morning.

After a delicious lunch
Fidget kitten is sleeping.
Sleeps - a head on a flank.
He fell asleep, and we are silent ...

Here they are in the bed
Pink heels.
Whose heels are these
Soft and sweet?
Goslings will come running,
Pinched at the heels.
Hide soon, don't yawn,
Cover with a blanket!

One, two, three, four, five!
Mom and (Masha, Kolya...) will sleep.

One, two, three, four!
It suddenly became quiet in the apartment.

One, two, three!
Don't say anything.

One, two!
Head on the pillow...

Close your eyes and Raz!
Already dreams meet us...

Eyes sleep and cheeks sleep
At tired kids.
Eyelashes and palms sleep,
Sleeping tummies and legs.
And tiny ears
Sweetly doze on the pillow.
Curls are sleeping, pens are sleeping,
Only noses sniffle.

Hey you eyes, hey you ears.
We will put you on pillows.
Lie down, lie down,
Rest and sleep.

bayu-bayu-bayinki,
The hares fall asleep,
Foxes fall asleep,
Kitties fall asleep,
Horses fall asleep,
Elephants fall asleep,
Toads fall asleep,
Butterflies fall asleep,
Small snakes,
Flies on benches,
Girls fall asleep,
Goats and squirrels,
The boys fall asleep,
Bear cubs, bunnies.

Sleep baby in your bed
Sleep well, sweet, sweet,
And on a small pillow
Your toys are sleeping nearby.

Tired toys sleep, books sleep,
Blankets and pillows are waiting for the guys.
Even a fairy tale goes to bed,
To dream at night.
Close your eyes, bye bye.

Kitty - kitty, kitty,
Cat, gray tail.
You come to spend the night with us,
Download our baby.
How I love your cat
I will pay for work:
I'll sew a new fur coat,
Yes, I will order boots,
Ladies a piece of cake,
Yes, a jug of milk.

The moon sleeps, the clouds fall asleep,
An angel took you in his arms,
The dream brought and sang a song,
Kissed on the cheek, flew away.

The eyes were looking, the eyes were looking
The eyes are tired, they want to sleep.
Legs walked, handles grabbed.
Mouth and ears are also tired.
All toys are sleeping: bunnies and bears,
Pyramids, cars and books are sleeping.
Let's close our eyes, take a blanket.
Sleep, rest, my dear bunny.

little ball
Lying side by side
fidgets, mumbles,
Buzzing happily;
Eyes on mom
Looks surprised
Spout
The air pulls sleepily.
Slaps sponges,
And then screams
Or suddenly close his eyes
And grumbles in his sleep.
All around you
Loves infinitely.
What a lump
Came out nice.

Sleep sweetly, my child
Close your eyes as soon as possible
Bye-bye, chick, sleep!
I will rock you,
And protect your sleep!

Five puppies want to sleep
And the sixth is not sleeping.
Five puppies want to sleep,
And the sixth is naughty!
Tail wags,
Loud, loud barks!
He would bark until the morning,
Yes, I thought ... - "It's time to sleep."
Peacefully wagged his tail,
And - fell asleep faster than anyone,
And to you, by the way
wished - Good night.

Already as a dream walked around the bench,
Sandman wandered on the floor,
Sandman wandered on the floor,
Wandered to our (child's name).
I wandered into her bed,
Lie down on the pillow.
Lie down on the pillow,
(Child's name) hugged with a pen.

Close your eyes, kids
Birds sleep in a nest on a branch
Sleeping trees, sleeping flowers
Fall asleep, my friend, and you!
Wind sleeps in his bed
Tired horses sleep
Dogs and cats are sleeping
Fall asleep, my friend, and you!
Green plains sleep
Mountain peaks slumber
Rivers sleep and bridges sleep
Fall asleep, my friend, and you!

Sleeping girls and boys
Sleeping, sitting in a crib.
So you, let's lie down,
And smile at me at night.

From Toptushkino station,
To bed station,
We need to get there as soon as possible!
And chu-duck sleep.
At Vstavaikino station
Wake up - go out yourself!
And you will run to Igraikino,
To friends and miracles!
Well, for now - we've arrived
To the station - Bed!
At this very station,
It's so sweet to fall asleep.

It's dark outside
The moon looks out the window to us.
He will shine all night
The lamp needs to be turned off.
Your toys have been sleeping for a long time
Pillows whisper softly to us:
You are tired, we know
We close our eyes together.

Bye-bye, sleep, my friend,
Turn on your right side.
Only you do not sleep alone,
Close your eyes, baby!
Moonbeam - mischievous
Penetrated through the window,
perched on a pillow,
Whispers a song in your ear.
The night has come, it's dark around,
The fish sleeps and the rooster sleeps.
The cow is sleeping, the puppy is sleeping.
Fall asleep too, son.

The wind whispers outside the window:
- Sleep, baby, good sleep.
The night has come, it's time for bed!
Time for the kids to sleep sweetly!

Ay, lyuli-lyuli-lyuli,
The cranes have arrived,
Cranes have arrived -
They brought a fairy tale to my daughter.
Cranes-something-footed
Did not find the way-road.
They sat on the gate,
A gate creak-creak.
Don't wake up our daughter,
Our daughter sleeps and sleeps.

The night is coming
You are tired, daughter.
Legs ran in the morning,
It's time for the eyes to sleep.
A crib is waiting for you.
Sleep sweetly, daughter.

Our legs told us today:
"We are so tired today,
We jumped so much today,
What we don't want at all anymore,
To make us jerk again.
We want to lie down, relax,
To be on the road again tomorrow!”

Sleeping bunny under a bush
Frog under the leaf.
A little squirrel sleeps in a hollow,
The worm fell asleep in the ground.
And they sleep in a hole with a fox
Five bright red foxes.
Crow sleeps in the nest.
A sweet dream wanders everywhere.
Bunnies sleep quietly in a cage.
Sleep, sleep, children.
A two-horned moon sleeps in the sky.
A bear cub sleeps in a den.
Horses slumber in the meadow,
Boats sleep on the shore.
Quails sleep in the fields,
The wind sleeps on the poplars.
Fairy tales in a book are sleeping on a shelf.
A fly sleeps behind a shelf in a crack.
Kittens are sleeping near the cat-
They made a bed for them in a basket.
A mouse sleeps with a mouse in a mink.
You sleep in a crib with a book.
Only your angel does not sleep.
He keeps you in your dreams.

Dreams come to children during the day,
Grandfather Sandman finds them,
And in the evening whispers fairy tales.
"Close your eyes soon"
Put everyone on their right side,
Until the morning they are not disturbed,
And shakes the beds for everyone.
"Sleep sweetly, sweetly, children."

Sleep sweetly my baby
Let me dream: elephant, horse,
Bunny, squirrel and bear,
Or a cute monkey.
Sleep my baby, fall asleep
Close your eyes, sweetie!

Sleep, my joy, sleep!
The lights went out in the house;
The birds are quiet in the garden,
The fish fell asleep in the pond,
The mouse is sleeping behind the stove,
The moon looks out the window ...
Close your eyes soon,
Sleep, my joy, sleep!

Hush, Little Baby, Do not Say a Word,
Don't lie down on the edge -
A gray top will come,
He will grab the barrel,
He will grab the barrel,
And drag him into the woods,
And drag him into the woods,
Under the willow bush.
You, top, don't come to us,
Don't wake our (child's name)!

Once - a lamb sleeps in a pen.
Two - a baby elephant clung to an elephant.
Three - the puppy climbed into the basket,
And four - the cat is dozing.
Five - the goldfinch fell asleep on a branch.
Six - baby hedgehogs sniffle.
Seven - under a stone by the path
Sleeping bugs, centipedes.
Eight - sleepy pig
Sweetly smacking awake.
Nine - tiger cubs purr to the beat,
Like careless kittens.
Ten - even a dragonfly
Sleeps strangely with his eyes open.

Time to sleep! The bull fell asleep
Laid down in a box on a barrel.
Sleepy bear went to bed,
Only the elephant does not want to sleep.
Sleep shakes its head,
He sends a bow to the elephant.

Here comes the evening
A crib is waiting for you.
Will you sleep in pajamas
Sweet sweet at night.

Put the bunny to bed,
Rocked a bear.
Read before going to bed
Together with mom a book.

Sleeping in a crib is good!
Close your eyes.
Let you have a good dream -
Mom's tales.

Everyone in the world must sleep:
Both monkeys and elephants.
Bunny sleeps under a bush,
Bear sleeps peacefully.
Here the stream calmed down in the forest,
A badger hid in a hole.
Night is walking along the street,
The clear moon will kindle us.
The cat curled up like a ball,
A puppy fell asleep under the table.
Toys sleep until morning -
And it's time for you to sleep.
You hug a pillow,
Close your eyes tightly.
Sleep will come to your bed,
You will be sweet - sweet sleep.

There is happiness - sniffs in the crib,
Smiling in her sleep
My favorite, sweet, sweet,
My joy on earth.
Eyes stuck together, nose-snub,
Fingers clenched into a cam,
She throws off her blanket,
Grunt like an old man...
Sleep, son, serenely
Carefree peaceful sleep,
My pride and hope,
My ray on a rainy day.
Let my love help
Protect children's sleep,
Grow up, start later
Wonderful world to discover!

Night lazy gait
Walking outside the window.
Sleepy city half asleep
Quietly falls asleep.

Toys are sleeping on the sofa,
Fairy tales rest in books,
Babies in their beds
Sleep sweetly.

May you dream of joy in a dream
Fairy garden and firebird on fire,
Let a gray elephant come to visit you,
Let him guard your fabulous dream.
May the night cover you with a veil,
Light from the moon will close your eyes.

Sleep, baby, hiding behind your ear,
Your friends are sleeping - little animals.
Sweetly slapping lips
Sleeping Giraffe, snuggled up to his mother.
Licking your nose and paws,
A lion cub sleeps with a maned father.
Taking a banana under his arm,
Sleeps, jumping Monkey.
And tired of crawling,
Sleeping under a tree Boa constrictor.
Colored dream about the Nile river,
Little Crocodile is watching.
Putting your tail under your ear,
Laughing Hyena sleeps.
Zebra sleeps with eyelashes covered
Parrots and birds sleep.
Only you, baby, do not sleep,
You sniffle sleepily with your nose.
Sleep, child, sleep.
Bye-bye, bye-bye.

Walks quietly sweet dream.
He wanders along the paths.
I looked into your window,
He stood a little longer.
Rocked your bed
It's time for sleep.

This finger wants to sleep
This finger - jump into bed,
This finger is already taking a nap,
This finger is already asleep.
This one is fast, fast asleep,
And he tells you to sleep.

Three little hedgehogs
They lie in a row on the bed.
Hedgehog Mommy Nearby
Says to them softly:
It's time for you to sleep,
To get up early in the morning,
See how in the meadow,
White horse in the fog,
Quietly wakes up the clouds.
Like a silent river
Washes willow branches,
As the fog melts under the sun,
How, dispelling the shadow,
A new day is coming to us.
In the meantime, hedgehogs, sleep,
Fly in your dreams on a new day.

The sun is hiding somewhere
It became dark in the room.
All obedient guys
Have been sleeping for a long time.
Sleep and pussies and dogs,
Toys are sleeping in the corner.
Trees and flowers are sleeping,
The birds are sleeping in their nest.
Only the wind at the window
Sings a sleepy song.
And the moon, descending to the river,
Illuminates the sky.

Night knocked on the window
In a dress embroidered with stars.
Sweet cat dozed off,
Having fluffed out his long tail.
Very bright in the dark sky,
Like a fairy arch,
The horn of the month shines.
Fall asleep and you, my friend.

Everything in the city is quiet
All lamps are off,
fell asleep cinema,
Shops and nurseries.
And only on rails
With a ringing, yawning,
Creeping,
writhing,
Night trams.

Sleep child. lips glitter,
Cheeks with drops of milk.
Sleep child. My little fish
Unthinking yet.
Sleep baby. Barely audible
How the nose snores.
I wonder how it happened,
That God brought you to us.
I marvel at perfection,
What squeezes into a fist
My own childhood,
Beacon of my life.
Eyelashes are sweetly closed.
Peaceful silence in the house.
Sleep tight my titmouse,
My kitten, my baby.

Children's poems before going to bed - lullabies, nursery rhymes, help in a fascinating way to learn about the world around the baby. Unlike narrative text, thanks to rhymes, poems, like a musical song, so even small children listen to them with pleasure. Such rhymes are easy to remember, so nothing surprising, that when a child begins to speak, parents suddenly discover that the baby remembers and knows the verses that his mother tells him from birth.

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The best children's poems about sleep for a restful sleep of a baby

It's no secret that many children find it difficult to calm down in the evening. They are overly active and overexcited. To balance the children's nervous system and calm the children, doctors recommend using games, lullabies, or simply children's poems about sleep to create a special "sleepy mood" in babies.

Why poetry?

Poetry is a special way of transmitting and perceiving information. Usually, what is difficult for a child to understand in prose speech is perceived much easier if you tell the same thing in verse.

The repetitive rhythm and rhyme of verses help the brain tune in to a certain wave. That is why children's sleep poems are the best way to evoke thoughts and images suitable for relaxation in your baby.

The best nursery rhymes about sleep

Now you can find a huge number of wonderful bedtime poems for children. These can be folk lullabies, nursery rhymes, author's poems or texts of lullabies for children.

We have already made a small selection of lullabies, where you can read Balmont's lullabies and the history of the songs of our project. In addition to them, there are a number of beautiful folk and author's poems about sleep. One of the most famous classical poems is the lullaby "The moon has risen".

In this article, we offer you to get acquainted with the best children's works on the theme of sleep from classics and modern authors, as well as three folk children's lullabies. Read these children's lullabies to your babies - let them lull your babies to sleep and help older children tune in to sleep.

Like a dream he walked around the shop,

Slumber walked on the floor,
Slumber walked on the floor,
Wandered to our Masha.

I wandered into her bed,
Lie down on the pillow.
She lay down on the pillow,
She hugged Masha with her hand.

* * *

The moon has risen

In the azure land

The sun has set,
Has disappeared away,
The day has faded, the night has come.
Silence in the meadows, in the forests,

The stars walk in the sky,
And blows their horn
Quiet shepherd moon.
He blows, blows, plays,
Sings a song smoothly,

Yes, she is not loud,
Only the stars can hear.
Only to the stars, only to the night
In the blue over the village...
And for our son
We'll sing a song ourselves.
We will shake our son
To our own refrain:

It begins: “Bai-bye!”
And the end: "Bye-bye!"

Sleep sweetly, my child,
Close your eyes as soon as possible.
Bye-bye, chick, sleep!
Your mother will rock you,
Dad will protect your sleep.
Sleep my child, sleep!
Sweet dream mani!

I took you as a babysitter
Wind, sun and eagle.
Eagle flew home;
The sun has disappeared under the water;
Wind after three nights
Rushing to his mother.
Vetra asks his mother:
“Where did you deign to disappear?
Ali fought the stars?
Did Ali drive all the waves?

- “I did not drive the waves of the sea,
I did not touch the golden stars,
I protected the child,
I rocked the cradle.”

Apollo Maykov

* * *

I've been lying in bed for a long time,
Somewhere nearby is my dream.
Maybe sleep is playing hide and seek?
I don't understand: where is he?

If I give him toys,
He will come to play.
Come on - a bear - by the pillow,
And a typewriter - under the bed.

Quiet, very, very quiet.
...After all, there are no better toys.
But my dream does not want to play,
And not a sound to me in response.

Where is sleep? I am falling asleep.
My eyes are hiding.
Only I open them,
They close.

That's completely closed eyes.
And I felt - he,
Real Dream from a fairy tale -
My Night Magician - Dream.

Boris Elshansky

* * *

Sleep-grass

The distant forest stands like a wall.
And in the forest, in the wilderness of the forest,
An owl sits on a bough.
Sleep grass grows there.

They say sleep grass
Knows sleepy words.
As he whispers his words,
The head immediately sinks.

Today I'm at the owl's
I'll ask for this herb.
Let the grass sleep for you
Say sleepy words.

Irina Tokmakova

* * *

Sleep wanders along the corridor…
At night he came to Yegor
And he wanted to dream about him.
Only the boy can't sleep.

Dream thought at the threshold,
Decided to wait a bit.
Walked for two hours, yawned,
But Yegor didn't fall asleep. ..

Sleep on a coat hanger,
There are all the flowers on the wallpaper
Counted ten times.
But Yegor didn't fall asleep…

Enough! How long can you wait?!
Sleep wandered into his bed.
He's terribly tired!
Lie down and ... dream about himself.

Irina Yaryshevskaya

* * *

Sleepy elephant

Ding-dong. Ding dong.
An elephant walks in an alley.
Old, grey, sleepy elephant.
Ding ding. Ding dong.

It has become dark in the room:
Elephant blocks the window.
Or is it a dream?
Ding dong. Ding dong.

Irina Tokmakova

* * *

Mouse Village

A moon shard climbed into the sky.
The Mouse Village woke up in the basement.
A whistle was heard inside the locomotive:
a daring mouser is rolling bears.
Noise and mice in the square.
Everywhere they rush for the mouse mouse.
Below, under the mice, a mouse rustles.
A mouser buzzes above the mice.
Learned mice are full of thoughts.
The mouse mentally steals the mouse.
Smart mice, hiding in the shade,
all night they shoot at a mouse with a musket.
But in the morning a lunar shard will fall.
Will fall asleep at dawn Mouse village.
And my mother whispers to me: “Timosha, get up!”
And I will answer her: "I'm sleeping ... don't mouse..." from various affairs,
he closed the shutters on the windows,
all turned gray from the smoke.

All day long the floors creaked,
everything dried up here and there,
doors slammed and sang
and hung around the corners.

The house is dreaming of a forest and a river,
a new log house and a new yard,
a new porch is dreaming
and a sincere conversation.

Not only the doors
and not only the ceilings are sleeping in the house,
even the animals have calmed down,
the bugs are beetles.

And the little one is crying in the crib,
he is so afraid of the dark,
that he calls his mother all night,
he is just like you... ways to pass the time before going to bed. Reading aloud is very close and helps to establish a closer relationship between children and parents, and the poetic rhythm and simple rhymes do not overload children with unnecessary impressions. In addition, soothing verses are a good preparatory step for moving directly to lullabies that will finally help babies fall asleep.

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