Newborn baby nursery rhymes

Nursery Rhymes and Songs for Babies With Lyrics

Your baby loves singing and chanting — the more, the better. Here are some beloved nursery rhymes and simple actions and games to enjoy with your little one.

"This Little Piggy Went to Market"

This little piggy went to market. (touch big toe)

This little piggy stayed home. (touch next biggest toe, and so on)

This little piggy had roast beef.

This little piggy had none.

And this little piggy cried, "Wee, wee, wee!"

All the way home. (tickle him all over)

Chant this classic nursery rhyme while changing your newborn's diaper. Touch each toe as you go, starting with the biggest and moving down the row. When you get to the word "home," tickle your baby all over, and watch him squeal with delight.

"Round and Round the Garden"

Round and round the garden (draw circle on your baby's tummy)

Goes the teddy bear.

One step, two steps... (walk your fingers up his chest)

Tickle him under there! (tickle under his chin)

Your newborn will love this action rhyme because it ends with a surprise tickle. Start by drawing an imaginary circle on your newborn's tummy, "round and round." Then with "one step, two steps," walk your fingers up his chest, and then tickle him under his chin and arms.

"Jack in the Box"

Jack in the box (cover your eyes)

Sits so still.

Won't you come out?

Yes, I will! (throw up your arms)

Babies love this exuberant game of hide-and-seek. Show your baby how to cover his eyes, and then say the first couple of lines in a low voice to set the mood. Add some anticipation with the third line, and then throw up your hands and shout out the last line. Your baby will love quietly waiting, waiting... and then watching you pop up like a jack-in the-box!

"Row, Row, Row Your Boat"

Row, row, row your boat (rock back and forth)

Gently down the stream.

Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily

Life is but a dream.

Your baby loves doing as much possible with you, including riding in a boat. Sit down on the floor and settle your baby in your lap so she's facing you. Be sure her neck and head are supported. Hold both her hands with yours, and rock back and forth in time to the song. Vary the tempo for a fast boat ride or a slow one. Take advantage of the easy rhythm by substituting some of your own words (wash, wash, wash your face; roll, roll, roll the ball...). You'll both end up giggling.

"Old McDonald Had a Farm"

Old McDonald had a farm,

E-I-E-I-O!

And on this 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 McDonald had a farm,

E-I-E-I-O!

You can continue with whatever animals you like, such as duck ("quack, quack"), dog ("woof, woof"), cat ("meow, meow"), sheep ("baa, baa"), and horse("neigh, neigh").

This song is so engaging it can make a baby feel as if she's actually singing the words. The sounds are fun to make, and the words help your baby learn the names of many animals. Sing it on the way to the zoo or to a farm, or when you read a picture book that features animals, and then make the sounds when you see the animals. Your child will be thrilled to find it all so familiar.

"Humpty Dumpty"

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall.

Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. (tip baby back slightly)

All the king's horses and all the king's men

Couldn't put Humpty together again.

"Trot, Trot, Trot"

Trot, trot, trot to London.

Trot, trot, trot to Dover.

Look out, ____, (baby's name)

Or you might fall OVER! (tip baby to the side)

What could be better than a knee-bouncing action rhyme? Sit your baby on your lap so she's facing you. Hold her under her arms, lift your heels, and let the gentle bouncing begin. This game is best for older babies whose neck muscles are strong enough to support their head.

20 fun toddler and baby nursery rhymes to sing with your little one | Family Life

Some of your earliest fond memories of childhood are probably listening to a bedtime story or hearing your parents sing you a lullaby before you fell asleep. These short, but sweet songs tend to stay with us forever. When you have a baby, you find yourself churning out all your old favourites and you are surprised you still remember every word.

Singing your child a lullaby as part of their bedtime routine is not only a lovely way to soothe them to sleep but it helps with bonding which is an important process after labour. Lullabies have even been found to reduce pain and calm babies breathing patterns, especially in pre-term and premature infants.

As they get older and begin to sing, singing along to nursery rhymes with your little one brings them an enormous amount of enjoyment, teaches them something new, as well as being the perfect activity for some bonding time. Even at a young age, just by listening and interacting with new words, sounds, and actions will contribute to helping their memory and speech development.

If you've found yourself in a lullaby rut and are struggling to find new songs to sing, then we have rounded up the best traditional and more modern lullabies to send your little one to sleep. Your baby won't care if you have the voice of an angel or not, but if you don't want to sing, we've included YouTube links, and lyrics so you'll never forget the words!

Nursery rhyme list:

Hush Little Baby
Rock-a-bye Baby
You are my Sunshine
Ring-a-ring o'roses
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Round and Round The Garden
This Little Piggy
Jack and Jill
Humpty Dumpty
I'm a Little Tea Pot
London Bridge is Falling Down
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
One, Two, Three, Four
Mary Had a Little Lamb
The Wheels on the Bus
Frère Jacques
Eeny Meeny Miny Moe
Hickory Dickory Dock
Baa Baa Black Sheep
Over the Rainbow

Hush, Little Baby

Hush, little baby, don't say a word
Papa's gonna buy you a mockingbird
And if that mockingbird won't sing
Papa's gonna buy you a diamond ring

Rock-a-bye Baby

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

You Are My Sunshine

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

Ring-a-ring o’roses

Ring-a-ring o’roses
A pocketful of posies
Atishoo, atishoo
We all fall down.

Itsy Bitsy Spider

Itsy Bitsy spider climbing up the spout.
Down came the rain, and washed poor Itsy out.
Up came the sun, and dried up all the rain,
And Itsy Bitsy spider went climbing up again.

Round and Round The Garden

Round and round the garden, like a Teddy Bear,
One step, two step,
Tickle you under there!

This Little Piggy

This little piggy went to market,
This little piggy stayed at home,
This little piggy had roast beef,
This little piggy had none,
And this little piggy went...Wee wee wee all the way home.

Jack and Jill

Jack and Jill went up the hill
To fetch a pail of water.
Jack fell down and broke his crown,
And Jill came tumbling after.

Up Jack got, and home did trot,
As fast as he could caper,
He went to bed to mend his head,
With vinegar and brown paper.

Humpty Dumpty

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall,
All the king’s horses and all the king’s men,
Couldn’t put Humpty together again.

I'm a Little Tea Pot

I’m a little teapot, short and stout,
Here’s my handle,
Here’s my spout,
When I get all steamed up, hear me shout,
Just tip me over and pour me out.

London Bridge is Falling Down

London Bridge is falling down,
Falling down, falling down,
London Bridge is falling down,
My fair lady.

Build it up with wood and clay,
Wood and clay, wood and clay,
Build it up with wood and clay,
My fair lady.

Wood and clay will wash away,
Wash away, wash away,
Wood and clay will wash away,
My fair lady.

Build it up with bricks and mortar,
Bricks and mortar, bricks and mortar,
Build it up with bricks and mortar,
My fair lady.

Bricks and mortar will not stay,
Will not stay, will not stay,
Bricks and mortar will not stay,
My fair lady.

Build it up with iron and steel,
Iron and steel, iron and steel,
Build it up with iron and steel,
My fair lady.

Iron and steel will bend and bow,
Bend and bow, bend and bow,
Iron and steel will bend and bow,
My fair lady.

Build it up with silver and gold,
Silver and gold, silver and gold,
Build it up with silver and gold,
My fair lady.

Silver and gold will be stolen away,
Stolen away, stolen away,
Silver and gold will be stolen away,
My fair lady.

Set a man to watch all night,
Watch all night, watch all night,
Set a man to watch all night,
My fair lady.

Suppose the man should fall asleep,
Fall asleep, fall asleep,
Suppose the man should fall asleep?
My fair lady.

Give him a pipe to smoke all night,
Smoke all night, smoke all night,
Give him a pipe to smoke all night,
My fair lady.

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.

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.

One, Two, Three, Four

One, two, three, four, five,
Once I caught a fish alive.
Six, seven, eight, nine, ten,
Then I let it go again.
Why did you let it go?
Because it bit my finger so.
Which finger did it bite?
This little finger on my right.

Mary Had a Little Lamb

Mary had a little lamb,
whose fleece was white as snow.

And everywhere that Mary went,
the lamb was sure to go.

It followed her to school one day
which was against the rules.

It made the children laugh and play,
to see a lamb at school.

And so the teacher turned it out,
but still it lingered near,

And waited patiently about,
till Mary did appear.

“Why does the lamb love Mary so?”
the eager children cry.

“Why, Mary loves the lamb, you know.”
the teacher did reply.

The Wheels on the Bus

The wheels on the bus go round and round,
Round and round, round and round,
The wheels on the bus go round and round,
All through the town.

The wipers on the bus go “Swish, swish, swish,
Swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish”
The wipers on the bus go “Swish, swish, swish”
All through the town.

The people on the bus go, “chat, chat, chat,
cha,,chat chat,chat chat ,chat,
The people on the bus go, “, chat,chat,chat
All through the town.

The horn on the bus go “Beep, beep, beep,
Beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep”
The horn on the bus go “Beep, beep, beep”,
All through the town.

The baby on the bus go, “wah, wah, wah!
wah, wah, wah, wah, wah, wah!”
The baby on the bus go, “wah, wah, wah!”
All through the town.

The mummy on the bus go, “ssss sh,ssss sh,ssss sh,
“ssss sh,ssss sh,ssss sh
The mummy on the bus go, “”ssss sh,ssss sh,ssss sh”
All through the town.

The wheels on the bus go round and round,
Round and round, round and round,
The wheels on the bus go round and round,
All through the town.

Frère Jacques

French:

Frère Jacques, Frère Jacques,
Dormez-vous? Dormez-vous?
Sonnez les matines! Sonnez les matines!
Ding, dang, dong. Ding, dang, dong

English translation:

Are you sleeping? Are you sleeping?
Brother John, Brother John,
Morning bells are ringing! Morning bells are ringing!
Ding, dang, dong. Ding, dang, dong

Eeny Meeny Miny Moe

Eeny, meeny, miny, moe
Catch a tiger by the toe
If he hollers let him go,
Eeny, meeny, miny, moe
My mother told me
To pick the very best one
And you are not it.

Hickory dickory dock

Hickory, dickory, dock,
The mouse ran up the clock.
The clock struck one,
The mouse ran down,
Hickory, dickory, dock

Hickory dickory dock
The mouse ran up the clock
The clock struck two
The mouse went "boo!"
Hickory dickory dock.

Three… the mouse went weeee
Four…The mouse went "no more!"

Baa Baa Black Sheep

Baa, baa, black sheep,
Have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir,
Three bags full.
One for the master,
One for the dame,
And one for the little boy
Who lives down the lane.

Over The Rainbow

Somewhere over the rainbow
Way up high
And the dreams that you dreamed of
Once in a lullaby

Poems for newborns and the smallest

Author: Asya Valasina

Poems for newborns and young children have been accompanying child care for many centuries. Write poems for newborns and the smallest and modern poets. In the article you will find folk and modern poems for bathing, dressing, feeding, waking up, putting to bed, playing with a child.

It has long been customary to accompany all actions for caring for babies with songs, pestles, nursery rhymes, sayings, rhymes. The rhythm and rhyme of a rhyme or song, their words, a variety of intonations in the mother’s speech (exclamation, question, surprise, chagrin, joy, admiration, etc.) create very favorable conditions for the successful development of the child, give the baby a feeling of comfort, warmth, security, form the prerequisites for successful mastery of speech. Such poems and songs are very important and necessary for the intellectual development of a child of infancy or early age.

There is a huge number of folk songs, games, nursery rhymes, pestles, lullabies. You can read about them in the articles "Lullabies for babies", "Pestushki", "Nursery rhymes". And today I want to share my collection of folk and modern poems for newborns and the smallest children. You can say them to the baby, bathing him, dressing him, putting him to bed, etc.

At what age should children start reading poetry?

Opinion 1. Now more and more often there is an opinion that a newborn should not listen to children's poems from birth, but audio CDs with serious poems and literary works for his early development - "Eugene Onegin", etc., so that he fell in love with literature from the cradle.

Is this true? It's not! A complex piece for adults in an audio recording simply tires the newborn and infant and causes his defensive reaction. It seems that he is listening, but in fact the baby simply “turns off” - this is how adults turn off in the evening in front of the TV, and this is very harmful to the health and development of the baby! Our task, on the contrary, is to draw the baby's attention to speech. And for this, he must see the face of his mother, hear her voice, listen to the words repeated in verses, to the rhythm of a living human word. And fall in love with poems that bring him new positive impressions! This is precisely the beginning of "literary" education from the cradle.

Opinion 2. There is also an opposite opinion that newborns do not need poetry, because they “still do not understand anything, but as soon as they begin to understand, one can read poetry - from about a year”.

Is it true? It is already too late to start reading poetry to a child from the age of one. And the perception of music, and the perception of speech and poetry are laid, as they say, from the cradle. Of course, the newborn does not understand the words of the verses.

The kid perceives not words, but rhythm, rhyme and intonation, mother's voice.
Then, from mother's speech, he begins to single out individual sounds - vowels, which mother specially pronounces in verses and songs in a drawling, exaggerated way.
Then the child begins to isolate individual frequently repeated words from speech, for example, his name.

Which poems are suitable for the little ones?

It is precisely simple verses with frequently repeated simple syllables and words that are most suitable for the first perception of the child and help the child's speech development. Without them, the development of speech is later delayed, the child speaks worse and begins to speak later. The result of reading such verses for newborns and the smallest is immediately invisible. But in a year you will see how much your baby is ahead of his peers, who did not have such verbal communication with their mother!
Now more attention is paid to ready-made audio recordings of children's poems on CDs or on the Internet. But studies convincingly prove that a baby at an early age needs, first of all, not technical progress, but his mother's voice, her warmth and affection, emotional contact with her. Even a tiny baby already distinguishes the mother's voice from the voices of other people and different sounds! And it is this voice that causes the maximum activity of the child - visual, auditory, motor.

How to remember the words of children's poems and nursery rhymes?

People often ask what to do if you can't remember the words of poems or songs?
• First of all, you can also make judgments on your own behalf, as it used to be. After all, these nursery rhymes and poems were not memorized by our ancestors, but were born as a “living word” here and now in communication with the baby. They necessarily mentioned the name of the baby.
• Secondly, you don't have to memorize all the verses! You can choose from the proposed those verses that you like and like your baby. For young children, repeatability, recognizability of poetic lines from day to day is very important.
• Thirdly, you can write the words of nursery rhymes and poems on a piece of paper with an adhesive strip (such stacks of stickers are sold in any stationery store) and attach to the wall. But: it is strictly forbidden to attach anything to the wall with pins or buttons! There are still serious injuries to children when this pin or button accidentally falls and gets into their hands! Safety is above all, and if it is observed, then communication with the baby will be joyful and will bring both you and the baby a lot of positive emotions! It is very convenient to use reusable adhesive pads for attaching cards with verses on the wall, on the door, on the furniture wall in a place convenient for you. When necessary, you can always unfasten the leaflet.

And here my introduction ends and your creativity and your joy from communicating with the baby begins!

Poems for Waking Up the Baby

When a newborn or baby stretches, they say to him, stretching the vowels of a rhyme or sing a song. The drawling pronunciation of vowels is necessary for the baby to single them out in the speech of the mother:

Pull-pull-pull,
To Katya (child's name) grow a little,
Grow up, daughter, healthy!
Like an apple tree! (Russian folk song)

We woke up, stretched,
Together we smiled at the sun.
Hello, sunshine!
The bell! (Russian folk)

We got up from the pillow,
Hands - tugs (we spread the arms to the sides)
Legs - errands (we move the legs as if they are running, stomping on the crib)
Together - cradles (stroking the head) (T. Davydova)

Who woke up
Early?
Smiled
Cunningly?
Like, sit - lie idle
I can't-aha-aha!
Hurry up, give me the case,
I'll help-aha-aha! (N. Pikuleva)

Potyaguuuusi, poyaguuuusi,
Flew low guuuuusi.
Pull the ears, pull the ears,
Soft feathers in the bottom of the ear.

Oh, my girl,
Golden squirrel.
Sweet candy,
Lilac twig (Russian folk)

Oh, my son,
Azure flower,
Wheat ear,
Lilac bush! (Russian folk)

For older children, other poems are suitable to help them switch from sleep to wakefulness.

I had a magical dream:
The squirrels were jumping around,
I myself was jumping with them -
And then suddenly I woke up! (N. Sokolova)

The sun walks lightly
On thin rays
And sways quietly
With daisies on the shoulders.
Rising higher!
Already above the roof! (G, Lagzdyn)

And here are three “wake-up” songs - poems for newborns and babies G. Lagzdyn:

Sip – Sip!
Our baby is not crying!
I woke up,
Pulled,
I turned from side to side,
I sat down on the pillow,
I sang a song!

Krohotuuuuli – krohotuuuuli!
Cheeks - puffed up apples!
Cams maaaash!
Even if we lie down, we dance!

Rattle, rattle!
Raise our daughter!
Good morning, Julia!
Daughter is a little baby!

And this is Elena Blaginina's well-known wake-up song

My daughter woke up,
Stretched sweetly,
Lie down, lie down
Yes, and smiled.

The heart beats fast.
Oh, my fish!
How dear is
Your smile to me!

Poems for putting to bed

Read these children's poems to your child lyrically, calmly, quietly, so that he can change from active games to sleep and calm down. With a baby of 2-3 years old, you can already stage them, put toys to bed, reading little rhymes to them.

Where the fish sleeps.
Darkness at night, silence at night.
Fish, fish, where do you sleep?

A fox trail leads to a hole.
Dog track - to the kennel.

Belkin's trail leads to a hollow.
Myshkin - to the hole in the floor.

It's a pity that in the river, on the water,
There are no traces of you anywhere.

Only darkness, only silence.
Fish, fish, where do you sleep? (I. Tokmakova)

A gray hare sleeps
Under a bush!
Sleeping little white flower
Under the leaf!
Katya doll sat down
On the bed!
Is it time for the girl
Sleep too? (G. Lagzdyn)

Night outside the window
Dark, dark!
And we have a daughter
Quiet, modest.
Washed the legs,
Curled the bows,
Removed the hair clips,
Threw off the dress,
Lay down under the covers,
Closed her eyes. (G, Lagzdyn)

You can say to the baby:

Early to bed and early to rise -
You will not know grief and illness . Teach your child to say individual lines in a sleepy drawl:

Good night. Joseph Kaynar. Translation by A. Eppel.
Pan asked the pan:
- Pan!
How to get to Zasypan?
- Simple! - panu pan said. -
Go along Dremal.
Straight to the turn
With yawn sign.
From Yawning Without Care
Go to Drowsiness,
Where you turn at the pine -
You will go straight to Dreams,
And from there to Sleeping
Half a minute away, sir!
Is everything clear?
-Even very much!
- Goodbye!
- Good night!

And here are the lines for the little ones. They can be read to a child, and then he will read them to toys together with you, putting them to bed in the evening:

Put on pillows:
Dolls - cheeks,
Bunnies - ears,
Goat - horns,
Mumps - legs! (G. Lagzdyn)

The bunny took off his slippers,
Washed his paws cleanly,
Ate a carrot -
And went to bed.
There will be a bunny
Sleep soundly.

Exercises with poems

At an early age, the development of a child's movements is directly related to his mental development. All movements of the baby - jumps, steps, games - are accompanied by songs or poems and rhyming lines.

They stomped their feet: top-top-top!
Hands clapped: clap-clap-clap!
Sit down!
Get up!
Sno-va
Se-li!
And then they ate all the porridge! (G. Lagzdyn)

You, toy, rattle!
Rattle and lift up
On the toe, on the heel
Our sweet daughter! (G. Lagzdyn)

Ghouls-ghouls-ghouls!
Little girls!
Dancing brisk little hands!
The girl's legs are dancing!
You little legs, dance!
You little hands, wave! (G, Lagzdyn)

Rita-rita-rita-ta!
Rita Ritas!
Like our cat
Ears on top!
Shall we call the cat?
He will dance with us,
Rita-rita-rita-ta,
And wag his tail! (N. Pikuleva).

Playing with your baby, you can teach him to distinguish and name parts of the body - arms, legs, ears, head, cheeks, etc. To do this, you can use the poem "Katina's game" (Author - N. Pikuleva). In poetry, you need to replace the name Katya with the name of the child:

Birdies!
Where is Katya's handle?
Here they are, pens, ah, good!

Birdies!
Where are Katya's eyes?
Here they are, eyes.
Aw, good!

Birdies!
Where are Katya's ears?
Here they are, ears! Hey, good!
Then you can continue to acquaint the baby with body parts - legs, palms, fingers ...
And the nose is good - it looks like a button. Pip!

The baby's jumps can be accompanied by the words:

Baba sowed peas
Jump-jump, jump-jump!
The ceiling has collapsed!
Jump-jump, jump-jump!
Baba walked-walked-walked,
Found a pie.
Village - ate,
Went again.
Baba stood on her toe.
And then on the heel
They began to dance Russian.
And then squat! (Russian folk)

Jump-jump, jump-jump!
Grew up, grew up
Boy!
Jump-jump, jump-jump!
Look,
How tall! (N. Pikuleva)

Elena Zheleznova composes poetry with movements for the little ones and simple songs with movements for children. Naturally, only one game is played with the baby at a time, which is then repeated many times with him. Therefore, choose the simplest game and play with your baby. When he gets comfortable, suggest a new game.

Poems for washing and bathing

When washing a baby and bathing him, you can name

body parts: hands, palms, fingers, cheeks, nose, eyes, forehead, ears,
objects, their properties and qualities: soap, towel, bathing toys (“Here’s what a white, fluffy towel we have. Let’s wipe Tanechka with a towel” “Yellow ducks are swimming, funny, swimming to Dimochka”)
actions: “Now I’ll lather my hands”, “I’ll pour some water”, “ We will wipe ourselves off, etc.

Washing

Laaadushki – darling!
My clean darlings!
Clean hands!
Here's bread and spoons for you! (G. Lagzdyn)

Cheeks? Washed!
Spout? Washed!
And the eyes? Forgot! (G. Lagzdyn)

Water-water!
Wash Sasha's (child's name) face!
To make the eyes shine,
To make the cheeks blush,
To make the mouth laugh,
To make the teeth bite.

Let's finish the porridge -
And wash Dasha!
My nose and cheeks, little hand!
There will be a clean girl! (G. Lagzdyn)

Ai-lady-lady-lady,
We are not afraid of water.
We cleanly wash ourselves.
We smile at mom!

Bathing

Who's going to swim-dump here,
Squish-squish for some water,
Quickly into the bath - jump, jump.
In the bath with a leg - jerk, jerk.
Soap will foam,
Dirt will go somewhere. (S. Kaputikyan)

Water from gogol,
Thinness from Katya (child's name)
Roll away all.

Soap, soap zayulilo,
And then it bubbled.
You, Voditsa, Lei, Lei!
There will be pinker cheeks! (G. Lagzdyn)

Water from a goose,
Water from a swan,
From my child-
All thinness
To an empty forest,
To big water
Under a rotten log! (Russian folk)

Flowing water,
Growing child.
Water off the goose,
All thinness from you!
Water - down.
And the child - up! (Russian folk)

We won't go to bed early:
My daughter needs to be bathed.
Warm water
We pour on our bird.
Oh, water off the goose,
Thinness from Alyonushka (child's name)!
Give me a diaper
Wrap Alyonka! (E. Blaginina)

Oh, water off the goose
Thinness from my gladness!
Water pours
On the hands and face.
Pouring - pouring,
Filled with laughter.
Water will flow away with you,
Sickness and thinness. (T. Davydova)

Poems for feeding

Before feeding, you can read a poem to your baby, naming dishes and objects with lines from poems: sweet porridge, blue cup. You can invite the baby to eat lines from poetry. You can encourage the baby to eat with lines from a poem. Usually kids love it when they read poems about food.

This is me. And this is a spoon.
A little bit of porridge with a spoon
I eat myself.
I'm already big. (T. Davydova)

Boil, boil, porridge
In a blue cup,
Boil quickly,
Bubbling more fun!
Boil, porridge, sweet
From thick milk. (Christmas)

Come on, come on, come on, come on!
Don't grumble, pots,
Don't grumble, don't hiss,
Boil sweet porridge,
Boil sweet porridge,
Feed our baby. (I. Tokmakova)

The girl has Mikey
Teeth like a bunny:
Pointy,
New,
White,
Healthy! (G. Lagzdyn)

Deep - not shallow,
Ships - in plates.
Onion - head,
Red carrot,
Parsley, potatoes.
A little grits.
Here the boat is sailing,
It is swimming right into the mouth. (I. Tokmakova)

Cunning pot
She cooked porridge for us!
She cooked porridge for us,
She covered it with a handkerchief!
Covered with a handkerchief -
And waiting for us - waiting,
And waiting, who will
come first? (N, Pikuleva)

Duck-duckling,
Cat-kitten,
Mouse-mouse
Called for dinner.
Ducks - ate,
Cats - ate,
Mice - ate.
And you - not yet? (N, Pikuleva)

Tare-bar-tareshki,
Ladles praised the soup!
Poured into plates,
Deep and shallow.
Tarara-bars-tarara!
Heard the kids!
I ran, I ran, I ran
From the yard!
Come visit us -
Enough soup for you too!

A spoonful of porridge for grandma,
A spoonful of porridge for grandpa,
For mommy, for daddy,
For sister, for brother,
For a puppy and a kitten,
For a turkey, for a duckling,
For a camel, for a bear . ..
Fedya eats porridge quickly!
For whom would
Eat more? (G. Lagzdyn)

Played with pancakes,
Grabbed pancakes,
Let's sit straight, not sideways,
Wash down with milk!

Here is a snowball - cottage cheese.
And a ruddy pie!
Here is jelly. Here is porridge.
Eat soon, Dasha. (G, Lagzdyn)

Kitten - Kitten - Kitten!
Kitty - gray tail!
The cat loves Masha
And, of course, porridge! (G, Lagzdyn)

We are sitting!
We're watching!
We eat quietly:
Mouth, mouth: um-am!
Eat, mouth, by yourself, by yourself! (G, Lagzdyn)

Clever Katenka,
Eat sweet porridge,
Tasty, fragrant.
Soft, fluffy.

The house smells like buns
All right! Okay!
Who will come? Who are we waiting for?
Grandparents!
Come quickly,
Grandparents!
No sweeter than you and relatives,
Okay! Okay! (N. Pikuleva)

Poems for dressing and changing a baby

Many kids do not like to dress and undress. Therefore, they are distracted by conversation, poems and nursery rhymes. Dressing the baby, they talk to him, calling all the actions: “Now I will put on a hat. That's what we have a hat - white, fluffy", "Let's tie a scarf. Our scarf is long, green, with stripes. These are the tassels of the scarf!”

You can read about how to teach kids to dress themselves in the article “How to teach a child to dress”, which contains all the secrets of learning to dress and a “calendar” of learning to dress by age. A selection of nursery rhymes for dressing for a walk in the article - "Dressing for a walk"
Little girls!
Hurry up and put on my daughter
Baby's undershirts, rompers,
Floral blouse,
Embroidered handkerchief! (G. Lagzdyn)

We put on a ryovushka:
A hat on the head,
Felt boots - on the legs,
And galoshes on them!
Wait, don't cry,
Pull on your fur coat. (G. Lagzdyn)

Small mittens
They flew like birds.
On the left handle - lope!
On the right handle - lope!
We'll go for a walk,
We'll find a dog! (G. Lagzdyn)

Like our bird
Dark eyelashes.
Like our baby
Warm feet.
Like our foot
Claws. (E. Blaginina)

On a feather bed,
On a sheet,
Not on the edge -
On the middle,
They put a naked man,
They wrapped a strong man! (G. Lagzdyn)

Poems for the little ones: a child learns to walk

They always try to accompany the child's first steps with words to support the baby and rejoice at his success.

Top-top-top-top,
Walk-walk with your foot
Firmly along the path (Russian folk).

Get out of the way, cat!
Our Lenochka (child's name) is coming,
Top-top, top-top.
Our Lenochka is walking,
She won't fall for anything.
Top-top, top-top,
That's what Lenochka is (Russian folk)

Our Katya is small,
Katya is remote,
Walk along the path,
Stamp, Katya, with a little leg! (Russian folk)

On the threshold,
Along the path
Stomp together
Two legs.
Get out of the way, cat,
Our girl is coming! (G. Lagzdyn)

One-step!
Two - one step!
Left!
Right boot!
I'm teaching Alyoshka
Stomp a little. (G. Lagzdyn)

Masha walks slowly!
Our daughter is good!
There are rugs on the floor,
And Masha has shoes!
And not worn at all,
Not thrown into a corner! (G. Lagzdyn)

Dybok-dybok.
Soon Dimochka is a year old.
Grow up from the oak tree,
Get the ceiling.
Grow and taller -
You will reach the roof (Russian folk)

Comforting verses: if a child is crying

If a child is crying, comforting verses are said to him or rhythmic lines are sung along. These verses are trying to distract the child. At an early age, switching to other experiences, the baby quickly forgets about the past crying. You can come up with such poems for newborns and toddlers yourself. These comforting lines can also be humorous.

Don't cry, Petenka.
I'll buy you a roll.
I'll hang it around my neck,
And then I'll comfort you!

We have only one Vova,
We won't let you get offended!
We will sew a jacket
And send for a walk!

Here's a little scarlet flower,
I'll give Alenka a present!
Don't cry, don't roar!
Take a present! (G. Lagzdyn)

Don't cry, baby,
A squirrel will jump,
Bring nuts -
For you for amusement.

The cat is in pain.
The dog is in pain,
The horse is in pain,
But Vanya is not in pain!

Don't cry, don't cry,
I will buy kalach.
Don't cry, don't cry,
I will buy three at once (Russian folk)

Who is crying here, oh-oh-oh!
They say my son?
No, my son is not crying,
You shouldn't be talking!
Smiling already -
Look! (N. Pikuleva)

Go-ro-shin-ki,
Not-pro-shen-ki,
Where did you come from?
By tram or train
Did you get to Nastya (child's name)?
Noooo,
Ruin the mood
Nobody asked you to!
Maybe we didn't cry
Did it rain? (N. Pikuleva)

Adults have always tried to switch the attention of a crying child in order to calm and console him. For older children, these two comforters by N. Pikuleva are suitable:

And let's collect
All your “I don’t want to!”
And into a capricious ball
Let's wind it up.
Let the magpie come,
And find a ball,
And unwind it in the forest for tea.
The sun will sing
At the top of the pine -
About you, about spring,
About birches.
And then - a breeze.
The breeze will arrive,
Gets wet with your sleeve
Your tears!

What happened - happened
In our small country?
Someone's tear rolled down,
It sat on my palm.
I sat down, started up,
And .... - turned into a dragonfly!
You don't believe?
Dry your tears.
Whoa, look,
Dragonflies are flying.
And playing on the wings
A golden ray of sunshine
Guess,
The dragonfly knows,
What did we cry with you?

If you have interesting and favorite poems for newborns and the smallest, I invite you to share them in the comments.

You can read more about the development of the youngest children in the articles:

Poems - myrilkas: a card index of 22 myrilkas in pictures.

Stories for the little ones: 42 stories for toddlers and how to read them to children.

Books for the little ones: what and how to read to children from birth to three years old, how to make a baby's first home library.

Lullabies for the little ones: how to choose lullabies and how to sing them to babies, why a child needs mothers' lullabies.

Do-it-yourself children's book for little ones. - books made of paper and cardboard, photo books, textile books.

Early childhood development: key indicators.

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Nursery rhymes

Your baby still does not know how to speak, looks at you and at the world around him with surprised eyes, as if he wants to understand something, to ask about something. And you really want to tell him as soon as possible about a life full of miracles, about the meaning of words and objects, about how much you love him and will always, always be there until he becomes big and strong ... How can you start talking to your tiny child like that? so that he understands you and smiles happily in response? For this, affectionate rhymes-sentences, the so-called nursery rhymes designed to help parents communicate with the baby in an accessible way.

Nursery rhymes for newborns

Many will ask: “Why read nursery rhymes to a newly born baby? After all, he is still small to understand something ... ”However, it is not in vain that nursery rhymes for newborns have existed for many centuries and are still popular to this day. After all, the baby responds positively to the gentle calm voice of his mother, he stops crying and listens carefully when he is told a nursery rhyme. Over time, children get used to the fact that all the daily processes of caring for them are accompanied by funny rhymes, they begin to rejoice and smile as soon as they hear familiar words. Moreover, as a rule, nursery rhymes for the smallest are accompanied by a pleasant gentle stroking of the arms, tummy, legs and back of the child, as well as a kind of speech exercise. At the same time, a small person establishes contact with his mother, learns to understand human speech, gets acquainted with his body and the surrounding reality.

Sweets

Oh, swing, swing, swing,
There are rolls in the heads,
Gingerbread in the handles,
Apples in the legs,
On the sides of the candy,
Golden twigs.
(Alternately touching the head, arms, legs.)

River

The river is wide,
The banks are high.
(On the first line, arms to the sides, on the second line, stretch your arms up.)

Baby

Baby chin,
Cheeks, cheeks,
Nose, sponges.
And behind the lips - tongue
He is used to being friends with a pacifier.
Eyes, eyes,
Eyebrows, eyebrows,
Forehead, forehead-clever -
Mom does not stop looking.
(Sentence, showing where the eyes, nose, etc.
On the last line, you can kiss your miracle.)

Rattles

They woke up, stretched,
Turned from side to side!
Snacks! Snacks!
Where are the toys, rattles?
You, toy, rattle, raise our baby!

Woke up

- We woke up, we woke up.
(Handles to the sides, then cross on the chest).
- Sweet, sweet stretched.
(Pull the handles up)
- Mom and dad smiled.

Nursery rhymes for children up to a year old

A growing baby is more and more interested in everything that surrounds him. All this time he is open to communication. Funny nursery rhymes for children under one year old will bring a lot of pleasure to both participants in the "dialogue" if they are simple, short and tell about things that are interesting and understandable to the baby. By the middle of the first year of life, children are quite familiar with their body parts. They understand where they have a nose, where they have eyes, where are their arms, legs, fingers . .. Nursery rhymes for kids, such as the well-known "Ladushki" and others, help them to learn and consolidate this knowledge in a playful way.

Wattle fence

Shadow-shadow-sweat,
Wattle fence above the city.
The animals sat on the wattle fence.
Boasted all day.
The fox boasted:
- I am beautiful to the whole world!
The bunny boasted:
- Go, catch up!
Hedgehogs boasted:
- Our fur coats are good!
The bear boasted:
- I can sing songs!

Cockerel

Cockerel, cockerel,
Golden comb,
Butter head,
Silk beard,
That you get up early,
Sing loudly,
Don't you let the kids sleep?

Kitty

Like our cat
Fur coat is very good,
Mustache like a cat
Surprisingly beautiful,
Bold eyes,
White teeth.

Owl

Owl Owl
Owl Owl,
Big head,
Sitting on a stump,
Turning his head,
Looking in all directions,
Yes ka-a-ak
Fly!
(We raise the child's hands up. )

Heels

Here they are in the crib
Pink heels.
Whose heels are these -
Soft and sweet?
Goslings will come running,
They will pinch on the heels.
Hide quickly, don't yawn,
Cover with a blanket!

Silent Pied Piper

Where are our ears?
Pestlets are listening!
Where are the eyes?
Watching fairy tales!
Where are the teeth?
Sponges are hiding!
Well, the mouth on the lock!

Ladushki

- Ladushki, patty,
Where were you?
- At the grandmother's.
- What did you eat?
- Porridge.
- What did they drink?
- Brazhka.
Butter porridge,
Sweet mash,
Kind grandmother,
Drink, eat,
Fly home!
Ladushki sang.

Nursery rhymes for all occasions

From time immemorial, nursery rhymes for children have come down to us, which were invented by caring mothers and nannies for use in a variety of situations. It is good to pronounce them regularly when the child wakes up, washes, eats.

We wash ourselves with nursery rhymes

Water, water,
Wash my face,
To make my eyes shine,
To make my cheeks blush,
To make a mouth laugh,
To make a tooth bite.

Ai, frets, frets,
We are not afraid of water,
We wash ourselves cleanly,
we smile at Mom.

Cheeks?
Washed.
Spout?
Washed?
And the eyes?
Forgotten.

Charging

Here we spread our hands,
As if surprised.
And to each other to the ground
Bowed to the waist!
Bent over, straightened up,
Bent over, straightened up.
Lower, lower, don't be lazy,
Bow and smile.
(Exercises to do with the child. Starting position
– feet shoulder-width apart. Recite a poem, performing movements.)

Exercise with Pinocchio

Pinocchio stretched,
One – bent down,
Two – bent down,
Three – bent down.
He spread his hands to the side,
Apparently he did not find the key.
To get us the key,
We need to stand on our toes.
(Together with the child, recite a poem,
doing all the movements in the text.)

Acquaintance with fingers

(Bending fingers one by one)
This finger is grandfather,
This finger is grandmother,
This finger is daddy,
This finger is mommy,
This finger is me
That's my whole family.

This finger - went to the forest,
This finger - found a mushroom,
This finger - took a place,
This finger - will lie down tightly,
This finger - ate a lot,
That's why he got fat.

Getting to know the body

Spider, spider,
Anya grab the barrel.
Frog, frog,
Grab Anya by the ear.
Deer, deer,
Grab Anya by the knees.
Doggie, doggie,
Anya grab the nose.
Hippopotamus, hippopotamus,
Grab Anya by the stomach.
Wasp, wasp,
Anya grab by the hair.
Grasshoppers, grasshoppers,
Grab Anya by the shoulders.

(substitute your child's name)

Swimming

Who's going to swim-dump here,
Squish-squish for some water?
In the bath quickly - jump, jump,
In the bath with a foot - jerk, jerk!
The soap will foam,
And the dirt will go somewhere.

Rhymes from tears

Oh, koklya-mokla,
The little eyes got wet.
Who will offend the baby,
That goat will gore.

Don't cry, don't cry,
I will buy kalach.
Don't whine, don't whine,
I'll buy another one.
Wipe your tears,
I'll give you three.

Heal wounds

Kitty hurts,
Dog hurts,
My baby has
Heal-heal-heal.

Doing a massage

Rails, rails (we draw one, then another line along the spine)
Sleepers, sleepers (we draw transverse lines) on the back with the fingers of both hands)
Hens came, pecked (knocking with index fingers)
Geese came, nibbled (pinching the back)
A chanterelle came, (stroking the back)
Waving its tail
An elephant passed, ("we walk" along the back with the back of our fists)
An elephant passed by, (“let’s go” with our fists, but with less effort)
A little elephant passed by (“let’s go” with three fingers folded into a pinch)
The store manager came (“walk” along the back with two fingers)
Smoothed everything, everything cleared. (stroke the back with palms up and down)
Set up a table, (depict - a table with a fist)
Chair, (chair - with a pinch)
Typewriter. (typewriter - with a finger)
To my wife and daughter,
Jin-dot. (On these words we tickle the barrel every time)
I am sending you stockings,
Jin-dot.
Read, (move with a finger, as if reading)
Crumpled, smoothed, (pinching and then stroking the back)
Read,
Crumpled, smoothed,
Folded,
Sent. ("put the letter" behind the collar)

Pink belly
Purring like a cat
Purrled like a puppy
Bubbling like a stream.
Ah, you belly, belly,
Who lives inside there?
Who interferes with the little bunny
Little bunny?
We'll stroke the bellies,
Thick watermelons.
Sleeping puppy, sleeping kitten.
A child is smiling.

Wake up

Snacks,
Who's sweet on the pillow?
Who's in bed here?
Whose pink heels are there?
Who woke up here,
Who smiled at mom like that?
And who does mom love so much?
Here is who is the most beloved!

Rhymes about food

This is a spoon,
This is a cup.
Buckwheat porridge in a cup.
The spoon has been in the cup -
Buckwheat porridge is gone!

A horned goat is walking
After the little guys,
Top-top legs,
Pop-clap eyes,
Who doesn't eat porridge,
Who doesn't drink milk -
Gores,
Gores,
Gores!

Duck duck,
Kitten cat,
Mouse mouse
Calling for dinner.
Ducks ate,
Cats ate,
Mice ate.
Are you not yet?
Where is your spoon?
Eat, at least a little!

Magpie-crow
Boiled porridge,
Jumped on the threshold,
Called guests.
There were no guests,
We didn’t eat porridge,
I gave all my porridge
Magpie-crow
I gave it to the children.
- Why didn't you carry water!

Donut, cake
Sat in the oven,
Looked at us,
Wanted to mouth.

When and how to use nursery rhymes?

Also nursery rhymes are used:

when the child is dressed for a walk;
bathe;
help to wake up in a good mood;
if the child is naughty or naughty;
to play with it;
for teaching the baby in a playful way, etc.
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Newborn baby nursery rhymes

Nursery Rhymes and Songs for Babies With Lyrics

20 fun toddler and baby nursery rhymes to sing with your little one | Family Life

Nursery rhyme list:

Hush, Little Baby

Rock-a-bye Baby

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You Are My Sunshine

Ring-a-ring o’roses

Itsy Bitsy Spider

Round and Round The Garden

This Little Piggy

Jack and Jill

Humpty Dumpty

I'm a Little Tea Pot

London Bridge is Falling Down

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

One, Two, Three, Four

Mary Had a Little Lamb

The Wheels on the Bus

Frère Jacques

Eeny Meeny Miny Moe

Hickory dickory dock

Baa Baa Black Sheep

Over The Rainbow

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