Rhymes …... I think my 7 month old knows them all!!!!!

My cutesy boy loves to hear the rhymes, poems, and songs. All I have to do is add various pitches high and low, some hand gestures, and some emotions such as laughing, smiling, sad, crying, or weird faces J

He now knows exactly when he should smile in a song or a rhyme. He can read my face, knows my gestures, and notices the emotions I display. I love it that he is being interactive J

So here are the rhymes that I have been singing to him… watch the ABCD song video, it feels like he is trying to sing with me ;)

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.

This one has helped Aadi sleep many many times….. It is a life saver.

Clap your hands

Clap your hands, clap your hands,

Listen to the music and clap your hands

Stamp your feet, stamp your feet,

Listen to the music and stamp your feet

Turn around, turn around,

Listen to the music and turn around.

Jump up high, jump up high,

Listen to the music and jump up high.

Sing along, sing along,

Listen to the music and sing along.

Dance with me, dance with me,

Listen to the music and dance with me.

This is the best song to get him engaged as he watches me do different things. He will let me clap on his hand for a while but he folds his hand in a fist if I try to clap his hands together…..  I tap his feet on ‘Stamp your feet’ and he loves it. That gets him very excited.

ABCD Song (Different versions)

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I

J, K, L, M

N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V

W, X

Y, Z

I LOVE YOU……… AADI I LOVE YOU!!!!!

Aadi loves the above version. As soon as I start singing the above version his focus will turn to me with his eyes lit up and a sweet smile on his face. He will keep watching me sing till the end and then blushes as soon as I say ‘I Love you’….. J

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P

Q, R, S

T, U, V

W, X

Y, and Z

Now I know my ABC, next time won’t you sing with me!

If you are 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 will surely show it.

If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands!

If you're happy and you know it, stamp your feet!

If you're happy and you know it, stamp your feet!

If you're happy and you know it,

Then your face will surely show it.

If you're happy and you know it, stamp your feet!

If you're happy and you know it, jump up high!

If you're happy and you know it, jump up high!

If you're happy and you know it,

Then your face will surely show it.

If you're happy and you know it, jump up high!

If you're happy and you know it, do all three!

If you're happy and you know it, do all three!

If you're happy and you know it,

Then your face will surely show it.

If you're happy and you know it, do all three!

His reaction to this rhyme is little different than for ‘Clap your hands’ rhyme. He enjoys all the emotions, gestures, tone, plus he loves the gentle pat on his face on the line ‘then your face will surely show it’. I think he knows all the rhymes and has memorized them. He can so easily give me the same facial expressions sometimes that it feels as if he is singling along with me for real J

Baa, Baa, Black sheep

Baa, Baa, Black Sheep,

Have you any wool?

Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full.

One for my master,

One for madam,

One for the little boy who lives down the lane

Aadi knows to smile on the last line and look at me. Sometimes I forget to stress on the last line, but he never does. He will always look at me with a big smile as if he knows that he is the little boyJ

Hickory Dickory Dock

Hickory Dickory Dock,

Mouse ran up the clock.

The clock struck one,

Mouse ran down the clock.

Tick! Tock! Tick! Tock!

Hickory Dickory Dock

This is a lovely rhyme to get him engaged with his hands. I take my fingers and climb up his face as the mouse runs up and climb down his face as the mouse runs down. I also tickle him on the last line ‘Hickory dickory dock’. This is not his favorite rhyme as he does not want me to go up and down his face with my fingers too often…. So sometimes it is a fav and other times not so much.

And the next three rhymes are from one of his toy. I always sing them together in sequence.

One, Two, Three,

Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight,

Then there is Nine, counting really great,

With numbers, when you learn numbers then you can count….(drum roll)…. And count again!

Ezy Bzy, Ezy Bzy, there’s so much to do,

You can learn while you are at play, there’s so much to do today!

Play on a computer, learn some music too,

Read a book, or talk to friend, pick the phone up say HELLO!

Helloooooooooo, the phone is ringing shall I say hello?

HELLO! HELLO!

Good Bye, when I am done talking can I say Bye Bye?

What do we say again? Say Bye Bye!

I love the above sequence, as for him - i think you should watch the vide J

Rain, rain, go away

Rain, rain, go away,

Let the sun come our way,

Little Aadi wants to play.

Rain, rain, go away.

This one he doesn’t care too much about, but I do J

Johny Johny Yes Papa (Customized for Aadi)

Aadi, Aadi. Yes, Papa.

Eating sugar? No Papa.

Telling lies? No Papa.

Open your mouth.

Ha ha ha

This one is loved by my hubby more than Aadi J

So other than the ones listed above I have a list of Hindi rhymes and songs that I sing to him. Any Indian folks out there will be able to relate to them.

• Aaj mangalvar hai, chuhe ko bukhar hai
• Aloo kachaloo beta kahan gaye tthey? Bandar ki jhonpdi mein so gaye tthey.
• Chuk chuk gaadi badi sayani
• Rote rote hansna sikho
• Lakdi ki katthi
• Bum chiki chiki bum
• So gaya ye jahan, so gaya aasman (Even though not a baby song, he loves this one. Especially when his dad sings it for him.)

I feel that I need more Rhymes in the stock for days when he feels bored with all the above. Any help?

What are your childhood rhymes that you still remember?