Bedtime Stories, Rhymes & Lullabies
Babies
| "All the Pretty Horses" | |
| (For the tune and additional lyrics, go to: http://www.mysongbook.de/msb/songs/r_clarke/allpret.htm) | |
| Hush-a-bye don't you cry, | |
| Go to sleep-y, little baby. | |
| When you wake you'll have cake | |
| And all the pretty little horses. | |
| Blacks and bays, dapples and grays, | |
| A coach and six white horses. | |
| Hush-a-bye don't you cry, | |
| Go to sleep-y, little baby. | |
Toddlers
| "Diddle Diddle Dumpling" | |
| (Try this playful rhyme as a fun distraction while wrestling on pajamas or on the changing table.) | |
| Diddle, diddle, dumpling, my son John | Gently grab your child's feet. |
| Went to bed with his stockings on; | Bicycle your child's legs. |
| One shoe off, | Pat one foot. |
| And one shoe on, | Pat the other foot. |
| Diddle, diddle, dumpling, my son John. | Bicycle your child's legs. |
Preschoolers
| "Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear" | |
| (Encourage your child to perform the actions in this rhyme to get him or her into bed!) | |
| Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, shut the door. | |
| Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, count to four. | |
| Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, reach up high, | |
| Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, wink one eye. | |
| Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, put away your shoes. | |
| Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear that will do. | |
| Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, touch your nose, | |
| Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, touch your toes. | |
| Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, climb in bed. | |
| Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, rest your head. | |
| Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, covers to your chin. | |
| Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, I'll tuck you in. | |
| Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, make a wish. | |
| Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, goodnight kiss. | |
| Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, turn off the light. | |
| Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, say goodnight. | |
