Opening song - Bend and stretch

(Suit actions to the words, with small babies – gently move their arms as they sit in your lap)

Bend and stretch, reach for the stars
There goes Jupiter, here comes Mars
Bed and stretch, reach for the sky
Stand on tip-e-toe, oh so high!


Clapping song – Hey good morning, ho good morning

Hey good morning, ho good morning
What a lovely day!
Hey good morning, ho good morning
Won’t you come and play
Hey good morning, ho good morning
Clap your hands in time
Hey good morning, ho good morning
Clap them just like mine!


1st Board book – Hush little ones by John Butler

The young reader gets to see how baby animals are coaxed into sleep in this beautifully illustrated board book


Finger/Hand Rhyme – This little boy

This little boy all ready for bed (point pointer finger in the air )
Down on the pillow he lays his head (lay pointer finger across palm of other hand)
Wraps himself in the covers tight (wrap fingers around the pointer finger)
This is the way he sleeps at night (bring fist or finger back to the front)
Morning comes he opens his eyes
Back with a toss the covers fly (fingers open around pointer finger)
Up he jumps, is dressed and away (make the pointer finger jump)
Ready to work and play all day (finger bounces around)


Bouncing rhyme – 3 cheeky monkeys

(Bounce baby in time to the song)

Three cheeky monkeys bouncing on the bed
One fell off and bumped his head
Mummy called the doctor and the doctor said
No more monkeys bouncing on the bed!

Two cheeky monkeys…
One cheeky monkey…


2nd Board book – Bedtime for baby by Helen Stephens

Young readers are able to lift flaps as a young child gets ready for bed


Action Song – Teddy bear teddy bear

(Actions follow words)

Teddy bear, teddy bear, touch your nose
Teddy bear, teddy bear, touch your toes
Teddy bear, teddy bear, turn around
Teddy bear, teddy bear, touch the ground
Teddy bear, teddy bear, reach up high
Teddy bear, teddy bear, touch the sky
Teddy bear, teddy bear, turn out the light
Teddy bear, teddy bear, say goodnight!


Song – Five in the bed

There were five in the bed
And the little one said Roll over, roll over (hands roll in time)
So they all rolled over and one fell out

There were four in the bed
And the little one said Roll over, roll over (hands roll in time)
So they all rolled over and one fell out

There were three ….
There were two ….
There was one in the bed and the little one said “Goodnight”.


Closing song – Tommy Thumbs up

(using thumbs, follow actions)

Tommy thumbs up and Tommy thumbs down
Tommy thumbs dancing all around the town
Dance them on your shoulders
Dance them on your head
Dance them on your knees
And tuck them into bed (make fists on last line)