Counting-Out Rhymes

We're thrilled to add counting-out rhymes to our collection of English nursery rhymes whenever we come across them. Counting out rhymes help choose who goes first in a game, or who's “It”. I found these rhymes below in a book of games called What Shall We Do Now?: Five Hundred Games and Pastimes [...]

The Poem “Little Things” with an MP3 and a Request for the Hand Movements

“Little Things” is a poem written by Julia A. F. Carney (1823 – 1908). Here it is followed by a recording by Kaylee Kay: LITTLE THINGS By Julia A. F. Carney Little drops of water Little grains of sand, Make the mighty ocean, And the pleasant land. So the little moments, Humble though they be, Make the mighty ages Of eternity. So our little errors Lead [...]

It's Groundhog Day Today – The Groundhog Saw His Shadow, Meaning 6 More Weeks of Winter!

The significance of Groundhog Day is really that it marks the midpoint of winter. We're halfway there folks! Here's the famous saying that's told on this day… MP3 Recording of Groundhog Saying If the groundhog sees his shadow We will have six more weeks of Winter. If he doesn’t see his shadow, We will have an early Spring. The groundhog did [...]

An Entertaining Animation…

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Can Anyone Help with a Rhyme that Sounds Like “Bunka Bunka Roona”? It's Most Likely Norwegian.

Rachel wrote asking about a childhood rhyme… Hello, My Norwegian Grandfather – passed away 30 years ago – used to put me on his knee and do something like: Bunka Bunka Roona, Smacka Smacka Doona, Kahoong and Kahoong & Set the Butchin up! How Many? At the end, he’d put so many of his fingers on my back and I had [...]

Double, Double, This, This – Handclapping Rhyme with YouTubes

Erin Yuki Violet Taylor wrote on the Mama Lisa's World Facebook Group Hand Clapping Rhyme Discussion: When I was little we always played “double double”… Double double, this, this, Double double, that, that, Double this, double that, Double double, this, that. Whenever you said “double”, you tapped the side of your fists with the other persons, when you said “this” you [...]

Martin Luther King Jr's “I Have a Dream Speech”

Here you can watch part of Martin Luther King Jr's “I Have a Dream Speech” in honor of Martin Luther King Day… Share on Facebook and other services:

Girl Scouts International World Thinking Day

I received an email by Cay from the Girl Scouts about International World Thinking Day. She's looking for information about childhood life in Uruguay. I have gotten this type of request for information in the past for this event. I welcome you to post questions and answers in the comments below. [...]

Video of a Dog on a Swing with a Cool Song!

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Girls Rule!

Here's a rhyme my daughter taught me (as told to her, by her friend Sarina)… Girls go to college To get more knowledge, Boys go to Jupiter To get more Stupider. MP3 of Girls Go to College Feel free to share your boy vs. girl rhymes in the comments below! Let the games begin! Mama Lisa Share on Facebook and other services: