Articles about 'Nursery Rhymes about Holidays'
April 1st, 2012
A Bribe for Bunny By Marjorie Dillon
I made a nest my very best, To hold my eggs from Bunny;
I wish he’d hop right in and stop— Oh, wouldn’t that be funny?
Some lettuce fine on which to dine I left, in...
December 5th, 2011
Here are some finger plays about Santa’s reindeer for young children. You’ll find below two versions of "Five Little Reindeer" with YouTube videos showing how to do the finger plays. Then you can watch the "Ten Little Reindeers" song sung to the tune of "Ten Little Indians". Finally, there’s a rhyme called "Santa’s Reindeers."
Enjoy!
Mama Lisa
Five...
December 1st, 2011
Here is the Chimney
Here is the Chimney (Make a fist around thumb)
Here is the top. (Palm of other hand on top of fist)
Open the lid. (Remove hand quickly)
And out Santa will pop. (Pop up thumb)
Many thanks to Gracie Gralike for the drawing...
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November 7th, 2011
Here’s a cool version of Five Little Turkeys with the lyrics so you can learn it in time for Thanksgiving…
Five Little Turkeys
Five little turkeys standing at the door, One waddled off, and then there were four.
Four little turkeys sitting near a tree, One waddled off, and...
December 18th, 2010

It’s Christmas all around the world!
Here are links to Christmas carols, rhymes, poems, crafts and recipes from across the globe.
Feel free to share your favorite Christmas recipe, song or rhyme with us by emailing me or commenting below.
Merry Christmas!
Mama Lisa
November 18th, 2010
October 13th, 2010
Old Abram Brown is an old nursery rhyme. In some versions, he’s called Old Grimes. Some people sing this rhyme as a song for Halloween. Here are the lyrics and a YouTube video…
Old Abram Brown is Dead and Gone
Old Abram Brown is dead and gone, You’ll never see him more; ...
October 12th, 2010
Gracie Gralike sent me this wonderful illustration for Halloween. I love the details!
In order to help get you in the mood, I’m posting links to our Halloween songs, poetry and recipes below…
Happy Halloween!
Many thanks to Gracie for sharing such a great drawing!
Feel free to share your favorite Halloween song, poem or recipe in...
October 24th, 2008
I recently read “Games for Hallow-e’en” by Mary F. Blain (1912). In her book, Blain tells how to throw a Halloween Party. Though you must keep in mind that it’s from the perspective of almost a century ago. I like her description of Halloween:
Hallow-e’en or Hallow-Even is the last night of October, being...
February 19th, 2008
Guest Blogger, Ed Gawlinski, has been involved in many cultural organizations throughout his life.
The season of Lent has started. Lent is a season during which Christians prepare for Easter. The English custom is to start Lent by having pancakes on Shrove Tuesday (the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday). A children’s rhyme goes...
December 20th, 2006
Here’s a nice little traditional rhyme for you…
Little Robin Redbreast
Sat upon a tree,
I wish you a merry Christmas
It’s a greeting from me.
With apples to eat,
Nuts to crack,
I wish you a merry Christmas
With a big rat-a-tat.
-Lisa
December 14th, 2006
Hugues Bernet is a teacher in a school in France where the Occitan language and culture are taught. (Occitan is a language spoken in parts of southern France, Spain and Italy. It was the language of the troubadours.)
Hugues wrote to me about a custom they follow in his school at Christmastime. It...
April 13th, 2006
Here’s a fingerplay about rabbits for Easter…
Easter Rabbits
Five little Easter rabbits
(Hold up all 5 fingers )
Sitting by the door,
One hopped away,
And then there were four.
(Bend down one finger)
Refrain
Hop, hop, hop, hop,
(Clap each time you say hop)
See how they run!
Hop, hop, hop, hop,
(Clap each time you say hop)
They think it is great...
February 24th, 2006

Last week I talked about the celebrations that take place before the fasting for Lent, which include Carnival and Mardi Gras.
One fun occasion is Pancake Day in Great Britain, which takes place on Shrove Tuesday. Shrove Tuesday is the day before the start of Lent. The word “Shrove” comes from “shriving”, which means...
February 13th, 2006
Everyone who grows up speaking English knows Roses Are Red. But you may not be familiar with all the versions there are. Of course, there’s the one that’s most well known and that basically sounds like a clichĂ©…
Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
Sugar is sweet,
And so are you!
Then there’s the following one, which...
January 29th, 2006
Groundhog Day, the popular American holiday, has its roots in the European holiday Candlemas.
Both seem to have developed from an ancient Celtic festival called Imbolc. Imbolc festivities involved lighting fires, in part in honor of Brigid, the Goddess of fertility, love and fire. Imbolc also celebrated the fact that the days would...
December 31st, 2005
I Saw Three Ships Come Sailing By
I saw three ships come sailing by,
Come sailing by, come sailing by.
I saw three ships come sailing by,
On New Year’s Day in the morning.
And what do you think was in them then?
Was in them then, was in them then?
And what do you think was in them then,
On New Year’s...
December 31st, 2005
Here are two old nursery rhymes related to the New Year…
He who is born on New Year’s morn
Will have his own way as sure as you were born.
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Married when the year is new,
He’ll be loving, kind and true.
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Here’s a quote from Ben Franklin about the New Year…
Be at war with your vices, at peace with...
December 15th, 2005
Here are some Mother Goose rhymes about December…
Chill December brings the sleet,
Blazing fire and Christmas treat!
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When December snow falls fast,
Marry, and true love will last.
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The north wind doth blow,
And we shall have snow,
And what will poor Robin do then?
Poor thing.
He’ll sit in a barn,
And keep himself warm,
And hide his head under his wing.
Poor thing.
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More nursery...
December 15th, 2005

Here’s a fingerplay about Santa Claus that children will love. It was written around 1892 by Emilie Poulsson (1853-1939)…
Clap for Santa Claus Midi Tune
Clap for Santa Claus
O, clap, clap the hands
And sing with glee!
For Christmas is coming
And merry are we!
(Clap hands on all lines in this verse)
Then swift o’er the snow
The tiny reindeer,
Are...
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