Hickory, Dickory, Dock
A mouse runs up the clock, and your fingers run up your baby. A tickle rhyme over 280 years old.
- Length
- 1 min to play
- Type
- Action rhyme
- Good for
- Baby, Toddler
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Action rhymes
Old rhymes with something to do as you say them: a toe to wiggle, hands to clap or a knee to bounce on. Each one has the words, the actions step by step, and where it comes from.
Try this: Read the actions once, then put your phone down. Say the rhyme slowly, and pause before the tickle or the bounce: the waiting is half the fun.
Pat-a-Cake
A clapping rhyme first written down in 1698, with your baby’s own letter drawn on the cake.
- Length
- 1 min to play
- Type
- Action rhyme
- Good for
- Baby, Toddler
Ride a Cock-Horse to Banbury Cross
A knee-bouncing ride to Banbury Cross, with wiggles for the rings on her fingers and bells on her toes.
- Length
- 1 min to play
- Type
- Action rhyme
- Good for
- Baby, Toddler
Ring a Ring o’ Roses
Hold hands, go round and all fall down: a circle game for toddlers, or a slow spin with your baby.
- Length
- 1 min to play
- Type
- Action rhyme
- Good for
- Baby, Toddler
This Little Pig
A toe-wiggling rhyme with a tickle at the end, played on babies’ feet for nearly 300 years.
- Length
- 1 min to play
- Type
- Action rhyme
- Good for
- Newborn, Baby, Toddler