Families Living » Childrens Rhymes http://www.familiesliving.com Families living around the world. Have your say! Wed, 30 Jan 2008 12:12:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Childrens rhymes for choosing. Counting out rhymes. http://www.familiesliving.com/05/12/2007/childrens-rhymes-for-choosing/ http://www.familiesliving.com/05/12/2007/childrens-rhymes-for-choosing/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2007 02:57:41 +0000 Admin http://www.familiesliving.com/blog/05/12/2007/rhymes-for-choosing/ Children (and some adults) have a hard time deciding what to choose. Rhymes have been made up to help make that decision easier.  The rhymes can also used in childrens games.

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]]> http://www.familiesliving.com/05/12/2007/childrens-rhymes-for-choosing/feed/ 1 There was a little monkey ran around the country http://www.familiesliving.com/05/12/2007/there-was-a-little-monkey-ran-around-the-country/ http://www.familiesliving.com/05/12/2007/there-was-a-little-monkey-ran-around-the-country/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2007 02:56:26 +0000 Admin http://www.familiesliving.com/blog/05/12/2007/there-was-a-little-monkey/ There was a little monkey,
Ran around the country,
Tripped on a toadstool,
Fell into a rockpool.

What colour were the crabs,
Red, white, or blue?

My tummy says it must be you,
Buy 1, Buy 2, Buy 3.

(McDonalds ad)

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]]> http://www.familiesliving.com/05/12/2007/there-was-a-little-monkey-ran-around-the-country/feed/ 4 Eeny meeny miny moe http://www.familiesliving.com/05/12/2007/eeny-meeny-miny-moe/ http://www.familiesliving.com/05/12/2007/eeny-meeny-miny-moe/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2007 02:56:05 +0000 Admin http://www.familiesliving.com/blog/05/12/2007/eeny-meeny-miny-moe/ Eeny, meeny, miny, moe
Catch a tiger by the toe
If he hollers let him go,
Eeny, meeny, miny, moe.
Out you must go,
If I say SO.

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]]> http://www.familiesliving.com/05/12/2007/eeny-meeny-miny-moe/feed/ 1 Not because your dirty not because your clean http://www.familiesliving.com/05/12/2007/not-because-your-dirty-not-because-your-clean/ http://www.familiesliving.com/05/12/2007/not-because-your-dirty-not-because-your-clean/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2007 02:55:42 +0000 Admin http://www.familiesliving.com/blog/05/12/2007/not-because-your-dirty-not-because-your-clean/ Not because your dirty not because your clean,
just because you kissed a boy be-hind a magaZINE

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]]> http://www.familiesliving.com/05/12/2007/not-because-your-dirty-not-because-your-clean/feed/ 0 One potato two potato three potato four http://www.familiesliving.com/05/12/2007/one-potato-two-potato-three-potato-four/ http://www.familiesliving.com/05/12/2007/one-potato-two-potato-three-potato-four/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2007 02:54:46 +0000 Admin http://www.familiesliving.com/blog/05/12/2007/one-potato-two-potato-three-potato-four/ One potato, two potato, three potato, four.
Five potato, six potato, seven potato, MORE.

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]]> http://www.familiesliving.com/05/12/2007/one-potato-two-potato-three-potato-four/feed/ 0 My mother and your mother were hanging out clothes http://www.familiesliving.com/05/12/2007/my-mother-and-your-mother-were-hanging-out-clothes/ http://www.familiesliving.com/05/12/2007/my-mother-and-your-mother-were-hanging-out-clothes/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2007 02:53:53 +0000 Admin http://www.familiesliving.com/blog/05/12/2007/my-mother-and-your-mother-were-hanging-out-clothes/ My mother and your mother were hanging out clothes
My mother punched your mother right in the nose
What color was the blood?
(Example = red)
R-E-D spells red and you are not it, you dirty old dishrag, YOU.

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]]> http://www.familiesliving.com/05/12/2007/my-mother-and-your-mother-were-hanging-out-clothes/feed/ 0 Icka bicka soda cracker http://www.familiesliving.com/05/12/2007/icka-bicka-soda-cracker/ http://www.familiesliving.com/05/12/2007/icka-bicka-soda-cracker/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2007 02:52:39 +0000 Admin http://www.familiesliving.com/blog/05/12/2007/icka-bicka-soda-cracker/ Icka bicka soda cracker
Icka bicka boo;
Icka bicka soda cracker
Out goes YOU

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]]> http://www.familiesliving.com/05/12/2007/icka-bicka-soda-cracker/feed/ 0 Little Miss Pink fell down the sink http://www.familiesliving.com/05/12/2007/little-miss-pink-fell-down-the-sink/ http://www.familiesliving.com/05/12/2007/little-miss-pink-fell-down-the-sink/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2007 02:51:40 +0000 Admin http://www.familiesliving.com/blog/05/12/2007/little-miss-pink/ Little Miss Pink fell down the sink
how many gallons did she drink?
(Example = 5)
Five 1 2 3 4 5

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]]> http://www.familiesliving.com/05/12/2007/little-miss-pink-fell-down-the-sink/feed/ 0 Mickey Mouse built a house http://www.familiesliving.com/05/12/2007/mickey-mouse-built-a-house/ http://www.familiesliving.com/05/12/2007/mickey-mouse-built-a-house/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2007 02:50:10 +0000 Admin http://www.familiesliving.com/blog/05/12/2007/mickey-mouse-built-a-house/ Mickey Mouse built a house,
how many nails did he use?
(Example = 5)
1 2 3 4 5 and you are not it.

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]]> http://www.familiesliving.com/05/12/2007/mickey-mouse-built-a-house/feed/ 0 Bubblegum bubblegum in a dish http://www.familiesliving.com/05/12/2007/bubblegum-bubblegum-in-a-dish/ http://www.familiesliving.com/05/12/2007/bubblegum-bubblegum-in-a-dish/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2007 02:44:13 +0000 Admin http://www.familiesliving.com/blog/05/12/2007/bubblegum-bubblegum-in-a-dish/ Bubblegum bubblegum in a dish
How many pieces do you wish?
(Example = 5)
1 2 3 4 5
F-I-V-E spells five and you are not IT

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