Young boys and girls will love learning rhyming and developing phonemic awareness with silly songs. Rhyming songs have young children laughing, singing along, and dancing. They also provide spontaneous laughter, boost their memory, and encourage them to make up rhymes. A collection of silly songs for kids can enliven the day and make long car trips go faster when grownups and kids sing together and play group games like “I Spy with My Little Eye”!
The allure of these nonsensical songs is their use of rhyming, repetition, and stories they carry, which entertain and make listeners into participants. They’re easy for young children to remember. Open your kitchen cabinets and turn a pot and spoon into a drum, an empty paper towel roll into a kazoo, and a broom into a dance partner! Silly songs can be especially useful for elevating moods and stopping meltdowns.
If your young children or grandchildren are emergent readers, print out the lyrics and read them together before you play the music. They may be able to anticipate the rhyme and sing along with the written word. Better still, dance with them!
My name is Bonnie Lieberman, and I write children’s picture books- I’m a mom, grandma, and retired teacher. I love acting silly, especially with my grandgirls!
