Inside: This collection of toddler songs are favorites with teachers, parents, and anyone with young children. Not only are they fun, but they also teach a variety of concepts!
Recently someone sent me a message asking what are my favorite toddler songs. Rather than just replying with my favorites, I decided to post the question on my Facebook wall so that my readers could respond. I was truly curious what my thousands of Facebook readers would say were their favorites. I wrote down their answers and created this collection of 30 favorite toddler songs.
I’m a firm believer that music can either calm or distract a busy classroom. When our 2 year olds need to be redirected, music is the answer! Whether you play an instrument or have a beautiful singing voice, or rely on others’ music, it doesn’t matter. Just make sure to have your materials on hand for those moments when nothing else seems to be working, or when you want some fun during your circle time.
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30 Favorite Toddler Songs
- Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed
- Way Up High in the Apple Tree
- Little Bunny Foo Foo
- I’m a Little Tea Pot
- If You’re Happy and You Know It
- Icky, Sticky Bubblegum
- Peas Porridge Hot
- Old Mac Donald Had a Farm
- The Wheels on the Bus
- There Were Ten in the Bed
- Five Little Monkeys Swinging from a Tree
- Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
- The ABC Song
- Row, Row, Row Your Boat
- Five Little Ducks
- Two Little Blackbirds
- Five Speckled Frogs
- Tiny Turtle
- Wind the Bobbin Up
- This Old Man
- Jack and Jill
- Hickory Dickory Dock
- Driving in My Car
- Polly Put the Kettle On
- Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
- Incy Wincy Spider
- London Bridge
- The Ants Go Marching
- Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear
- Little Green Frog
- The Party Freeze Dance
- Touch the Stars
Did we miss some of your favorite toddler songs? Let us know in the comments!
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My son’s favourite is #14 with Row, Row, Row Your Boat. His favourite bedtime one is Rock a by Baby. He also like the Wonky Donkey
My 4-year-olds LOVE Mr. Sun by Raffi and Five Green Apples (Farmer Brown Had…) by Sharon, Lois and Bram!
Thank you! I will add these to my notebook!
Slippery Fish is a favorite of my class (2-3 year olds)
Oh yes! I keep forgetting about that song. Thank you, Lisa!
I always loved “The Teddy Bear’s Picnic” my mom used to sing to me! We always sang “Little Tom Tinker” as a round on car trips.
Oh yes, those are good ones, too! Thank you!
Hop little bunnies is a great interactive song that can be mixed up with other animals too.
A little cottage in a wood.
Roll poly.
My class of 1 and a half year olds to almost 3 love the baby bumblebee song!
A fav one in belfast is baa baa white sheep a funny version of the original Kids love it
baa baa white sheep have u any wool
no sir no sir no bags full
none for the master none for the fox
and none for the little boy (girl) with holes in his (her) socks !
My little ones always like It’s Raining, It’s Pouring The Old Man is Snoring.
My Grandson loves many of these songs – his early favourite was row row row your boat. He loves the Don Spencer Aussie Animals Collection especially “I’m an Aussie shark” We love Teddy Bears’ Picnic too sung in a hushed kind of scary voice!
The Grand Ol’ Duke of York!
We love this one!
I’m surprised Ba Ba Black Sheep didn’t make the list. Absolutely my sons favourite.
My son liked “1,2,3,4,5 once I caught a fish alive” and “one little finger” by SuperSimpleSongs. Also, “walking in the jungle” by SSS.
Good ones to add! Thank you!
How about Dingle Dangle Scarecrow can’t see that one and my mindees love it.
I am Bringing Home a Baby Bumble Bee!!
Open Them &Shut Them….always a good one for very young children.
Oh yes! That is one of our very favorites!
Miss polly had a dolly, our 2 year old in class all love it. And diwn at the station early in the morning
Yes, that is a good one, too!
my sons favorite is Hurry Hurry drive the fire truck 🙂 and also the goodbye song and the cleanup song
“A Rum Sum Sum” always is exciting and brings giggles!
Great list. Most of my 2yo’s favourites are on that list. The only other ones I can think of that he also loves are Humpty Dumpty, Michael Finnegan, Der Glumph and Open, Shut Them.
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall
5 currant buns in a bakers shop
These I sing with my granddaughter and fondly remembered from my childhood.
Oh yes, those are good ones, too! Thank you! Doll Finger Family
Sleeping Bunnies!