5 Sing Along Songs With Lyrics Your Toddler Will Love

Most children find it easier to memories things when they’re in the form of a song or rhyme. Sing along songs for toddlers should have easy words and should not be lengthy. If it’s a funny song that incorporates a lot of actions, your child will enjoy it even more.

Songs and nursery rhymes also have wonderful benefits as well as being entertaining.Children love listening to them because of the simple lyrics and catchy tunes. Repetition of rhymes also helps build memory capabilities in smaller children. If you’re looking for an excellent way to teach your child phonic skills and expand his imagination, look to music.

Some Fun Songs to Sing with Toddlers

1. Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star – Lyrics

This all time favourite has a soothing, lilting melody that comforts kids. It is, undoubtedly,one of the most popular and best toddlers’ songs.

Twinkle twinkle little star,
how I wonder what you are?
Up above the world so high,
like a diamond in the sky.
When the blazing sun is gone,
when he nothing shines upon
Then you show your little light,
twinkle, twinkle, all the night!

2. Old McDonald Had a farm – Lyrics

Out of all the songs for 2-year-olds, this is a big hit. You’ll rarely come across a child who doesn’t love animals. The lively nursery rhyme with a lot of animal sounds is a good song to teach your toddler about different animals and the sounds they make.

Old MACDONALD had a farm
E-I-E-I-O
And on his farm he had a cow
E-I-E-I-O
With a moo moo here, and a moo moo there, everywhere a moo moo
Old MacDonald had a farm
E-I-E-I-O

3. Wheels of the Bus – Lyrics

Another popular song for toddlers is this wonderful nursery rhyme about a bus.

The wheels on the bus go round and round.
round and round.
round and round.
The wheels on the bus go round and round,
all through the town!
The people on the bus go up and down, up and down, up and down.
The people on the bus go up and down,
all through the town!

4. Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes – Lyrics

If you want to give your toddler a head-start on being able to name body parts, then out of the entire list of toddler songs, this is the one you ought to teach him. It’s also a good song to encourage exercise and movement.

Head, shoulders, knees and toes,
Knees and toes.
Head, shoulders, knees and toes,
Knees and toes.
And eyes, and ears, and mouth,
And nose.

5. If You’re Happy and You Know It – Lyrics

A cute song to sing with toddlers, it’s ideal for the development of gross motor skills as children clap their hands, snap their fingers, nod their heads, and so much more. It’s also suitable for getting kids to listen and follow instructions.

If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands (clap clap)
If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands (clap clap)
If you’re happy and you know it, then your face will surely show it
If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands. (clap clap)

Songs and rhymes for toddlers are a very good way to teach your tot language skills and encourage speech. In school they can sing together and do actions in a group. ‘Incy Wincy Spider’, ‘ Humpty Dumpty’, and ‘5 Little Monkeys’ are a few other songs that can teach actions and movement. They’re easy, repetitive and short, just what a tot needs to memorise easily, and be able to sing with you.