Nature-related kiddy sing-alongs?

[Dave Hicks]

My wife and I are doing a nature program from kids (ages 3 to 10) in a couple days. It's likely to be quite warm, so we might spend some of the time sitting in the shade singing.

Any suggestions for good songs for this context?

Thanks!

D.H.

[Skarsaune]

I play farmer's markets fairly regularly, so lots of kids. Engaging the kids can really help your tip bucket.

Crawdad, sometimes called Crawdad Hole, Doc Watson
The repeat chorus is a good sing along.

Dead skunk in the middle of the road, Loudon Wainwright III
I try not to dwell on the "dead" and the blood & guts parts.

And more apropo for a farmer's market...
Homegrown tomatos, Guy Clark

[Dave Hicks]

Originally Posted by Skarsaune

I play farmer's markets fairly regularly, so lots of kids. Engaging the kids can really help your tip bucket.

Crawdad, sometimes called Crawdad Hole, Doc Watson
The repeat chorus is a good sing along.

Dead skunk in the middle of the road, Loudon Wainwright III
I try not to dwell on the "dead" and the blood & guts parts.

And more apropo for a farmer's market...
Homegrown tomatos, Guy Clark

Thanks, we do Crawdad already, that's a good choice. Maybe Old McDonald, too.

But I don't think they'll do much for us on tips.

D.H.

[reeve21]

My grand kids (6 months--2 years) like Baby Beluga, but your crowd might have outgrown that one. The also like Ripple, which is a good sing along on the last verse (la di da da da, etc.) and it does have some references to nature in the lyrics.

[Cobby]

Nice to Be Here by the Moody Blues has a nature theme and a child-like quality...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PrvCmj_c_I

[Coler]

All gods creatures got a place in the choir is great.

Also Inch by Inch (the Garden Song).

[phydaux]

Originally Posted by Skarsaune

Dead skunk in the middle of the road, Loudon Wainwright III
I try not to dwell on the "dead" and the blood & guts parts.

"But that's the best part..." said every kid ever.

[srick]

The Garden Song - Dave Mallett

[yaharadelta]

The Green Grass Grew All Around, fun song for kids, and, There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly. another where the lyrics build up and repeat in the same way.

[rllink]

"Ain't no Bugs on Me"

[KevWind]

Originally Posted by phydaux

"But that's the best part..." said every kid ever.

Yes my kids loved that song and us old fogies tend to forget much of our old beloved cartoons were rife with slapstick violence (Road Runner et. al.)

[Dave Hicks]

Thanks, everybody. What I'm thinking of is Old Mac, Crawdad and Watch the Stars - all simple with repeating lines. (Actually, I hope they postpone, as the temperatures are going to be ghastly for the next few days.)

D.H.

[Dave Hicks]

Originally Posted by Dave Hicks

Thanks, everybody. What I'm thinking of is Old Mac, Crawdad and Watch the Stars - all simple with repeating lines. (Actually, I hope they postpone, as the temperatures are going to be ghastly for the next few days.)

D.H.

Off the hook until Friday.

D.H.

[Birdbrain]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPekI4q0SGg

[H165]

Inch by inch, row by row....

Of course there are always THE ANTS....