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Summer Garden Songs

June 2, 2020 By Sara Mullett 4 Comments

These garden songs encourage children to explore nature and discover all the wonderful things the summer months bring.  When the summer is finally here it’s great to get the kids outside as much as possible.

Summer Garden Songs

6 Summertime Garden Songs

This is My Garden Finger Rhyme - garden songs

1. This Is My Garden.

A charming imaginary finger rhyme for 2 – 5 year olds. Finger rhymes are great because you don’t need any setting up or special equipment, just hands. They are excellent for speech development and encouraging the imagination too.

Garden songs - Mary Mary Quite Contrary Musical Pretend Play Activity

2. Mary Mary Quite Contrary

Try singing this well loved nursery rhyme with a puppet outside to encourage imaginary play in the garden. You can also have lots of fun collecting little objects to pretend you are making up Mary’s garden.

Musical Circle Games for Summertime - garden songs

3. 5 Musical Circle Games For Summer

Any of these 5 circle games are perfect for playing and singing outside with the grass between your toes! I have also always found them invaluable for any summer parties. They are perfect if you are entertaining a slightly bigger group of children.

The very hungry caterpillar rap

4. The Hungry Caterpillar Rap

Sing this song after reading the book – storytime outside on a blanket is a real summer treat! This rap is so much fun, and a great way to explore the different rhythms of words. “Munch munch munch!”

The Butterfly Song to Teach Kids Colours with a fun DIY Fluttering Butterfly Craft

5. The Butterfly Song

Sing this song with homemade fluttering butterflies and learn about colours too. A lovely one for the summer, and accompanied by a great little craft that encourages children to make their own fluttering butterflies.

The Summer Fairy Song

6. The Summer Fairy

Kids love anything about fairies and this song embraces the whimsy of the summer fairy. If you wanted to explore all of the seasons all at once, you should check out my Autumn, Winter and Spring fairy songs too.

We also have a Summer Lesson Plan – 35 minutes of summery outdoors, musical fun and games! Check out our store for more details. 

Filed Under: 5+, Circle Games, Imaginative Play, Musical Activities For..., Nature, Preschoolers, Seasonal Activities, Songs, Summer, Toddlers Tagged With: Fairies, Piggyback Songs, Seasons

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  1. Patti says

    May 30, 2017 at 2:44 am

    Where do I find the rap?

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    • Sara Mullett says

      May 30, 2017 at 9:17 am

      Do you mean the Hungry Caterpillar Rap? http://www.letsplaykidsmusic.com/hungry-caterpillar-rap/

      Reply
  2. LRW says

    June 21, 2016 at 8:13 pm

    I love all of these ideas and will be using them a lot over the summer (although probably inside given the weather at the moment!) We did The Hungry Caterpillar Rap today, which my two-year-old loved (as did my 9month old but he is less of a critic!) I look forward to trying the others as the week goes on. Thank you!

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    • Sara Mullett says

      June 21, 2016 at 11:41 pm

      Thanks Emma! I hope you have lots of fun with the songs and a great summer!

      Reply

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