Noticing the Happy

Song cards are a simple idea with lots of possibilities. I had created a set back when I taught preschool – mainly because I can never remember words to all the songs I know.

This takes a little bit of graphic work (or a little bit of drawing skills), but I think it’s worth it. Then you need notecards (and markers/crayons if you’re hand drawing them) or printer paper (if you’re designing them on a computer) and a laminator.

On one side, you want the name of the song and a picture. This way, even littles that can’t read can point to the song they want to hear you sing. Then on the other side, you print the lyrics to the song.

I have made two sets – one with preschool songs and one with lullabies. I made them before Ava was born, and they ended up being really important for me since she was in the hospital for several surgeries. I could sing to her and read books to her and that helped me pass the time and keep her company.

I love singing to the kids, and this is another great way to bring music into the house.

Here are the list of songs I included.

Preschool & Camp Songs:

1. Little Bunny Foo Foo
2. BINGO
3. Down by the Bay
4. On Top of Spaghetti
5. Apples and Bananas
6. If All the Raindrops
7. Going on a Bear Hunt
8. Skidamarink
9. Donut Shop
10. Austrian Yodeler
11. Michael Finnegan
12. Three Little Fishies
13. Five Little Ducks
14. Five Green and Speckled Frogs
15. Skip to my Lou
16. I’m a Nut!
17. Flea, Fly!
18. Wishy Washy Woman
19. Oh Susanna!
20. Mmmm I Want to Linger
21. Alice the Camel
22. Hole in the Bottom of the Sea
23. Teddy Bear’s Picnic
24. Mary Had A Little Lamb
25. Old MacDonald Had a Farm
26. The Farmer in the Dell
27. A Boy and a Girl in a Little Canoe
28. Pirate Ship
29. She’ll Be Coming ‘Round the Mountain
30. If You’re Happy and You Know It
31. The Bear Went Over the Mountain
32. Little Piece of Tin
33. The Wheels on the Bus
34. Be Kind to your Web-Footed Friends
35. Herman the Worm
36. I’m Bringing Home a Baby Bumblebee
37. Itsy Bitsy Spider
38. Do Your Ears Hang Low?
39. Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed
40. Kookaburra
41. John Jacob Jingleheimer-Schmidt
42. Mister Sun
43. And the Green Grass Grows All Around

Lullabies:

1. Somewhere Over the Rainbow
2. Someone’s Waiting for You
3. What a Wonderful World
4. The Glory of Love
5. Feed the Birds
6. La La Lu
7. Distant Melody
8. Goodnight My Someone
9. I Can’t Give You Anything But Love
10. Once Upon a December
11. Love Me Tender
12. With a Smile and a Song
13. If We Hold On Together
14. If Ever I Would Leave You
15. You Are My Sunshine
16. My Favorite Things
17. Any Dream Will Do
18. Make You Feel My Love
19. All Through the Night
20. Baby Mine
21. The Sweetest Sounds
22. Sun in the Morning
23. Someone To Watch Over Me
24. Once Upon A Dream
25. Dream a Little Dream of Me
26. Playing a Lullaby (from “A Child’s Gift of Lullabyes”)
27. Tomorrow We’ll Go To The Fair (from “A Child’s Gift of Lullabyes”)
28. Someday Baby (from “A Child’s Gift of Lullabyes”)
29. Hushabye Street (from “A Child’s Gift of Lullabyes”)
30. Wings (from “A Child’s Gift of Lullabyes”)
31. Appalachian Lullaby (from “A Child’s Gift of Lullabyes”)
32. I L.O.V.E. Y.O.U. (from “A Child’s Gift of Lullabyes”)
33. Lullaby for Teddy (from “A Child’s Gift of Lullabyes”)
34. Goodnight Moon theme (from the musical)
35. No One Like You
36. Hushabye Mountain
37. Sweetly Sleep
38. Stay Awake
39. A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes
40. Candle on the Water
41. Music Box