It’s summertime and a great time for you to enjoy singing fun silly songs with your kids. Enjoy some of the best learning songs for the summer. Creating lasting musical memories will last a lifetime. It is surprising how many songs will stay with your child all throughout their childhood. From fun outdoor games to indoor lullabies, enjoy the gift of music with your children this lovely summer season.
A Tisket a Tasket
This familiar nursery tune can be a fun outdoor game. “A Tisket a Tasket” was originally known as “I sent a letter to my Love” and is very similar to “Duck, Duck, Goose”. The outdoor group game is fun for children ages five and up. One of the best learning songs for the summer as children work on both social and singing skills and enjoy exercise.
Everyone sits in a circle. One child skips around the circle with a small basket. In the basket is a letter. The places the letter behind one of the seated children. That child chases the other child, who tries to take the empty spot. The remaining standing child starts the song again.
Lyrics for a Tisket a Tasket:
A tisket, a tasket,
A green and yellow basket,
I sent a letter to my love,
And on the way I dropped it,
I dropped, I dropped it,
And on the way I dropped it,
A little boy picked it up,
And put it in his pocket.
Five Little Sand Castles
Practice this fun little counting game about sound castles to the tune of “Five Little Ducks went out to Play”. Add fun movements to illustrate the crash and splash of the waves to make the song more enjoyable for young children. Find the lyrics for this educational fun summer song.
Mr. Sun by Raffi
“Mr. Sun” by Raffi is a childhood classic that generations of children have enjoyed. Children can make the motions of the sun with their hands as they sing, and bop up and down with the notes. The song was originally written in the 1970s but endures as a favorite childhood classic.
Lyrics to Mr. Sun:
Oh, Mr. Sun, Sun, Mr. Golden Sun
Please shine down on me
Oh, Mr. Sun, Sun, Mr. Golden Sun
Hiding behind a tree
These little children are asking you
To please come out so we can play with you
Oh, Mr. Sun, Sun, Mr. Golden Sun
Please shine down on me
Oh, Mr. Sun, Sun, Mr. Golden Sun
Please shine down on me
Oh, Mr. Sun, Sun, Mr. Golden Sun
Hiding behind a tree
These little children are asking you
To please come out so we can play with you
Oh, Mr. Sun, Sun, Mr. Golden Sun
Please shine down on, please shine down on
Please shine down on me
Enjoy singing these memorable fun summer tunes with your child this summer. These songs can be enjoyed one-on-one or in by the entire family. Enjoy hours of music and merriment, and build happy memories to last a lifetime.
