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Jump rope rhymes
Jump rope rhymes
Does anyone know any good jump rope rhymes? My little sister wants me to teach her some but about all I know is "Cinderella dressed in yella..." and "Miss Susie had a steamboat" (but I'd rather not teach her that one). Any and all rhymes would be appreciated! Thank you!
Do you know Teddy bear, teddy bear, Brynne?
Cricket
submitted by Brynne, age 13, Flying away on
(April 11, 2009 - 1:24 pm)
(April 11, 2009 - 1:24 pm)
Part of it... sort of...
(April 11, 2009 - 5:56 pm)
That went straight to the back. Oh, well...
(April 11, 2009 - 5:57 pm)
Argh!
Now I've replied three times on my own thread. :P
(April 12, 2009 - 7:59 am)
Yeah, teddy bear goes like this. (TB = Teddy Bear)
TB, TB , touch the ground
TB, TB, turn around
TB, TB, go up the stairs
TB, TB, say your prayers
TB, TB, turn off the light
TB, TB, say good night! (jumper then jump outs)
I have more!!!
(April 12, 2009 - 7:43 pm)
I don't know that many jump rope rhymes - but have you seen the Chinese jump rope book by Klutz?? (sorry I forgot, is that how you spell it?) It's really cool!
Do hand clapping rhymes/songs work? I'm guessing you know Miss Mary Mack, but if you don't I can tell you. Ooh I might make a thread on Klutz!! I LOVE those books!
(April 12, 2009 - 7:16 pm)
Same time as Candle!
(April 12, 2009 - 7:18 pm)
Ah yes, the notorious "Miss Susie had a steam boat." I got mad at a friend, who's in 5th grade, who said that at the dinner table in front of my little siblings.
(April 13, 2009 - 12:04 pm)
I'm guessing I should be glad that I don't know that one, huh?
I used to know a ton...
One about the hills of Mexico...
I dunno.
(April 15, 2009 - 11:57 am)
I did this one when I was little. It's really short, but you can just sing it again.
Potatoes, tomatoes, carrots, peas, your momma says you gotta eat a lot of these!
Yeah, it's kind of cheesy, huh? That's okay, I enjoyed doing it a lot when I was younger! How old is your little sister?
(April 13, 2009 - 1:03 pm)
How about "strawberry short cake"? or school? Tell me if you want to know them or more.
(April 13, 2009 - 9:04 pm)
My sister just turned five. Yes, Jean, I'd like to learn them. :)(:
(April 14, 2009 - 6:59 pm)
I don't really know any.. :):) Actually, I know the "Cinderella..." one. :):)
(April 14, 2009 - 6:32 pm)
Strawberry Shortcake goes like this:
Strawberry shortcake, cherry on top, who's the boy (or girl) that you like a lot?
Is it A, B, C, D, E, (go through the alphabet when the jumper gets to the end of the alphabet, go on to numbers). If the jumper stops on one of the letters, the jump rope swingers choose a boy (or girl) whose 1st name starts with that letter. If it's a number, then that's how many boyfriends (or girlfriends) that jumper has!!!
It might not be that appropriate for a 5-year-old, though.
(April 15, 2009 - 7:33 pm)
Oh yah! I remember one like that! It was the same idea, but we said something else instead of Strawberry Shortcake!
(April 17, 2009 - 12:12 pm)
OK, these are ones my mom taught me when i was 7. The stuff in italics (is that how you spell it?) are the actions that go with it. You do Peter and Paul with 2 people on a large jump rope. But it is ok if you only have 1 person.
Peter and Paul
Two little birdys sitting on a wall
One named Peter First person jumps in
The other named Paul If you have a second person, they jump in.
Fly away Peter, Fly away Paul Persons jump out
Don't come back until your ... is called
... could stand for month, letter, age, birthday number, or anything else. Caller would chant for months, January, February, March... And when caller hits Peter or Paul's birthday month they jump back in. Game continues until people get bored or you run out of stuff to chant.
Had a little Austin
An Austin is a type of car, if you don't know.
Had a little Austin, 1948
Turned around the coooooooorrrrnnneeerrrrr slamed on the brakes, while you say corner jumper spins around.
Policeman caught me, put me in jail.
All I had was Ginger Ale.
PEPPER! 1, 2, 3, 4, ... Pepper is why you start spinning the rope faster, count your jumps to see how many cans of Ginger Ale you have.
I'll post again if i can remember any more!
These are great, Kendra!
Old Cricket
(April 15, 2009 - 5:44 pm)