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Inside: A fun collection of Christmas activeness songs & finger plays for preschool & kindergarten.

One of the all-time things near Christmas has to be the music, right? In fact, it's non unusual for carols and Christmas songs to exist played in our business firm before October even ends! And while many traditional carols may be beyond younger children, there are plenty of fun Christmas activity songs and finger plays that are perfect for toddlers, preschoolers and kindergarteners. Plus, they're fun for bigger kids too!

Below you lot'll discover twelve crawly Christmas songs for kids, all of which have fun deportment or are in the form of a finger play rhyme. Many of them are variations of common, traditional children's songs and rhymes. And if yous whorl all of the way downwardly, you'll even find a set up of free, printable song sheets and song cards to download and print!

And for even more festive vacation songs, bank check out our collections of Christmas Songs for Toddlers & Preschoolers and Christmas Brain Breaks for songs and dances to get kids moving and grooving.

12 Christmas Action Songs & Finger Plays

for Preschool & Kindergarten

Old St Nicholas Had a Tree
(to the tune of Old McDonald Had a Farm)

Old St. Nicholas had a tree (course tree with artillery)
Ho, ho ho ho ho!
And on that tree he had some horns (pretend to blow horns)
Ho ho ho ho ho!
With a toot toot hither and a toot toot there,
Here a toot, at that place a toot
, every where a toot toot
One-time St. Nicholas had a tree (course tree with arms)
Ho, ho ho ho ho!

Repeat with;
Lights – flash flash (flash fingers)

Processed canes – yum yum (rub tummy)

Drums – blast boom (bang imaginary drums)

Bells – ring ring (ring imaginary bell)

Stars – twinkle twinkle (twinkle fingers)

The Angel Vocal
(to the tune of Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes)

Harps, halos, flap your wings, flap your wings,
Harps, halos, flap your wings, flap your wings,
For we are angels, hear us sweetly sing,
Harps, halos, flap your wings, flap your wings.

We Wish Y'all a Merry Christmas Action Song

Nosotros wish you a Merry Christmas
We wish you a Merry Christmas
We wish you a Merry Christmas
And a Happy New year's day.

Now let's all do a lilliputian clapping (clap),
Now let's all do a niggling clapping (clap),
Now let's all exercise a petty clapping (clap),
And spread Christmas cheer (enhance arms above caput).

Now let's all do a little jumping (leap)

Now allow's all do a little hopping (hop)

Now let's all do a little whirling (spin effectually)

Now allow's all do a little stretching (stretch upwardly loftier)

Now let's all practise a piddling dancing (dance)

At present let's all do a piddling waving (wave)

We wish you a Merry Christmas
We wish you a Merry Christmas
We wish you a Merry Christmas
And a Happy New year.

Dance Like Snowflakes
(sung to the melody of Frere Jacques)

Trip the light fantastic toe like snowflakes,
Dance similar snowflakes,
In the air,
In the air,
Whirling, twirling snowflakes,
Whirling, twirling snowflakes,
Here and there,
Here and in that location.

Reindeer Pokey
(sung to the tune of The Hokey Pokey)

You put your antlers in,
Y'all put your antlers out,
You put you lot antlers in and you lot shake them all about.
You do the Reindeer Pokey and you turn yourself around.,
That's what information technology's all about!

Repeat with;
Yous put your hooves in
You put your red nose in
You put your fluffy tail in
You put your reindeer trunk in.

Five Mince Pies
(sung to the tune of 5 Currant Buns)

V mince pies in the baker's shop,
Round and fat with saccharide on the top,
Along came (insert child's name) with a penny one twenty-four hours,
Bought a mince pie and took information technology abroad.

Repeat for: Iv mince pies….iii…

Twinkle Twinkle Christmas Star
(sung to the melody of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star)

Twinkle, twinkle Christmas star,
How I wonder what you are,
Santa needs your shining light,
Guide him on his style this night.

Ten Lilliputian Bells
(sung to the tune of X Little Indians)

One piddling, two little, three Christmas bells,
Four niggling, five little, six Christmas bells,
Seven little, eight lilliputian, nine Christmas bells.
10 Christmas bells to ring.

(hold up 1 finger to represent each Christmas bell)

Here is the Chimney
Here is the chimney (make fist with thumb inside),
Here is the top (put other manus over fist)
Open the lid (remove hand from fist),
And out Santa volition pop (pop up thumb from fist).

I'yard a Niggling Santa
(sung to the tune of I'm a Petty Teapot)

I'm a piddling Santa, curt and fat,
Here is my beard and here is my sack,
On Christmas Eve I hop in my sleigh,
With a "Ho ho ho" I'grand on my way.

Santa'southward Workshop
Here is Santa's workshop (grade peak with both hands),
Here is Santa Claus (concord upward pollex),
Here are Santa'southward little elves (jerk fingers),
Putting toys upon the shelves.

Christmas Fourth dimension
See the snowflakes falling 
(use fingers to make dancing snowflakes)
,
See the candles glow (agree upwards index finger like a candle),
Encounter the wreaths upon the door(grade wreath shape with fingers),
Information technology's Christmas time I know!

Gingerbread Men
Stir a bowl of gingerbread, smooth and spicy chocolate-brown,
(pretend to stir)
Roll it with the rolling pin up and downwardly.
(making rolling motions),
Take a cookie cutter and make some little men,

(cutting cookies with imaginary cutter),
Put them in the oven 'til half past ten.

(pretend to put cookie tray into oven).

RELATED: Nosotros have collated a whole drove of children's rhymes, songs and finger plays beyond a range of themes as a handy resource for preschool and kindergarten teachers.

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