Often comes a time when you have no other strength to chase the ball or the dog with your children. On the other hand, you have promised them you would spend the afternoon playing together.

Do not stress, there is a middle ground for everything: take a break playing a “game” that seems easy but at the same time quite demanding. Observation, memorizing movements and lyrics, as well as coordinating lyrics and movements, are skills necessary for clapping games.

These games are a challenge for all ages, whether it is for toddlers / kindergarten ages or older children. Even for an adult they’re not always as easy as they seem.

The following collection includes a series of clapping songs & games with videos and lyrics. Take a look and choose modestly – they seem easy, but experience tells us that the younger ones usually do better. So make sure you practice enough before playing with them!

Have fun!

Lemonade – Lyrics

LemonadeCrunchy iceSip it onceSip it twiceLemonadeCrunchy IceMade it onceMade it twiceTurn aroundTouch the groundFREEZE!

Click here for Free Printable Lyrics and a Sing-Along Video

Miss Mary Mack – Lyrics

Miss Mary Mack, Mack, MackAll dressed in black, black, blackWith silver buttons, buttons, buttonAll down her back, back, backShe asked her mother, mother, motherFor fifty cents, cents, centsTo see the elephants, elephants, elephantsJump over the fence, fence, fenceThey jumped so high, high, highThey touched the sky, sky, skyAnd didn’t come back, back, backTill the fourth of July, July, July

She asked her mother, mother, motherFor 5 cents more, more, moreTo see the elephants, elephants, elephantsJump the door, door, door.

They jumped to the flow, flow, flowThey stubbed their toe, toe, toeAnd that was the end, end, endOf the elephant show, show, show.

Pat A Cake – Lyrics

Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker’s man.Bake me a cake as fast as you can.Roll it, and pat it, and mark it with a “B”Put it in the oven for baby and me!

Click here for Free Printable Lyrics and a Sing-Along Video.

A Sailor Went To Sea – Lyrics

A sailor went to sea, sea, sea,To see what he could see, see, see.But all that he could see, see, seeWas the bottom of the deep blue sea, sea, sea.

A sailor went to chop, chop, chop,To see what he could chop, chop, chop.But all that he could chop, chop, chopWas the bottom of the deep blue chop, chop, chop.

A sailor went to knee, knee, knee,To see what he could knee, knee, knee.But all that he could knee, knee, kneeWas the bottom of the deep blue knee, knee, knee.

A sailor went to snap, snap, snap,To see what he could snap, snap, snap.But all that he could snap, snap, snapWas the bottom of the deep blue snap, snap, snap.

A sailor went to jump, jump, jump,To see what he could jump, jump, jump.But all that he could jump, jump, jumpWas the bottom of the deep blue jump, jump, jump.

A sailor went to sea, chop, knee, snap, jump.To see what he could see, chop, knee, snap, jump.But all that he could see, chop, knee, snap, jump.Was the bottom of the deep blue sea, chop, knee, snap, jump.

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Miss Susie – Lyrics

Miss Susie had a steamboatthe steamboat had a bellMiss Susie went to heaventhe steamboat went to…Hello operator please give me number nineand if you disconnect meI’ll kick you from…behind the refrigerator, there was a piece of glassMiss Susie fell upon it and cut her little…ask me no more questionstell me no more liesMiss Susie told me everything the day before she…Dyed her hair in purple,dyed her hair pink,dyed her hair in polka-dotsand washed it down the…Sink me in the ocean,Sink me in the sea,Sink me in/down the toilet,But please don’t pee on me!Another version:Miss Suzie had a baby, The baby’s name was Tim,She put him in the bathtub, to see if he could swim,He drank up all the water, He ate up all the soap,He tried to eat the bathtub,but it wouldn’t go down his throatMiss Suzie called the doctor, Miss Suzie tried the nurse,Miss Suzie called the lady with the alligator purse,Mumps said the doctor, Measles said the nurse,Nothing said the lady with the alligator purse,Miss Suzie kicked the doctor, Miss Suzie hit the nurse,And then she paid the lady with the alligator purse

See, See, Oh Playmate – Lyrics

Say, say, oh playmate,Come out and play with me.Bring out your dollies three.Climb up my apple tree.Slide down my rain barrel,Into my cellar door.And we’ll be jolly friendsForevermore!

Bingo Song – Lyrics

There was a farmer, had a dog,and Bingo was his name-o.B-I-N-G-OB-I-N-G-OB-I-N-G-OAnd Bingo was his name-o.

There was a farmer had a dog,and Bingo was his name-o.(clap)-I-N-G-O(clap)-I-N-G-O(clap)-I-N-G-OAnd Bingo was his name-o.

There was a farmer had a dog,and Bingo was his name-o.(clap)-(clap)-N-G-O(clap)-(clap)-N-G-O(clap)-(clap)-N-G-OAnd Bingo was his name-o.

There was a farmer had a dog,and Bingo was his name-o.(clap)-(clap)-(clap)-G-O(clap)-(clap)-(clap)-G-O(clap)-(clap)-(clap)-G-OAnd Bingo was his name-o.

There was a farmer had a dog,and Bingo was his name-o.(clap)-(clap)-(clap)-(clap)-O(clap)-(clap)-(clap)-(clap)-O(clap)-(clap)-(clap)-(clap)-OAnd Bingo was his name-o.

There was a farmer had a dog,and Bingo was his name-o.(clap)-(clap)-(clap)-(clap)-(clap)(clap)-(clap)-(clap)-(clap)-(clap)(clap)-(clap)-(clap)-(clap)-(clap)And Bingo was his name-o.

Click here for Free Printable Lyrics, a Sing-Along Video, Easy Piano and Guitar Tutorials

Tic Tac Toe – Lyrics

Tic tac toeGive me an XGive me an OGive me three in a row

Apple On A Stick – Lyrics

Apple on a stick,Makes me sick,Makes my heart beat 2-fourty sixNot because you’re dirty,Not because you’re cleanJust because you kissed a boy behind the magazineGirls, girls, wanna have some fun?Here comes Suzy with her hoop skirt onShe can wibbleShe can wobbleShe can do the splitsBut I betcha ten dollarsShe can’t do this;Close your eyes and count to tenIf you miss you start again1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10…

OR:

Apple on a stickMakes me sickMakes my heart go two-four-sixNot because you’re dirtyNot because you’re cleanNot because you kissed a boy behind a magazine!Girls, boys, having funHere comes a cat with an annoying humIt can squibbleIt can squabbleIt can even do the splits ButI betcha, I betchaYou can’t do thisClose your eyes and count to 10And If you stuff it up you’re a big fat hen1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10…You didn’t stuff it up, so you’re my best friend!

Concentration – Lyrics

Concentration (clap, clap, clap)Sixty-four (clap, clap, clap)No repeats (clap, clap, clap)Or hesitations (clap, clap, clap)I’ll go first (clap, clap, clap)You’ll go last (clap, clap, clap)Category is: (clap, clap, clap)

How to Play

You choose a category (e.g. animals) and every one has to say a name of an animal on their turn and clap three times.The next person continues, everybody on their own turn, but if they have nothing to say, the game is over (and you start again with another category!).

You can be two players only or more.

Double This, Double That – Lyrics

Double, double, this, this.Double, double, that, that.Double this, double that.Double, double, this, that.

Rockin’ Robin – Lyrics

Tweedle-lee-dee-dee-dee,tweedle-lee-dee-deeTweedle-lee-dee-dee-dee,tweedle-lee-dee-deeTweedle-lee-dee-dee-dee,tweedle-lee-dee-deeTweet, tweet,tweet, tweetHe rocks in the tree tops all day longHoppin’ and a-boppin’ and a-singing his songAll the little birds on Jaybird StreetLove to hear the robin go tweet, tweet, tweetRockin’ robin(Rock, rock, rock)Rockin’ robin(Rock, rock, rock)Blow rockin’ robin‘Cause we’re really gonna rock tonightEvery little swallow, every chick-a-deeEvery little bird in the tall oak treeThe wise old owl, the big black crowFlappin’ their wings singing go bird goRockin’ robin(Rock, rock, rock)Rockin’ robin(Rock, rock, rock)Blow rockin’ robin‘Cause we’re really gonna rock tonight(music)A pretty little raven at the bird-band standTaught him how to do the bop, it was grandThey started going steady and bless my soulHe out-bopped the buzzard and the orioleHe rocks in the tree top all day longHoppin’ and a-boppin’ and a-singing his songAll the little birds on Jaybird StreetLove to hear the robin go tweet, tweet, tweetRockin’ robin(Rock, rock, rock)Rockin’ robin(Rock, rock, rock)Blow rockin’ robin‘Cause we’re really gonna rock tonightWell, a pretty little raven at the bird-band standTaught him how to do the bop, it was grandThey started going steady and bless my soulHe out-bopped the Buzzard and the OrioleHe rocks in the tree top all day longHoppin’ and a-boppin’ and a-singing his songAll the little birds on Jaybird StreetLove to hear the robin go tweet tweet tweetRockin’ robin(Rock, rock, rock)Rockin’ robin(Rock, rock, rock)Blow rockin’ robin‘Cause we’re really gonna rock tonightTweedle-lee-dee-dee-dee,tweedle-lee-dee-deeTweedle-lee-dee-dee-dee,tweedle-lee-dee-deeTweedle-lee-dee-dee-dee,tweedle-lee-dee-deeTweet, tweet!Listen the song here

Rockin’ Robin by Michael Jackson

Just a game without lyrics!

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