After 20 years of working with young children, I can attest to the fact that they like almost anything. In the child care facility I work in, we play everything (I play a lot of celtic/traditional songs, rap, hip hop, hip hop religious (we're non-denominational, cross cultural, etc.) and drumming music is a hit....classical, you name it. However, to rock the babies, I hum or sing "Old Texas" or "One Johnnie Cuckoo" because it is repetitive, which is the key to getting them settled to sleep. The older children love anything that's silly such as: Bear Hunt Down by the Bay Goldilocks Boy and girl...canoe Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear Sleeping Bunnies Singing in the Rain Skinamarinkydinkydink Working on the Railroad New River Train and on and on and on......especially if there is participation!
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