Help please, this week I gave the kiddies a long piece of rope to skip with, you know the sort with a turner at each end. Well the kids love it and are getting quite good at running in jumping and then running out again and then joining the queue again. I remember playing for hours as a child but I can't remember the songs we used to sing while we skipped. I want to encourage them and I'm hoping someone out there can help me.

All I can remember is

Teddy Bear, teddy bear turn around
Teddy bear, teddy bear touch the ground
Teddy Bear teddy bear turn off the light
Tedyd bear teddy bear say goodnight

I'm sure there was more to it than that!

Cowboy Joe from mexico
Hands up
Sitck them up
Drop your guns
and pick them up
O U T spells out

There was another about robbers I will try and think

Know one or two on here

http://dragon.sleepdeprived.ca/songbook/songs11/songs11.htm

think we use to say Bubble Bubble car number 99 though

Plenty here too

http://www.gameskidsplay.net/jump_rope_ryhmes/

my dd sings;

cinderella dressed in yellow
went to the ball and kissed some fellas

how many did she kiss? 1 2 3 4 5 6 ..............

maybe not suitable for minding tho lol

or

im a little bumper car

number 68

i took it round the cooooooorrrrrrrrnnneeer

1 2 3 4 ....................................

All I can remember is

Teddy Bear, teddy bear turn around
Teddy bear, teddy bear touch the ground
Teddy Bear teddy bear turn off the light
Tedyd bear teddy bear say goodnight

I'm sure there was more to it than that!

Teddy bear teddy bear
climb the stairs
teddy bear teddy bear say your prayers
teddy bear teddy bear turn out the light
teddy bear teddy bear say goodnight!

Also-
Blue bells cockle shells evy ivy OVER
(just swing rope side to side till you say over)
then-
how many boys did you kiss last night 1,2,3,4,5 etc..
If there is many children playing then one child jumps in then out with each number.. if you don't stop the rope then when you jump out you go back and join the queue to go again. last one left wins!

Also-
Blue bells cockle shells evy ivy OVER
(just swing rope side to side till you say over)
then-
how many boys did you kiss last night 1,2,3,4,5 etc..
If there is many children playing then one child jumps in then out with each number.. if you don't stop the rope then when you jump out you go back and join the queue to go again. last one left wins!

We used to this but after evy ivy over it was...

mother's in the kitchen, doing a bit of stitching
how many stitches can she do! 12345 etc but we did it with one child with the counting bit really fast until they were out.

Like your version though :)

Gosh, I suddenly feel very nostalgic :D

im a little bumper car

number 68

i took it round the cooooooorrrrrrrrnnneeer

1 2 3 4 ....................................[/QUOTE]

Oh I used to love this one :laughing: These sings have made me smile and brought back some fun memories :clapping:

Hi
As i am polish i don't know this songs. thank you very much for all the links :)