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45 Nursery Rhyme Crafts

February 14, 2023 by Sarah 8 Comments

I have yet to meet a Kindergarten teacher who didn’t love nursery rhymes—and crafts or activities to accompany those nursery rhymes? Yes, please!

Hey Diddle Diddle,

I know the sound in the middle,

And that spoon does rhyme with moon.

The first letter’s clear

since it’s nursery rhymes I hear,

and I will be reading by noon.

Voila! What do you think? Be kind, I’m not much for rhymes—only sometimes. Mostly when eating limes (which I pay for in dimes).

Anyway…

Nursery Rhymes Activities for Preschoolers

I am a huge proponent of nursery rhymes. The silly and nonsensical, the sweet and lovely, the fast and silly – ALL of them. All of that rhyming and playing with sounds is a fantastic way to introduce literacy skills to children.

Learning to hear sounds and rhymes, and spending time playing with rhymes and sounds are huge skills that can be playfully learned early on. In fact, learning to rhyme is one of the seven areas of phonological awareness that little ones need to develop before they can read. 

You will truly be rhyming your little one right into reading.

And there is hardly a more fun way to get ready to read either. So while you are rhyming and playing with nursery rhymes, here are some crafts to accompany the fun!

45 Nursery Rhyme Crafts!

If you have a little one who loves nursery rhymes, or if you are excited about introducing your preschooler to all sorts of new and exciting things, you will LOVE my program for preschoolers! This program introduces children to all seven phonological awareness skills, letters, numbers, fine motor skills, and more. All preschool core skills are covered!

Play into Kindergarten Readiness is divided into seven topics, and since you now know how I feel about nursery rhymes, you won’t be surprised to learn that Nursery Rhymes is one of those themes!

If you are ready to give up the endless search for new activities and want everything done for you in one spot, please check out: Play into Kindergarten Readiness!

Since rhyming is such an important part of preschool learning, one of the seven themes found in Play into Kindergarten Readiness is… you guessed it (I hope!) Nursery Rhymes!

Be sure to cover all of those Preschool Core Skills in the most beautiful and relaxing of ways. Check out Play into Kindergarten Readiness right here!

Right before we dive into those Nursery Rhyme crafts and activities, grab your FREE Printable Number Formation Pack to help your little one on his or her preschool math journey:


 

Now let’s get right to those Nursery Rhyme Crafts and Activities for Preschoolers:

Nursery rhymes crafts - spider puppet

Itsy Bitsy Spider Finger Puppet from LalyMom – Such a fun craft that lets little ones stretch their finger muscles as they reenact the classic nursery rhyme!

Nursery rhyme crafts for toddlers - jack be nimble candlestick

Jack Be Nimble Nursery Rhyme Craft from Sugar Aunts – Children can use simple shapes to make a candlestick for Jack.

Nursery rhymes crafts - Mouse and clock craft

Hickory Dickory Dock Clock Craft from Still Playing School – Integrate telling time with a fun craft!

Nursery rhymes crafts - baa baa black sheep name painting

Baa Baa Black Sheep Name Craft from Fun-A-Day – Let the children use some wool from the black sheep to paint their names!

Nursery rhymes crafts - hey diddle diddle craft puppets

Hey Diddle Diddle Popsicle Stick Puppets from One Perfect Day – Make some fun character puppets with popsicle sticks, then let the kids tell the story!

Nursery rhyme crafts for toddlers - humpty dumpty egg puzzle

Humpty Dumpty Egg Puzzles from Mom to 2 Posh L’il Divas – This nursery rhyme craft is perfect for kids who love using band-aids.

Nursery Rhymes Crafts - Climbing paper plate spider

Climbing Itsy Bitsy Spider from Kids’ Craft Room – Use a paper plate to make this spider that really climbs!

Nursery rhymes crafts - clothespin pigs

Mrs. Blair’s Pig Pen from Serendipitous Discovery – Kids would certainly love using these clothespin pigs to retell This Little Piggy!

Nursery rhymes crafts - eggshell Humpty Dumpty

Humpty Dumpty Eggshell Collage from Here Come the Girls – This mixed media craft includes real eggshells to recreate Humpty Dumpty!

Nursery rhyme crafts for toddlers - sparkly twinkle star art

Read-Make-Sing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Craft from The Educators’ Spin On It – What a fun, sparkling craft created by a five-year-old!

Nursery rhyme crafts for toddlers - spinning ring around the rosie CDs

Ring Around the Rosie Spinning Photo CD Tops from LalyMom – What a wonderful idea to go along with this classic kid’s rhyme!

Nursery rhyme crafts for toddlers - yarn wrap sheep

Yarn Wrap Sheep from Craftulate – Work on fine motor skills while singing Baa, Baa Black Sheep.

Nursery rhyme crafts for toddlers - row row row your boat

Simple Paper Boat Craft from Kids Activities Blog – Let kids personalize their own boat to row gently down the stream.

Nursery rhymes crafts - Styrofoam Humpty Dumpty

Humpty Dumpty Craft from Teach Me Mommy – What a fun and easy way to make a Humpty Dumpty who’s harder to break.

Nursery Rhymes Crafts - Textured Sheep

Sheep Craft for Kids from I Heart Crafty Things – This textured sheep craft would be great for Little Bo Peep or Mary Had a Little Lamb!

Nursery rhyme crafts for toddlers - tp roll farm animals

TP Roll Farm Animals from Crafty Kids at Home – Grab some recyclables and let the kids create their own farm animals for Old MacDonald’s farm!

Nursery rhyme crafts for toddlers - paper crowns

Crown Fit for a Queen or King from Rainy Day Mum – This craft would be great for the rhyme Old King Cole!

Nursery rhyme crafts for toddlers - patterned mittens

“A Kitten’s Tale” Craft from Vintage Mama’s Cottage – What a fun craft that can be used for matching little lost kittens’ mittens!

Nursery rhymes crafts - twinkle twinkle little star craft

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Painting from Artsy Momma – Simple and fun craft all about those twinkling stars.

five green and speckled frogs

Five Green and Speckled Frogs. These story stones are lovely for retelling this fun rhyme!

Walnut Mice from Red Ted Art – Make mice out of walnuts and felt, then set them to rolling around the clock.

Nursery rhyme crafts for toddlers - shape pig

To Market, To Market Craft from My Nearest and Dearest – Kids use shapes to create the pig and home from this classic little rhyme!

Nursery rhymes crafts - movable window craft

Itsy Bitsy Spider Nursery Rhyme Window Craft from Where Imagination Grows – This is a movable, reusable craft for the Itsy Bitsy Spider! What a fun way to practice the rhyme again and again!

Nursery rhyme crafts for toddlers - Jack and Jill pail

Snip and Punch Jack and Jill Pail from Toddler Approved – The kids will need a pail if they’re going to fetch some water with beloved nursery rhyme characters.

Nursery rhymes crafts - paper bag crowns

Paper Bag Crowns from Art Bar – Let the children make their own crowns. Great for acting out nursery rhymes like Old King Cole.

Nursery Rhyme Crafts for Toddlers - Hand print spider

Little Miss Muffet Handprint Spider Craft from Messy Little Monster – Use the kids’ hands to make this craft. Then you just need a Little Miss Muffet stand-in!

Nursery rhyme crafts for toddlers - paper plate sheep mask

Paper Plate Sheep Mask for Kids from Danya Banya – Kids would have such fun making this, then pretending to be one of Little Bo Peep’s lost sheep!

Nursery rhyme crafts for toddlers - button nose mice

Button Nosed Mice from See What We Did Today – Use basic shapes, and buttons, for the mice that climb up the clock!

Nursery rhyme crafts for toddlers - cardboard roll candlesticks

Jack Be Nimble Candlestick Craft from Creative Family Fun – Use recyclables to make this simple candlestick with the kids. Then the jumping can commence!

Nursery rhymes crafts - spider web

Easy Preschool Spider Web Craft from Rainy Day Mum – Pompoms, googly eyes, and lacing… what’s not to love about this Itsy Bitsy Spider craft?

Nursery rhymes crafts - Jack and Jill craft

Jack and Jill Puppets from Crayola – Let the children use paper, and their imaginations, to make Jack and Jill puppets! Don’t forget the pail!

Nursery rhyme crafts for toddlers - dough stars

Salt Dough Star Craft from Meaningful Mama – Make some twinkling stars to hang up around the house!

Nursery rhyme crafts for toddlers - Mary's garden

Mary, Mary Quite Contrary Mural from Creative Family Fun – Such a fun collaborative project using paint and cardboard!

Nursery rhyme crafts for toddlers - old woman who lived in a shoe

Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe Craft from Sugar Aunts – Children can make their own shoe, lace it up, and add children to it as they learn the rhyme.

Nursery rhyme crafts for toddlers - kittens and mittens

Three Little Kittens Craft from A Mommy’s Adventures – Make a cat stick puppet with construction paper! Use yarn to keep those little mittens from getting lost.

Nursery rhymes crafts - tipping teapots

Make a Tipping Tea Pot from Danya Banya – This simple nursery rhyme craft lets kids design a teapot to go along with I’m a Little Tea Pot.

Nursery rhymes crafts - pop goes the weasel

Pop Goes the Weasel Craft from LalyMom – Kids will definitely have a blast with this weasel that really pops!

Nursery rhymes crafts - wheels on the bus

The Wheels on the Bus Bubble Wrap Craft from Crafty Kids at Home – Use bubble wrap, paint, and paper to make this super fun bus.

Nursery Rhymes Crafts - Five Current Buns

Five Currant Buns Craft from Kids Craft Room – What an easy and fun way to make some props for this nursery rhyme!

Nursery rhymes crafts - hickory dickory dock shape craft

Hickory Dickory Dock Shape Craft from Teach Me Mommy – Children use basic shapes and numbers for a simple nursery rhyme craft.

Nursery rhyme crafts for toddlers - paper plate Humpty Dumpty

Paper Plate Humpty Dumpty from Glued to My Crafts – Super easy paper plate craft the kids can make for the classic nursery rhyme.

Nursery rhyme crafts for toddlers - sequin stars

Twinkle Twinkle Little Stars from Playing in Prep – Kids are sure to enjoy this simple star craft using sequins!

Nursery rhyme crafts for toddlers - hey diddle diddle

Hey Diddle, Diddle Nursery Rhyme Craft from All Kids Network – Help children make the cow and the moon he jumped over.

Nursery rhymes crafts - recycled clock and mouse craft

Clock and Mouse Craft from DLTK’s Growing Together – Use recyclables and yarn to make this Hickory, Dickory Dock craft with kids.

Nursery rhyme crafts for toddlers - mess free spider

Mess Free Spider Craft from No Time for Flash Cards – This mess-free, not-so-scary spider craft would be great for Little Miss Muffet or The Itsy Bitsy Spider.

Loads of fun ideas to get you and the little ones rhyming and singing and playing with nursery rhymes – and your little ones will be all the stronger readers for it!

Can’t beat that.

Adorable nursery rhyme crafts perfect for pairing with nursery rhyme stories in preschool and kindergarten!

I would finish with another homemade nursery rhyme, but I will spare you. JUST kidding…

The itsy bitsy toddler

learned rhymes inside and out

Down came the letters

In playful songs and shouts!

Out came the crafts

and the songs and rhymes began

And the itsy bitsy toddler

was ready to learn again!

And there you have it, my friends, the importance of nursery rhymes explained by nursery rhymes. Why? Hmmm… well, let me explain by rhyme… (just joshing!)

Hope you are having a lovely Monday!

Please be sure to simplify your days at home with your preschooler! 20 minutes of play a day is all it takes! Get your daily plan in Play into Kindergarten Readiness:

xo
Sarah

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Comments

  1. Marie says

    September 23, 2015 at 7:21 am

    I’m an early learning educator who enjoys crafty ways to inspire my students . What an awesome way to accomplish that with this book . How can I get one?

    Reply
    • Sarah says

      October 14, 2015 at 7:51 pm

      I am afraid there is no book, just all these ideas linked together here for you. Perhaps you could bookmark this page and come back for ideas? Thank you for reading Marie – I love crafty ways too 🙂

      Reply
  2. Alice v says

    September 23, 2015 at 12:43 pm

    Cute, I love how you made the little piggies stand using clothespins. I have to try it.

    Reply
    • Sarah says

      September 24, 2015 at 7:59 pm

      I really like those pigs too!

      Reply
  3. maggy, red ted art says

    November 26, 2015 at 6:12 am

    Thanks for including our walnut mice 🙂

    Reply
    • Sarah says

      December 1, 2015 at 7:38 pm

      Most welcome!

      Reply
  4. Nina says

    January 25, 2018 at 5:34 am

    Hi, I was very intrigued by the offer is the free reading readiness book. However, I can’t get it for free. When I click on the link it transfers me directly to PayPal and there is no option to add a discount code. Am I doing something wrong?
    Best,
    Nina

    Reply
    • Sarah says

      January 29, 2018 at 10:15 am

      Hi Nina, Thank you for your question. I hope you LOVE my eBook! To access it, simply head to my books page (https://www.howweelearn.com/my-book/), scroll down until you see “Beyond the Alphabet: Play into Reading Readiness” and click “Add to Cart” – you will then see a space to enter your discount code and will receive the eBook in your email. Thank you!

      Reply

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