More Classic Games Played in a Circle

Perfect for preschoolers, these games are great at parties or other gatherings.

Ring around the Rosie

Children join hands and form a circle. They dance around the circle singing "Ring around the rosie, a pocket full of posies, hush-a, hush-a, we all fall down". At down, all children fall down. While sitting, children sway back and forth singing "The cows are in the meadow, eating up the buttercups, hush-a, hush-a, we all stand up". At up, children stand up again. Repeat.

The Mulberry Bush

Children hold hands while standing in a circle. As they sing the chorus, they dance or skip around the circle. At each action, children stop and do the action as indicated by the song. The chorus is repeated after each action. Children can also take turns inventing and calling out a new action.

For example:

Chorus:       

Here we go round the mulberry bush

The mulberry bush, the mulberry bush

Here we go round the mulberry bush

So early in the morning

Action: Brushing teeth    

This is the way we brush our teeth

Brush our teeth, brush our teeth

This is the way we brush our teeth

So early in the morning

REPEAT CHORUS

By Rochelle Strauss