Nursery rhymes with lyrics and music.

Hand Clapping Games

Hand clapping games - songs for hand clapping games

Hand clapping games are great fun! They also represent great coordination excercise as well as language excercise.

Most clapping games are quite difficult, but after a lot of practice, it looks really impressive when they are done. Doing clapping games is a perfect activity for Holidays, weekends and family parties.

The clapping games lyrics are often quite weird and sometimes pretty "rude". But don't mind, the kids won't get hurt. The actually love it! Just remember how fun it was singing these songs yourself... :)
 
Good luck - and have fun!

Recommended Hand Clapping Games:

A Sailor Went To Sea Popular clapping game. The "A Silor Went To Sea" clapping game is pretty easy to learn.
   
Apple On a Stick Popular hand clapping game.
   
Concentration 64 A hand clapping game that challanges your brain. Are you ready?
   
Double Double Double Double (or Double This Double That) is a short, but very fun hand clapping game.
   
Down Down Baby Fun clapping games that is popular in schoolyards all over the USA and in UK.
   
I'm a Pretty Little Dutch Girl American nursery rhyme that is often used as a clapping game.
   
I Went to a Chinese Restaurant Popular hand clapping game, often used in American schoolyards.
   
Mary Mack (Miss Mary Mack) Maybe the most popular clapping game (English speaking) Worldwide.
   
Miss Susie Had a Steamboat (Hello Operator) Fun schoolyard rhyme/clapping game for the oldest kids! Quite "rude" lyrics :-0
   
Pat-a-cake Maybe the oldest nursery rhyme (and clapping game) still in use(!) But Pat-a-cake is still popular!
   
Tic Tac Toe Fun, popular and quite short clapping game.