When to Use

Use opening and closing songs for younger age audiences only: Baby / Toddler, Preschool / Kindergarten, and Early Elementary.

Don't worry about opening or closing songs for Later Elementary or Middle / High School groups.  They consider themselves too mature!

The songs below are color-coded by age-group, but there's a lot of flexibility here.  Many of them work well for multiple age-groups.

How to Perform

Just choose a song you know the tune for.  (If you don't know the tune for a particular song, substitute a tune you do know--or just make one up!)

If you are not particularly tuneful, just remember that enthusiasm and a big smile are much more important than flawless execution.  (Half your audience can't sing, either!)

Depending on your choice, your closing song can be the same as your opener.

Suggested Songs

Baby / Toddler

"All the Pretty Little Horses"

"Arms Up" (a.k.a., "The Baby Hokey Pokey")

"Golden Slumbers"

"Lullaby and Goodnight"

"What Shall We Do with the Baby-O?"

"Yummy, Yummy, Yummy (I Got Love in My Tummy)"

"The Baby Hokey Pokey" click here

Preschool / Kindergarten

"Clap Your Hands" click here

"Hands Go Up"click here

"Hello, Everybody, Glad to See You" click here

"Open, Shut Them" click here

"Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" click here

"When You Wish Upon a Star" click here

Early Elementary

"If You're Happy and You Know It"

"Mister Sun"

"The More We Get Together" click here

"Skinnamarink"

"So Long, It's Been Good to Know You" click here

"You Are My Sunshine"