To not know the sleeping bunnies song.

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DD is 5 and they are having nursery rhyme week at school, the ones they are featuring are 'Head shoulders, knees and Toes' 'Incy wincy spider', 'Wind the bobbin up', 'down in the Jungle' and 'Sleeping Bunnies'

I've not heard of the last 2, I was born mid 80s and don't remember either of them, I've seen in the Jungle on a cbeebies or something, but I have never heard little bunnies, DD assures me she used to do little bunnies all the time at playgroup which nana took her to. But I've still not actually heard it until I have just looked up a video now and now I am all confused because DD insists it is just bunnies and there should not be frogs , elephants or crocodiles.

I tried Google to find out when and where it is from but I just get presented with different versions of the videos, I'm lost, did this one just pass me by?

Sleeping bunnies was new to me with my first kid too! But down in the jungle was a favourite in our car growing up. YABU 😉

80s child here and I had never heard it until having my own children. Embrace the genius of this song now you have it in your life: the sleeping bit can be strung out for ages if you play it right, enjoy the peace. On a similar note, try a chocolate meditation, the sugar to silence ratio is a beautiful thing!

I was a childminder for nearly a decade.

So yes. Sleeping bubbies has a tendancy to diversify to alsorts even sleeping trains chug chug chug.

Had this frequently at toddler groups with now 4yo DS.

I always assumed the purpose of it was to introduce the concept of self-control and stillness for toddlers . The sleeping part was the only time my DS ever stayed still in those classes (including circle time).

I definitely remember doing sleeping bunnies at playgroup in the very early 90's.

I learnt it when I worked at a nursery , but hadn't heard it as a child!

I didn't sing it in the 90s when I was a kid but it's played at every baby group I went to

I like the addition of a second verse, "wiggle little bunnies wiggle wiggle wiggle". A room full of toddlers all wiggling. Gorgeous.

Grim. Bunnies and bobbins both.

That's all.

I am an early 80's child and we did "down in the jungle" but I only learnt sleeping bunnies with my youngest (who is nearly 4)

I can’t remember Sleeping Bunnies from my own childhood but it’s a straight-up banging tune.

Early 80s child.

We sang wind the bobbin up, hop little bunnies, down in the jungle and the frog song.

Wind the Bobbin Up is also an absolute banger with awesome dance moves. Point to that ceiling, point to that floor!

@Voord

Wind the Bobbin Up is also an absolute banger with awesome dance moves. Point to that ceiling, point to that floor!

Point to the windows (whoop, whoop!)

I only learnt sleeping bunnies at dds playgroup. She loved it.
Just sang it to teen now

Love all those songs and remember them when ours were little and at playgroup.

My sister knows the organiser of World Nursery Rhyme Week, she's a teacher (my sis) and she says hands down best week of their school calendar.

I wonder though if there are any songs out of bounds or on a banned list?

Tempted to ask!

I have a 2.5 year old DS and I’m not sure I know the ‘down in the jungle’ one...and we did ALL the baby/toddler groups and he goes to nursery.

I only heard of ‘sleeping bunnies’ when we first started going to groups.

At home I sing traditional nursery rhymes to him; I think it’s nicer to keep those alive than newer YouTube songs! (Not the darker ones so much )

i prefer this jungle version!
m.youtube.com/watch?v=2A0iIpyDUJQ

‘Down in the Jungle’ has the same tune as one I used to sing (in the 80s) that goes ‘down by the banks of the hanky panky, where the bullfrogs jump from bank to banky..’

Sleeping bunnies I heard when I had kids but not before.

I don't remember singing it when I was a child but when I worked in a nursery nearly 20 years ago we sang it there, along with take a stick in this hand, take a stick in that; open, shut them, open, shut them; another verse of incy wincy spider where he climbs up a tree in the snow and teddy bear teddy bear.

My toddler LOVES sleeping bunnies, as others have said it gains you a moment's peace and they also get to jump around so love it too.

I hadn't heard of that or wind the bobbin up etc when I was wee, I had to learn soo many songs at bookbug/baby and toddler classes and felt like the only one who didn't know...but I was a 90s kid and only songs I remember are Singin' kettle tunes .... Spout, handle, lid of metal! What’s inside the Singing Kettle?????

I definitely don't remember it from when I was little (born 1985) but my niece, now 3, was obsessed with it.

@GTAlogic

I don't remember singing it when I was a child but when I worked in a nursery nearly 20 years ago we sang it there, along with take a stick in this hand, take a stick in that; open, shut them, open, shut them; another verse of incy wincy spider where he climbs up a tree in the snow and teddy bear teddy bear.

Open Shut Them, I think we used to sing that at Music Bugs - can't quite remember how it goes but my son was obsessed with that particular song plus another one about a tree?

Off to Google now!

Open, shut them,
Open, shut them,
Give a little clap.
Open, shut them,
Open, shut them,
Lay them on your lap.
Roll them, roll them,
Roll them just like this.
Shake them, shake them,
Give a little kiss (and then blow a kiss).

I still sing songs like this when I'm working in Foundation or KS1 and want the children to be quiet but don't want to shout!

Our Open Shut Them was creepier!

open shut them
open shut them
do a little clap
roll them roll them
roll them roll them
put them in your lap
creep them creep them
creep them creep them
right up to your chin
open up your little mouth
but DO NOT LET THEM IN!