70 fun strings for boys and girls

In childhood, fun is very important in order to grow in a healthy and happy way, and the retahílas or patio songs they are a source of it. Here we will explain why this literary resource is important and we will see a wide repertoire of them.

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What is a string?

A string is a play on words, typically childish and usually short, in which a story is told with verses that rhyme and are sung as if they were a song or a poem, but with more rhythm.

This literary device It is widely used in educational contexts, especially with children in kindergarten and the first years of primary education, since they help to acquire greater verbal fluency, greater vocabulary and encourage the imagination. They are widely used by teachers because they are very versatile, since you can make comics out of absolutely anything and, as they are fun, they speed up the educational process.

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70 short strings for children

Now we are going to see a few short strings, all of them very funny, that can be taught to boys and girls, both in the classroom and at home.

1. bug, rabbi

bug, rabbi,

I have a pineapple

with many pine nuts

and you don't eat them.

2. little shoe

white shoe,

blue shoe,

tell me how many years

have you.

3. Pito Pito

whistle whistle, colorful,

Where are you going so pretty?

to the true era,

pin, bread, out.

4. This…

He went for firewood

this one helped him

he found an egg

he fried it,

and this chubby

she ate it.

• This string is made by counting on your fingers. Each of the sentences is made with one of the fingers of the hand or of the foot, starting with the little finger and ending with the thumb.

5. uni, pain

Uni, hurt,

teli, catoli,

quiet, quiet,

being the queen

sitting in her chair

the king came

he put out the lamp,

lamp, lamp,

count twenty

that twenty is...

• This string is used to decide whose turn it is to catch in the catch game, although it is also valid for other games in which one is dedicated to catching and the others have to run away from him, or who is in charge of playing a certain role...

6. At Renato's house

At Renato's house

everyone counts to four:

One, two, three, and four.

Everybody count to five

at Francisco's house:

one two three four and five.

7. Saint Rita, Rita

Saint Rita, Rita

What is given is not taken away

With paper and holy water

In heaven it is already written.

8. Healthy healthy

Healthy, healthy, little frog tail. If it doesn't heal today it will heal tomorrow.

• It is used to heal someone.

9. Who went to Seville...

The one who went to Seville

He lost his chair,

The one who went to León

He lost his chair.

10. Cro, cro, sang the frog

Cro-cro sang the frog,

cro-cro underwater,

cro-cro a gentleman passed by,

cro-cro with cape and hat,

cro-cro a maid passed by

cro-cro selling salad.

11. I brush my teeth

I brush my teeth!

With paste and brush

they shine

how clean my teeth

you must do it

after eating

after dinner

or have breakfast

see if... cool!

That I already brush them

Of…carambola!

• To help little ones learn to take care of their oral hygiene.

12. we make a line

I'm going to India

if you want to come

get behind me

So you won't get lost

Lara… lere… leri…

You will go to India

I will stand behind you

So you won't lose me

Lara… lere… leri…

In single file we are already

Let's go to India!

Lara… lere… leri…

13. I have found one thing

I have found one thing

I will say it four times

if its owner does not appear

I will stay with her.

14. Pepito wants to hit me

Dad, mom, Pepito wants to hit me.

Because? For nothing, for a little thing that is worth nothing:

for a pepper, for a tomato,

for an ounce of chocolate.

15. I paint, I paint

I paint, I paint, gurgle,

draw the hand of 25.

Where in? In Portugal.

What street? In the old mulberry

Hide the hand that comes the old.

• To cast lots

16. game of chasing

Here I wait for you

eating an egg,

chips

and a candy

17. sawdust, sawdust

sawdust, sawdust,

the woods of San Juan.

Those of the king saw well.

Those of the queen, too.

18. Gift set

Anton, Anton,

lollipop Anton,

each one, each one,

take care of your game

and the one who does not attend

she will pay a pledge.

19. lollipop antón

Anton, Anton, Anton lollipop

each one, each one

pay attention to her game,

and the one who does not attend to it,

she will pay a pledge.

20. Have have

I have, I have, I have

you have nothing.

I have three sheep

in a cabin

One gives me milk

another gives me wool,

and other butter

for the week.

21. At one o'clock the moon rises

At one o'clock the moon rises.

The sun rises at two.

The train leaves at three.

22. i met pinocchio

Around my house,

I met Pinocchio

And he told me to count

up to eight.

Pin one, pin two,

pin, three, pin, four,

pin five pin six

pin, seven, pin, eight…

• This string is used to learn to count.

23. To the wheel, roll

A la rueda, roll of bread and cinnamon.

Give me a toad and go to school.

If you don't want to go, go to sleep.

24. The light

in the dark shadow

the light was made

he opened his eyes

baby Jesus.

straw cradle

linen rags,

the manger is poor

where she was born.

25. To the can to the side

To the can, to the side,

to the chocolatier's daughter.

To the a, to the a,

Mariquita doesn't know how to iron.

To the e, to the e,

Ladybug can't read.

To the i, to the i,

Mariquita can't write.

26. Elephant

leisurely step

always heavy

here comes the elephant.

weighs the trunk

weighs the belly

and the tail weighs nothing.

open the way

if not, it doesn't happen.

27. Sailor

Sailor who went to sea and sea and sea,

To see that he could see and see and see and

The only thing he could see and see and see,

He was the bottom of the sea and sea and sea.

28. Chinese, Chinese

china, china,

nasturtium,

in this hand,

there is the china

29. The one who went to the Villa

The one who went to the Villa lost his chair.

The one who returned took it off.

30. to cover the streets

to cover the streets

let no one pass

what happens to my grandparents,

eating plums.

yellow tortillas,

get them on their knees.

31. while the wolf is away

We'll play in the woods while the wolf is away

Because if the wolf appears, it will eat us all.

Wolf are you there?

32. To the gifts, gifts

To the gifts, gifts, gifts

that the mice send it

come and go

and don't stop.

To give a kiss to…

• After saying 'to give a kiss to', the name of a boy or girl present is said and a kiss is given.

33. From tin, Martin

From tin Marín de do pingué

Cucara macara puppet was

I was not, it was tete

Hit him hit him that merit was.

34. My granny had a cat

My granny had a cat

with rag ears,

and the paper snout.

Would you like me to tell you again?

35. cricket, cricket

cricket, cricket

who finds it

for her pocket.

36. what's happening?

-What's happening?

—Saliva down the throat,

the train on the track

and the arm by the sleeve.

-What's happening?

-A donkey for your home.

-What's happening?

—The flag for your house.

—It already happened to mine.

—And in mine it stayed.

• infinite tale. The grace of this string is that it continues until it is decided when to stop.

37. if this book were lost

If this book were lost,

as it usually happens,

my name is chocolate

first cousin of coffee.

Strings to count:

38. PON Pon

PON Pon.

Who is it?

The postman.

You want?

A letter.

For whom?

For you.

39. Francoline hen

Francoline hen

she laid an egg in the kitchen.

she put one, she put two,

put three, put four,

she put five, she put six,

put seven, put eight,

she put a cake bread.

40. To the chair the queen

To the chair the queen

that never combs,

one day he combed his hair

and the chair broke.

41. Around my house

Around my house,

I met Pinocchio

And he told me to count

up to eight.

Pin one, pin two,

pin, three, pin, four,

pin five pin six

pin, seven, pin, eight…

42. The one who eats and does not invite

The one who eats and does not invite

He has a toad in his belly.

I ate and I invited him

and you have the toad.

43. lelo, lelo

Read it, read it,

what are you doing

on that hill,

give him voices

to that goatherd,

What goatherd?

What pen?

who will

twenty stripes

without counting?

Olive,

half Moon,

hot bread,

nineteen

and twenty.

44. A lioness in pajamas

At the zoo we saw

to a lioness in pajamas

flying from branch to branch,

singing "the cockroach"

45. The tale of the fighting rooster

Do you want me to tell you the tale of the bald rooster?

• This string consists of someone answering this question with a sentence and, based on the answer given, they follows a whole story, which can become so surreal that it will surely unleash the laughter of all the children.

46. henriette

Enriqueta makes croquettes

for Clota and Anacleta,

pedaling a bicycle,

She takes them to the library.

47. five chicks

five chicks

my aunt has

one jumps,

another asked him

and another sings to him

The symphony

48. The hen and the chick

The chicken plays the piano

while the worms dance

The chick, the maracas,

for the leg to dance.

The chicken plays the piano

while the worms dance

The chick, the maracas,

for the leg to dance.

49. On a salad plate

On a salad plate

They all eat at the same time

and playing cards

Tin Marín of two pengué

cúcara mácara puppet was

White horse raises its leg

And look to see who it was

Apple, apple, rotten apple,

One, two, three and out.

50. After Mrs. Pata.

after lady paw

the ducklings run,

over there, over there,

they are doing, quah, quah, quah.

to lady hen

the chicks follow,

over there, over there,

tweet, tweet, tweet, pa

51. I have a rooster in the kitchen

I have a rooster in the kitchen

What does the lie tell me?

I have a rooster in the corral

That tells me the truth.

52. Jump, jump, San Francisco

jump, jump,

San Francisco.

If I do wrong

heal me

Saint Paschal

53. One, hurt

One, pain, cloth, cinnamon,

Candle end,

Sumaqui, melon.

count the hours

The stubborn boy

54. go out alone

go out alone

and warm me up a little

for today, for tomorrow

and for the whole week.

55. my duckling

My duckling went to the fairs

To buy a pair of socks.

there were no stockings

My duckling laughed:

Ha, hee, hee, ho, ho.

My duckling will be you!

56. around here there is bread

There is bread here

Here is honey

over here over here

I will find the tickles

57. In Noah's Ark

In Noah's Ark

they all fit, they all fit

In Noah's Ark

Everyone fits except you.

58. boom, boom

Pim, pom, peach,

little sardine, anchovy,

sleeve, cat, twenty-four.

One, two, three, and four.

59. five little wolves

five little wolves

she had the wolf.

five little wolves

behind the broom

five had,

five bred

and all five

I gave them tits

five little wolves

she had the wolf.

five little wolves

behind the broom

five washed,

five combed

and to all of them,

to the school he sent.

60. In a cafe a fish is raffled

In a cafe a fish is raffled,

who gets the number ten.

One two three four five six

seven, eight, nine and ten

It will be given to you.

61. A cat is raffled in a cafe

A cat is raffled in a cafe

to the one who touches

The number four:

One, two, three, and four.

• Shorter version than the previous string, especially useful to choose in games where there are few participants available.

62. pancakes

Pancakes, pancakes,

pancakes for mom;

pancakes for dad

The burns for mom.

The pretty ones for dad.

Pancakes, pancakes,

pancakes for dad

Pancakes for mom;

bran tortillas

for dad when he's mad.

butter pancakes

for mom who is happy.

palm, palm,

palmita with butter

My mom gives me the cookie

and my dad with the flip-flop.

63. You will laugh with this song

with this little song

you are going to laugh

and if you laugh

I laugh too.

I cover one eye,

the other one too

and if I cover them,

How will I look?

64. what a cute little hand

what a cute little hand

who has the baby

How pretty, how cute,

how beautiful she is.

Little fingers.

Sunbeam.

let it turn, let it turn

like a sunflower

palms, palms

figs and chestnuts

oranges and lemon,

for my child they are.

65. Little withe horse

Little withe horse

take me from here

take me to town

where I was born.

66. Cakes, pancakes, dad is coming

cakes, pancakes

that dad is coming

cakes, pancakes

that will soon come

And bring a puppy

what does wow, wow

clapping palms,

that dad is coming

And bring a sheep

that says: baaaaa.

67. he had a dove

He had a dove

semicolon,

but he's already gone

point and followed.

He went to Mars

new paragraph.

was an animal

very sensational.

Point and end.

68. under a bridge

under a bridge

there is a snake,

with glass eyes

to go to the hospital.

69. The mule walks at one

At one o'clock the mule walks,

at two throw the kick,

at three pull again,

at four he jumps,

at five he jumps,

at six jump as you see,

at seven jump quick and go,

at eight sherry and sponge cake,

at nine nobody moves,

at ten he jumps again.

To one, to the other,

to the mare, to the filly,

to the potrín, to the potrón,

the one who loses to the corner.

70. In the city there is a door

In the city there is a gate,

the door faces a street,

The street goes to a square,

in the square there is a house,

in the house there is an entrance,

the entrance goes to a room,

in the livingroom there's a table,

on the table a cage,

inside the cage a parrot,

that singing says to everyone:

get me out of the cage

what is on the table

what is in the living room

which gives to the entrance

who is in the house

what's in the square

which faces the street

who goes to the door

What is there in the city.