The Nurturing Nest - February 2026 Music

The Nurturing Nest
Family Child Care & Preschool
February 2026 Music

Dancing with Baby Animals

Jump, sing and dance along! Explore new rhythms, theme-related lyrics and instruments unique to the featured musical genre of the month. While dancing along to the music, children build coordination and balance as they learn to creatively express ideas through movement.

Track 1 - Baby, Baby Baby, baby, baby, I love you Baby, baby, baby, yes it's true When you're happy and when you're sad I love you, baby, baby, baby Baby, b-baby, I love you Baby, b-baby, yes it's true When you're happy and when you're sad I love you, baby, b-baby B-b-b-baby, b-b-b-baby, I love you B-b-b-baby, b-b-b-baby, yes it's true When you're happy and when you're sad I love you, B-b-b-baby, baby Baby, I love you Baby, yes it's true When you're happy and when you're sad I love you, baby	Track 7 - Growing Up I'm growing up, grow, growing up Look at me know, I'm growing up I was a little baby, so tiny and small I grew a little bigger then I learned to crawl I was so hungry when I grew, So I learned how to chew Now I play all day in lots of different ways
Track 2 - Baby Lamb Are you hungry, are you hungry Baby lamb, baby lamb I feed you with a bottle Feed you with a bottle Baby lamb, baby lamb I kiss you and I hug you, kiss you and I hug you Goodnight lamb, goodnight lamb	Track 8 - Baby Animals Dance (Instrumental)
Track 3 - Silly Manatee Manatee are you feelin' silly Manatee are you feelin' silly Manatee, do you wanna play with me? Yes, I know, that you swim kinda slow But it can be fun relaxing in the sun In the marsh we'll stay and play all day Hide and seek, close your eyes, Don't peek	Track 9 - What Do You Think? What do you think, tell me your idea What do you think, tell me some more Now then, let's explore. What do you think?
Track 4 - Happy Birthday Happy birthday, happy birthday It's time to celebrate, time to celebrate Happy birthday, happy birthday It's your special day Today is your birthday It's the day you were born On the same day, every year You'll be one year more Come on everybody, jump up and down Clap your hands together, Make a loud sound	Track 10 - Help! I'm gonna shout it out now, When I see some danger I'm gonna shout it out now, Shout it with me now If you're a bird then tweet it, When you see some danger If you're a bird then tweet it, Tweet it with me now If you're a lion, ROAR! When you see some danger If you're a lion, ROAR! Roar it with me now
Track 5 - Rock-a-Bye Baby Rock a bye baby, in the treetop When the wind blows the cradle will rock When the bough breaks the cradle will fall And down will come baby, cradle and all The wind blows, the cradle will rock The wind blows, the cradle will rock	Track 11 - Learning to Walk TFirst laid on my tummy and Rolled round and round Come on won't you roll With me round and round Then I crawled on my knees, I'm moving quick with ease Come on won't you crawl with me, Move your knees Then I stood up to my feet And wobbled side to side Come on won't you walk with me, It's time to run free And that's how I learned to walk
Track 6 - I Love My Daddy I love my daddy, he makes happy I love it when he hugs me, I sure love my dad When I'm tired my daddy picks me up When we play my daddy tickles me	Track 12 - Carry Me Please carry me, my feet are tired Please carry me, my feet are tired Please carry me Carry me Mamma, can you please Carry me Poppa, please carry me Please carry me, my legs are tired Please carry me, my legs are tired Please carry me Please carry me, my arms are tired Please carry me, my arms are tired Please carry me