The Nurturing Nest - September 2025 Music

The Nurturing Nest
Family Child Care & Preschool
September 2025 Music

Dancing with My Family

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 - You Gotta Love You gotta love your family You gotta love your family You gotta love your family, no matter what You gotta love each other; your sister and your brother You gotta love each other, no matter what You gotta love your family, no matter what	Track 7 - Dear Pen Pal Dear pen pal, how are you? I am fine, today the sun will shine. Writing a letter, I will send. Writing a letter, to my friend. Dear pen pal, when can we meet? Let's have some fun, We'll play and dance and run!
Track 2 - Grandma, Do You Know Grandma do you know, I hear you tappin' your toe? Grandma do you know, I hear you tappin' your toe? Hold my hand, we'll dance together. Hold my hand, I love you forever. Grandma do you see, You make me so happy? Grandma do you see, You make me so happy? Grandma do you know, I hear you tappin' your toe? Grandma do you see, You make me so happy?	Track 8 - Neighborhood Parade (Instrumental)
Track 3 - Pickin' Apples 1-2-3 Pickin' pickin' one, two, three Pickin' apples off an apple tree. Pickin' pickin' one, two, three. Pickin' apples off an apple tree. Pickin' high, pickin' low, Pickin' up and down below, into the basket apples drop, Watch it fill up to the top.	Track 9 - Doggie Doo-Wop My dog, he loves to play Each and every day I throw a ball up high And he jumps to the sky And I say, Sit, stay, roll over and over Do the doggie doo-wop dee doo Sit, stay, roll over and over Do the doggie doo-wop dee doo! My dog, he loves to play Each and every day I say 'fetch the mail,' he runs quick and wags his tail.
Track 4 - The Happy Dance I'm so happy you're my friend, I wear a smile that will never end, Because I'm so happy you're my friend. I'm so happy you're my friend, I wear a smile that will never end, Because I'm so happy you're my friend. Let's do the happy dance, happy dance, I'm so happy I gotta dance I really gotta do the happy dance! Please tell me that you will stay, So we can play and play all day! I'm so happy you're my friend. Please tell me that you will stay, So we can play and play all day! I'm so happy you're my friend.	Track 10 - Pretty Parrot Pretty parrot, pretty parrot, how are you? How are you? Open beak and try to speak, Open beak and try to speak. Caw, caw, caw. Caw, caw, caw. Pretty parrot, pretty parrot, how are you? How are you? Crack the nut and crack the seed, Crack the nut and crack the seed. [crack, crack, crack] [crack, crack, crack]
Track 5 - Surprise! (Instrumental)	Track 11 - My Family Together we are, together we'll always be a family. Different than others, unique we are, perfect for me, my family. Silly at times, laughing and free, we are happy, my family.
Track 6 - Friendship Love Love is patient, love is kind; In our friendship love is what you find. When you're sad, or feelin' mad. I'm there for you, 'Cause that's what friends do. When you giggle, or just wiggle-wiggle, I'll be silly with you, 'Cause that's what friends do	Track 12 - Circle Song Make a circle with your arms and twirl around. Make a circle with your finger and tiptoe on the ground. Draw a circle in the sky; move your finger high, low, high. Circle, circle, our love goes on and on. Circle, circle, this is the circle song.