5 Fun Fall Songs for Circle Time

Fall is in the air, and it’s a fantastic time to inspire creativity and imagination in your circle time sessions! From apples and pumpkins to whirling leaves, the autumn season offers endless fun themes for kids. 🍁

Here are five engaging fall-themed songs and activities to explore together:

1. Little Worm (Hide and Seek Rhyme)

This one gets asked for again and again. Hide the little worm behind one of the colored apple cut-outs and then say the rhyme together. I always like to add some movement where I can, so I encourage kids to tap their knees as we sing:

Little worm, little worm

Playing hide and seek

Are you inside the (red) apple

Let us take a peek!

In the third phrase, kids will take turns guessing which color apple the worm is hiding inside. A favourite!

2. Pass the Pumpkin

Pumpkins! Such a fun theme for kids at this time of year.

Pass the Pumpkin is a fun classic song where children pass a pumpkin around the circle as you sing:

Pass the pumpkin all around,

Listen to the spooky sound.

Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh,

Will it stop on you?

BOO!

When the song stops, there are lots of fun ways to continue the activity! I have a pumpkin printable with different facial expressions, so the child holding the pumpkin can choose a face to add to the pumpkin. You could sing the song again and again, taking turns to choose a new pumpkin face!

3. Dancing Leaves

I love creative movement that offers kids the opportunity to use their imaginations. In this activity, children will pretend they are whirling, twirling leaves falling from the tree. Add to the fun by using colorful scarves for the leaves. Here is a simple leaf song you can sing as the children move:

4. One Little Owl

A song that explores counting and owl friends at night. It starts with a lonely owl who wants some friends to join her in the tree. Kids love making owl sound " whoo, whoo, whooing" to try to get an owl friend to hear them and come and join the tree. Then we count the owls together.

One Little Owl

One little owl up in a tree

Oh my! What a sight to see!

And she whoo, whoo, whoos

Underneath the moon

For a friend to join her soon

And she waits, and waits, and waits...

Repeat the rhyme, counting the owls as they join the tree. Visuals can be found in my Fall Song Pack.

5. I'm on a Hayride by Laurie Berkner

A fun song about the different things we see in the fall while pretending to be on a hayride. Kids will have fun with the "bumpity bump" part, jumping or bumping up and down.

Sending cozy, warm, and joyful Fall vibes to you!