30 Hand Clapping Games for Kids with Videos

Hand clapping games are a favorite for kids of all age. A fun filled rhyming hand clapping game is all you need to keep your 3 year old entertained. We have even used it a lot to help our kids learn a few poems. Be it the Dr Pepper hand game or rockin robin hand game, the rhymes just never go old. We have brought for you a total of 30 hand clapping rhymes for kids with its lyrics and videos.

A hand clapping game requires two people sitting across each other. Firstly, you need to choose one handclapping rhyme. To begin with, clap your hands together and follow it up by clapping the right hand of your partner with your right hand. And then again clap together like the first step. Next, clap your partner’s left hand with your left hand. Keep repeating this till the rhyme ends.

1. Miss Mary Mack

Miss Mary Mack Lyrics

Miss Mary Mack, Mack, Mack,

All dressed in black, black, black,

With silver buttons, buttons, buttons,

All down her back, back, back.

She asked her mother, mother, mother,

For fifty cents, cents, cents,

To see the elephants, elephants, elephants,

Jump over the fence, fence, fence.

They jumped so high, high, high,

They touched the sky, sky, sky,

And didn’t come back, back, back,

Till the fourth of July, July, July.

2. Apples on a Stick

Apples on a Stick Lyrics

Apples on a stick,

Makes me sick,

Makes my heart beat,

2-4-6.

Not because you’re dirty,

Not because you’re clean,

Just ’cause you kissed,

A boy behind the magazine.

Girls, girls,

Wanna have some fun?

Here comes Suzy with

Her hoop skirt on.

She can wibble. She can wobble.

She can do the splits.

But I betcha ten dollars,

She can’t do this.

Close your eyes,

And count to ten.

If you miss you start again.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.

3. Lemonade Crunchy Ice

Lemonade Crunchy Ice Lyrics

Lemonade, crunchy ice,

Sip it once. (Up Down Clap)

Sip it twice. (Up Down Clap)

Lemonade, (Up Down Clap)

Crunchy Ice, (Up Down Clap)

Made it once. (Up Down Clap)

Made it twice. (Up Down Clap)

Turn around, (Turn around)

Touch the ground, (Touch the ground)

Kick your boyfriend out of town!

Freeze!

The elevator clapping game Lemonade Crunchy Ice can be played by a minimum of 2 children. There is no limit to how many kids can play together, and that is how it should be! The kids need to clap with the lyrics first and at the end should turn around, then touch the ground and freeze! You are supposed to stay at freeze and whoever moves first gets out. Repeat the same till you find your World Champion!

4. A Sailor Went to Sea

A Sailor Went to Sea Lyrics

A sailor went to sea, sea, sea,

To see what he could see, see, see.

But all that he could see, see, see,

Was the bottom of the deep blue sea, sea, sea.

Instructions

Clap your own hands at ‘A’
Clap right hand with the partner at ‘Sai’
Clap your own hands again at ‘lor’
Clap left hand with your partner at ‘went’
Clap your own hands once more at ‘to’
Clap the hands of your partner thrice at ‘sea sea sea’

5. Patty Cake Song

Patty Cake Lyrics

Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker’s man.

Bake me a cake as fast as you can.

Pat it, roll it, and mark it with a B.

Put it in the oven for baby and me.

Patty cake, patty cake, baker’s man,

Bake me a cake as fast as you can.

Roll it up, roll it up,

And throw it in a pan!

Patty cake, patty cake, baker’s man.

6. Miss Suzie

Miss Suzie Hand Game Lyrics

Miss Suzie had a steamboat.

The steamboat had a bell.

Miss Suzie went to heaven.

The steamboat went to . . .

Hello, operator.

Please give me number nine.

If you disconnect me,

I’ll kick you from

Behind the refrigerator, there was a piece of glass.

Miss Suzie sat upon it and cut her little . . .

Ask me no more questions,

Tell me no more lies,

The boys are in the bathroom zipping up their . . .

Flies are in the meadow.

The bees are in the park.

Miss Suzie and her boyfriend are kissing in the . . .

Dark is like a movie.

A movie’s like a show.

A show is like a TV screen.

And that is all I know.

7. Dr Pepper Hand Clapping Game

Dr Pepper Hand Game Lyrics

I drink Dr. Pepper don’t you see
It’s the perfect taste for me
The original taste you know.
It’s raining Peppers everywhere I go…..
I’m a Pepper, he’s a Pepper, she’s a Pepper, we’re a Pepper!
Wouldn’t you like to be a Pepper too?
Dr. Pepper…’

8. Charlie Brown Hand Clapping Game

Charlie Brown Lyrics

I went downtown,

To see Charlie Brown.

She gave me a nickel.

To buy a pickle.

The pickle was sour,

So I bought a flower.

The flower was dead, so he said,

Down, down, baby. Do the roller coaster.

Sweet, sweet, honey. (Lick your fingers),

No, No, No.

Just because I kissed you, (Kiss hand)

Doesn’t mean that I love you. (Pat heart)

Shimmy, Cocoa pops. Show off your body.

(Stand in model pose and jump)

And Freeze!

9. Double, Double!

Double Double Lyrics

Double, double, this, this.

Double, double, that, that.

Double this, double that.

Double, double, this, that.

Instructions: Hold your hands up. Your hands should turn back and forth when you say the rhyme. Your palms need to face you while saying “double” and the opposite direction while saying “this” and “that”. Another interesting fact is that you can use any two words and play this game. Replace “this” and “that” with any two words you like.

10. Down Down Baby

Down Down Baby Hand Game Lyrics

Down, down baby, down by the roller coaster.

Sweet, sweet baby, I’ll never let you go.

Shimmy, shimmy, cocoa pop, shimmy, shimmy, pow!

Grandma, Grandma, sick in bed.

She called the doctor and the doctor said.

Let’s get the rhythm of the head, ding-dong.

Let’s get the rhythm of the hands

Let’s get the rhythm of the feet

Let’s get the rhythm of the hot dog.

Put it all together and what do you get?

Ding-dong hot dog

Put it all backwards and what do you get?

Hot dog ding-dong!

11. ABC Hand Clapping Game

ABC Hand Clap Game Lyrics

ABC,

As easy as 1, 2, 3.

My momma watches MTV.

My dada takes care of me.

Oh ah I wanna piece of pie.

Pie too sweet, I wanna a piece of meat.

Meat too tough, I wanna ride a bus.

Bus too full, I wanna ride a bull.

Bull too black, I want my money back.

Money too green, I want a jelly bean.

Jelly bean not cooked, I wanna read a book.

Book not read, I wanna go to bed.

Bed not made, I want some lemonade.

Lemonade too sour, I wanna take a shower.

Shower too cool, I wanna go to school.

School too dumb, I wanna suck my thumb.

Thumb too dirty, I wanna ride a birdie.

Birdie to slow, and that’s all I know.

So close your eyes and count to ten.

Whoever messes up is a big fat hen!

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

12. Long Legged Sailor

Long Legged Sailor Lyrics

Have you ever, ever, ever,

In your long-legged life,

Seen a long legged sailor,

And his long legged wife?

No, I’ve never, never, never,

In my long legged life,