Teach your kids all about about planets, astronauts, rockets, and more with these space songs for kids! Rhyming verses and catchy choruses will inspire kids’ interest in astronomy and science.
Twinkle Song
Original Author: Unknown
Sung to: “London Bridges”
Twinkle Twinkle Little stars
Friends of Jupiter and Mars
All you do the whole night through
Is Twinkle, Twinkle, Twinkle
Shine on shine on friends of mine
If wishes really do come true
Please oh please oh please come true
The wish I wish tonight on you
Then tomorrow All day through
I’ll Twinkle, Twinkle, Twinkle.
Sing a Song of Sunshine
Original Author: Unknown
Sung To: “Sing a song of sixpence”
Sing a song of sunshine
Be happy every day
Sing a song of sunshine
You’ll chase the clouds away
Be happy every moment
No matter what you do
Just sing and sing and sing and sing
And let the sunshine through!
Four Little Stars
Original Author: Unknown
Four little stars
winking at me.
One shot off,
then there were three!
three little stars
With nothing to do.
One shot off,
Then there were two!
Two little stars
Afraid of the sun.
One shot off,
Then there was one!
One little star
Alone is no fun.
It shot off,
then there was none!
Climb aboard the Spaceship!
Original Author: Unknown
Sung to: “itsy bitsy spider”
Climb aboard the spaceship,
We’re going to the moon.
hurry and get ready,
We’re going to blast off soon.
Put on your helmets
And buckle up real tight.
Here comes the countdown,
Let’s count with all our might.
10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1—BLAST OFF!!
Space action song
Original Author: Unknown
Sung to: “London Bridge”
The planets spin around the sun,
Around the sun, Around the sun.
The planets spin around the sun,
We live on earth!
The sun is found in the middle,
In the middle, In the middle.
The sun is found in the middle,
It keeps us warm!
The stars are twinkling far away,
Far away, far away.
the stars are twinkling far away,
Now make a wish
Astronaut Poem
Original Author: Unknown
Five brave astronauts floated into space.
The first one disappeared without a trace.
The second one somersaulted past the moon.
The third one entered the atmosphere too soon.
The fourth one took off counting ten to zero.
And the fifth one landed safely like a hero
We’re Flying
Original Author: Unknown
Sung to: “The Farmer in the Dell”
We’re flying to the moon
We’re flying to the moon.
Blast off, away we go
We’re flying to the moon.
Other verses:
We’re going in a spacecraft
We’re walking out in space
We’re landing on the moon
We’re collecting moon rocks
We’re flying back to Earth
We’re landing on the Earth
Stars fingerplay
Original Author: Unknown
At night I see the twinkling stars
(fist up and open hands over your head)
And a great big smiling moon
(circle arms overhead)
My Mommy tucks me into bed
(Lay pointer of one hand across the palm of the other hand)
And sings a good-night tune.
(Rock your hands back and forth)
One Little
Original Author: Unknown
Sung to: “One little, Two little, Three little Indian”
One little two little three little planets
Four little five little six little planets
Seven little eight little nine little planets
Orbiting the sun.
Mercury Venus and the earth
Mars Jupiter and Saturn
Uranus Neptune and Pluto
orbiting the sun.
Tuning Up For Outer Space
Original Author: Unknown
Sung to: “The Farmer in the Dell”
The sun is in the sky. The sun is in the sky.
Hot and bright, it gives us light.
The sun is in the sky.
The moon is in the sky.
The Moon is in the sky.
Around and ’round the earth it goes.
The moon is in the sky.
The stars are in the sky.
The stars are in the sky.
Twinkly bright, they shine at night.
The stars are in the sky.
The Planets Go Spinning
Original Author: Unknown
Sung to: “When Johnny Comes Marching Home”
The planets revolve around the sun, hooray, hooray.
The planets revolve around the sun, hooray, hooray.
The planets revolve around the sun
And spin on their axis, every one.
And they all go spinning
Around and around they go!
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars, hooray, hooray.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars, hooray, hooray.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars,
All whirling and twirling among the stars.
And they all go spinning
Around and around they go!
Jupiter and Saturn are next in line, hooray, hooray.
Jupiter and Saturn are next in line, hooray, hooray.
Jupiter and Saturn are next in line,
Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto make nine.
And they all go spinning
Around and around they go!
The Family of the Sun
Original Author: Unknown
Sung to: “Farmer in the Dell”
REFRAIN :
The family of the Sun,
The family of the Sun,
Here are nine planets in
the family of the Sun.
Mercury is hot,
And Mercury is small.
Mercury has no atmosphere;
It’s just a rocky ball.
REFRAIN
Mr. Moon
Original Author: Unknown
Sung to: “Mr. Sun”
Mr. Moon, Mr. Moon,
You’re out to soon,
The sun is still in the sky,
Go back to bed,
and cover your head,
And wait for the day to go by.
There’s a Tiny Little Star
Original Author: Unknown
Sung to: “Little White Duck”
There’s a little tiny star
Way up in the sky.
A little tiny star,
Up so very high
She twinkles brightly
Through the night:
The stars are shining oh so bright.
There’s a little tiny star
Way up in the sky.
A little tiny star.
Nine Planets
Original Author: Unknown
Sung to: “10 little Indians”
One little two little three little planets
Four little five little six little planets
Seven little eight little nine little planets
Orbiting round the sun.
Mercury Venus and the Earth
Mars Jupiter and Saturn
Uranus Neptune and Pluto
Orbiting round the sun.
Venus has thick clouds
That hide what is below.
The air is foul; the ground is hot.
It rotates very slow.
REFRAIN
We love the Earth our home,
Its oceans and its trees.
We eat its food; we breathe its air,
So no pollution, please.
REFRAIN
Mars is very red.
It’s also dry and cold.
Some day you might visit Mars
If you are really bold.
REFRAIN
Great Jupiter is big.
We’ve studied it a lot.
We found that it has lots of moons,
And a big, red spot.
REFRAIN
Saturn has great rings.
We wondered what they were.
Now we know they’re icy rocks
Which we saw as a blur.
REFRAIN
Uranus is far.
It’s cold and greenish-blue.
We found it rotates sideways,
And it has a lot of moons.
REFRAIN
Neptune has a spot;
A stormy patch of blue.
The planet has a lot of clouds
And rings around it, too.
REFRAIN
Pluto’s last in line
It’s farthest from the Sun.
It’s small and cold and icy, too;
To land there won’t be fun.
REFRAIN
Solar System in Motion
Original Author: Unknown
Sung to: “The Farmer in the Dell”
The Earth turns around,
The Earth turns around.
Once a day, every day,
The Earth turns around.
The moon goes round the Earth,
The moon goes round the Earth.
Once a month, every month,
The moon goes round the Earth.
The Earth goes round the sun,
The Earth goes round the sun.
Once a year, every year,
The Earth goes round the sun.
Stars
Original Author: Unknown
Sung to: “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”
Twinkle, twinkle, little star, I know what you really are:
Giant ball of glowing gas, One of billions in a mass!
Twinkle, twinkle, little star, Oh, how big you really are!
Twinkle, twinkle, giant star, Larger than the Earth by far!
Since your distance is a lot, You look like a tiny dot.
Twinkle, twinkle, giant star, Very bright, yet very far!
Stars are twinkling, every one, Some are bigger than the sun!
Just a twinkle in the sky, Just because you’re oh, so high!
Twinkle, twinkle, little star, Oh how big you really are.
Astronaut
Original Author Unknown
Sung to: “Where have you been BillyBoy?”
Tell me, where have you been, Astronaut, astronaut?
Tell me, where have you been In your rocket?
I have landed on the moon, And I may return there soon
With a space station That will help me dock it!
Tell me, what did you do, Astronaut, astronaut?
Tell me, what did you do In your rocket?
I took pictures of the stars
And the craters found on Mars,
And I brought home some moon rocks In my pocket!
It’s A Blast
Original Author: Unknown
Put on your spacesuit. We’re going to the Moon.
(pretend to step into pants and buckle boots)
Climb aboard your rocket ship.
We’re going to blast off soon.
Put on your helmet.
Strap yourself in tight. (pretend putting on helmets and buckling your safety belt)
Check your controls and instruments.
Get ready for the flight. (pretend to turn on switches)
Time for your journey.
The countdown has begun. (wave and salute)
Here we go, Get ready, Get set!
5, 4, 3, 2, 1
(slowly rise from seated position)
Blast off!
(jump up)
Orbiting Around The Moon
Original Author: Unknown
Sung to: “Coming around the Mountain”
We’ll be orbiting around the moon, yes we will
We’ll be orbiting around the moon, yes we will
We’ll be orbiting around the moon X 3
Yes we will
Other verses:
We’ll be landing on the Moon
We’ll be walking on the Moon
We’ll be blasting off again
We’ll be landing back on Earth
Nine Planets
Original Author: Unknown
Sung to: “There are seven days in the week”
There are nine planets, there are nine planets, there are nine planets in space.
There are nine planets, there are nine planets, there are nine planet in space.
Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus,
Neptune and Pluto are the planets, are the planets in space
Around The Sun
Original Author: Unknown
Sung to: “Here We Go Around the Mulberry Bush”
Mercury goes around the sun,
Around the sun, around the sun.
Like the planets, everyone.
Each one in its orbit. (Continue with all nine planets)
As you continue the song, ask the children which planet would be next.
Variation: Substitute words like walk, run, jump, hop, skip for the word “goes” in the song.