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Un Barquito Chiquitito

Song type: Calm, Tickling
Language: Spanish
Age group: 0-2, 3-5
Audience: Children, Families, Pre-birth
Topics: Bookbug

How to share this song with your baby before birth

Get yourself into a comfortable position, sing the words to the song clearly and touch your belly as you sing the song. The mother in the video demonstrates how to use the hand to represent the counting in the song using her fingers.

How to use this song with babies

You could use this song at tummy time. Lie down face to face with your little one during tummy time. Use your fingers to gently stroke down their arms to represent the boat and then tap on their fingers as you count out the weeks.

How to use this song with toddlers

Sit with your toddler on your knee face to face. Bounce them on your knee as you share the song with them. Use your fingers to represent the numbers in the song as you count the weeks together.

How to use this song with 3 to 5-year-olds

Add a little more fun to your bathtime routine by sharing this song while in the bath. Your child can pretend their hand is the boat trying to sail in the sea. Gently tap the water as you count – children will love to join in with this gentle splashing.

Un Barquito Chiquitito lyrics

Había una vez un barquito chiquitito,

había una vez un barquito chiquitito,

que no sabía, que no podía, que no podía navegar,

pasaron un, dos, tres, cuatro , cinco, seis semanas,

pasaron un, dos, tres, cuatro, cinco, seis semanas,

y aquel barquito y aquel barquito y aquel barquito navegó.

Y si esta historia, parece corta, volveremos, volveremos, a empezar,

había una vez un barquito chiquitito,

había una vez un barquito chiquitito,

que no sabía, que no podía, que no podía, navegar,

pasaron un, dos, tres, cuatro , cinco, seis semanas,

pasaron un, dos, tres, cuatro, cinco, seis semanas,

y aquel barquito y aquel barquito y aquel barquito navegó.