Little Elephants / Elefantitos

Little Elephants is based on a traditional Mexican counting song. In it, a number of elefantitos balance on a spiderweb, much to the annoyance of the spider. Counting with each additional elephant, children become familiar counting 1, 2, 3, 4, 5…until all the elephants fall down! Similar to “Monkeys on the Bed,” this song will have children laughing along as they learn number association in this classic children’s song.

In addition to teaching, the repetition in this counting song serves as the perfect bedtime story. As each verse gets repeated, the vocal pattern serves as a lullaby to lull little ones to sleep.