Ten Little Candles
Ten little candles on a chocolate cake
Wh! Wh! Now there are eight.
Eight little candles on candlesticks.
Wh! Wh! Now there are six.
Six little candles and not one more.
Wh! Wh! Now there are four.
Four little candles--red, white, and blue.
Wh! Wh! Now there are two.
Two little candles standing in the sun.
Wh! Wh! Now there are none!
Cupcakes
Five little cupcakes in a bakery shop,
Round and fat with frosting on top.
Along came ________ (child's name) with her quarter one day.
And bought a cupcake and ran away.
Four little cupcakes...
Three little cupcakes...
Two little cupcakes...
One little cupcake...
Suggested Books
Ask Mr. Bear by Marjorie Flack
The Birthday Party by Helen Oxenbury
The Cake that Mac Ate by Rose Robart
Froggy Bakes a Cake by Jonathan London
Happy Birthday Moon by Frank Asch
Happy Birthday, Sam by Pat Hutchins
Hello, Red Fox by Eric Carle
It's My Birthday! by Pat Hutchins
Mouse's Birthday by Jane Yolen