{"id":5482,"date":"2022-05-07T09:22:43","date_gmt":"2022-05-07T09:22:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.funstra.com\/blog\/?p=5482"},"modified":"2022-05-07T10:34:36","modified_gmt":"2022-05-07T10:34:36","slug":"echidna-songs-for-kids-to-sing-along-with-an-echidna-puppet-or-plush-toy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.funstra.com.au\/blog\/echidna-songs-for-kids-to-sing-along-with-an-echidna-puppet-or-plush-toy","title":{"rendered":"Echidna Songs for Kids to Sing Along with an Echidna Puppet or Plush Toy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.funstra.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/echidna-songs.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"766\" src=\"https:\/\/www.funstra.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/echidna-songs-960x766.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.funstra.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/echidna-songs-960x766.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.funstra.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/echidna-songs-320x255.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.funstra.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/echidna-songs-768x613.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.funstra.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/echidna-songs-640x511.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.funstra.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/echidna-songs.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Children can play, dance and sing along with their <a href=\"\/..\/.\/echidnas\">echidna toys<\/a> to these fun catchy tunes about echidnas. With some classic Australian songs like, &#8216;I Love My Echidna&#8217; by Don Spencer  and new nursery rhymes like &#8216;Edna the Echidna&#8217;, these echidna songs are sure to delight and entertain preschoolers and children, both young and old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These entertaining echidna songs are great to help children develop confidence, enhance motor skills and communication as they role play and perform along with the music with their cherished echidna <a href=\"\/..\/.\/stuffed-animals\">stuffed animal<\/a>. A song can be an enjoyable and amusing way for children to have their echidna <a href=\"\/..\/.\/puppets\">puppet<\/a> sing along to the song lyrics as they practice and develop their puppeteer skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xOlx6Epwpms\">I Love My Echidna<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Don Spencer is an Australia children&#8217;s songwriter and guitarist and created I Love My Echidna, which amusingly tells the story of why an echidna is such a perfect animal to keep as a pet. Kids will love to sing along with their cherished echidna stuffed animal or puppet and perform the catchy tune.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-default\"><p>\nI love my echidna,<br>\nMmmm I love my echidna.<br>\nNo one else has got a pet like mine.<br>\nHe\u2019s prickly and small,<br>\nHe won\u2019t chase a ball,<br>\nBut me and my echidna get on fine.<br>\nDogs and cats and birds are fun,<br>\nBut they\u2019re not right for everyone,<br>\nAnd an elephant\u2019s too big to keep at home.<br>\nThough occasionally he spikes me,<br>\nDeep down I know he likes me,<br>\nIt\u2019s fun to have an echidna of your own\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I Love My Echidna\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xOlx6Epwpms?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3aCptMORt4U\">Edna the Echidna<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Edna the Echidna is a sweet song by Margaret Bradford about the iconic Australian animal, the echidna. A great song for children to sing along to and learn about echidnas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-default\"><p>\nEdna, the echidna<br>\nWhat a brave little mum is she<br>\nEdna, the echidna<br>\nIn her pouch there&#8217;s a baby, see<br>\nHer flickering tounge glisten in the sun<br>\ncatching ants for her dinner and tea<br>\nEdna, the echidna<br>\nWhat a prickly pet she&#8217;d be<br>\nEdna, the echidna<br>\nSniffing smoke with her sensitive nose<br>\nEdna, the echidna<br>\nDanger lurks where the hot wind blows<br>\nWith flames leaping past her<br>\nEdna&#8217;s digging faster<br>\nShe&#8217;ll be safe underground<br>\nShe knows<br>\nEdna, the echidna<br>\nDanger lurks where the hot wind blows<br>\nEdna, the echidna<br>\nEdna, the echidna<br>\nWhat a brave little mum is she<br>\nEdna, the echidna<br>\nIn her pouch there&#8217;s a baby, see<br>\nHer flickering tounge glisten in the sun<br>\ncatching ants for her dinner and tea<br>\nEdna, the echidna<br>\nWhat a prickly pet she&#8217;d be<br>\nEdna, the echidna<br>\nWhat a prickly pet she&#8217;d be\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Edna The Echidna | An Australian Kids Song\" width=\"520\" height=\"293\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3aCptMORt4U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oNGV9TaG3vU\">Ellie the Echidna<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Ellie the Echidna is a fun hop hop style song from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCWlTjV_Bd9Ge0EpmIp3m0IA\">Faunaverse<\/a>, who make poetry and music about Australia wildlife. Ellie the Echidna is about echidnas and how they live and love to eat ants. This entertaining song is great for kids to learn more about echidnas and sing a long with their echidna toys and role play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Echidna Song\/poem: Ellie the Echidna\" width=\"520\" height=\"293\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oNGV9TaG3vU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Children can play, dance and sing along with their echidna toys to these fun catchy tunes about echidnas. With some classic Australian songs like, &#8216;I Love My Echidna&#8217; by Don Spencer and new nursery rhymes like &#8216;Edna the Echidna&#8217;, these echidna songs are sure to delight and entertain preschoolers and children, both young and old. 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