Review and Giveaway: Melody The Musical Turtle



Melody the Musical Turtle is a cute toy from LeapFrog aimed at children aged 2 to 5 years old. The plastic toy has buttons all over it’s back numbered 1 to 10 teaching children colours and numbers as well as speed and memory skills. It’s a lot of fun and will also appeal to older children (and adults too).

Close up side view of the toy showing the slider to change between modes, a few buttons, the LeapFrog log and a side view of the turtle's face including holes on the head where the speaker is


There are three modes: easy, challenge and music. I think the musical mode is best for younger children: the buttons light up to indicate which ones should be pressed and result in the first line of songs like “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” before playing the rest of the song. It doesn’t require them to know colours or numbers unlike the other two modes and even babies will enjoy the flashing coloured lights and upbeat tunes.

In Easy mode a voice asks colours or numbers questions e.g. “press orange” which need to be answered before the music runs out. In Challenge mode the buttons light up in a sequence to be repeated testing memory skills. Who in the family can remember the longest chain of numbers? At last a game I can win! After each game there is a fun bonus round, these include challenges like asking you to turn on all the lights as quickly as possible or to catch a light as it bounces from one button to the next.

The pale green face of Melody with her big eyes and eyelashes

Before each game Melody (that’s the turtle’s name) asks you to choose whether there are one or two players. This is great because it means siblings can play together or you can play with them. It's a nice way to encourage children to take turns and hopefully prevent arguments.

There are two volume levels in case your house is particularly loud and the turtle uses 4 AA batteries. Depending on how much it has been played with in the shops there should be enough battery life for a bit of play time, but make sure you have spares ready to go.

With comments like “you really light up my life” the turtle has a bit of a cheesy personality, but it’s not as annoying as many talking toys.

Melody The Musical Turtle in it's packaging (an open box which allows you to press the buttons)


Melody the Musical Turtle is available to buy from Amazon (and all good toy shops). Thanks to LeapFrog I have one to giveaway, just enter via the Rafflecopter widget below before midnight on 9th April 2017, winner selected at random. Normal Terms and Conditions apply and are available in full in the widget. UK entry only.
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135 comments

  1. mata77727 March 2017 at 22:36

    It used to be Twinkle, twinkle but I have sang it a bit too many times. Old McDonald seems to be the new favourite.

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  2. Fiona Paley27 March 2017 at 22:45

    I'm a fan of Five Little Speckled Frogs

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  3. KT27 March 2017 at 22:52

    Hickory Dickory Dock

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  4. Unknown27 March 2017 at 23:06

    Wind the bobbin up

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  5. maci23427 March 2017 at 23:44

    humpty dumpty

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  6. angela treadway28 March 2017 at 00:03

    twinkle, twinkle little star x

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  7. Margaret28 March 2017 at 00:10

    Twinkle twinkle little star

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  8. Unknown28 March 2017 at 00:19

    Jack and jill

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  9. Graham28 March 2017 at 01:24

    Humpty Dumpty

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  10. harlina28 March 2017 at 03:15

    Hickory dickory dock

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  11. Tracy Nixon28 March 2017 at 06:05

    Baa Baa Black Sheep

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  12. emma walters28 March 2017 at 06:36

    Round and round the garden

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  13. Anonymous28 March 2017 at 06:48

    Margaret Clarkson
    Doctor Foster

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  14. Sue McCarthy28 March 2017 at 07:03

    Baa Baa Black Sheep

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  15. Unknown28 March 2017 at 10:36

    Baa Baa black sheep

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  16. Susan Smith28 March 2017 at 11:45

    Hickory Dickory Dock

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  17. Anonymous28 March 2017 at 12:55

    Jack and Jill

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  18. Penny28 March 2017 at 13:20

    Row row row your boat (with the extended verses)

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  19. Kirsty Ward28 March 2017 at 14:43

    Twinkle Twinkle Little Star!

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  20. mellysocks28 March 2017 at 15:53

    3 blind mice.

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  21. Andrea Fletcher28 March 2017 at 17:26

    Humpty Dumpty.

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  22. Rebecca Sutton28 March 2017 at 18:11

    I always use to sing twinkle twinkle little star to my daughter when she was younger, it was the first rhyme he new off by heart too.

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  23. Bev28 March 2017 at 18:32

    Hickory Dickory Dock

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  24. s edwards28 March 2017 at 19:27

    Twinkle Twinkle Little Star!

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  25. stuart hargreaves28 March 2017 at 19:31

    HUMPTY DUMPTY

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  26. stuart hargreaves28 March 2017 at 19:31

    HUMPTY DUMPTY

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  27. lozzle28 March 2017 at 19:41

    humpty dumpty

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  28. lucyb28 March 2017 at 19:44

    Hickory Dickory Dock

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  29. willmer0128 March 2017 at 20:13

    Twinkle twinkle little star

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  30. Isis1981uk28 March 2017 at 20:16

    Little Miss Muffet

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  31. Elizabeth28 March 2017 at 20:23

    Incy Wincey Spider

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  32. anthony harrington28 March 2017 at 20:45

    Baa Baa Black Sheep

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  33. Amanda28 March 2017 at 20:57

    I love Jack and Jill

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  34. amy bondoc28 March 2017 at 21:06

    Little Miss Muffet is my favourite :)

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  35. KerryTata28 March 2017 at 21:40

    Twinkle twinkle, although we're moving onto wind the bobbin up now. Is that a nursery rhyme? Do we care?

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  36. Unknown29 March 2017 at 09:17

    twinkle twinkle little star

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  37. Clare Hubbard29 March 2017 at 11:16

    Row row row your boat, my sons love it

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  38. jo liddement29 March 2017 at 12:14

    Mary Mary Quite Contrary

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  39. pauline hill29 March 2017 at 13:13

    Humpty Dumpty

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  40. katie skeoch 29 March 2017 at 16:53

    Twinkle twinkle, my boys loved it!

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  41. Anonymous29 March 2017 at 20:08

    Twinkle Twinkle x

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  42. Anonymous29 March 2017 at 21:44

    A Sailor Went To Sea

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  43. Lorna29 March 2017 at 22:26

    Incy Wincy Spider

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  44. lyn burgess30 March 2017 at 00:15

    Miss Polly had a dolly

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  45. Sarah Ann30 March 2017 at 11:50

    Jack and Jill!

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  46. Ruth Harwood30 March 2017 at 12:42

    Incy wincy spider xx

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  47. sallyc0630 March 2017 at 13:51

    Polly put the kettle on

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  48. Jenny R30 March 2017 at 19:13

    Hickory Dickory Dock and Three Blind Mice. Although Twinkle Twinkle Little Star is lovely too!xx

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  49. no name30 March 2017 at 19:37

    Three blind mice

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  50. Unknown30 March 2017 at 20:36

    Humpty Dumpty :)

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  51. Solange31 March 2017 at 04:01

    Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

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  52. clairew1371 April 2017 at 10:35

    Humpty Dumpty

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  53. stephen holman2 April 2017 at 14:26

    TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR

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  54. Danielle Graves2 April 2017 at 20:32

    Twinkle twinkle chocolate bar, my daddy drives a rusty car.
    Start the engine, pull the choke, off we go in a cloud of smoke

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  55. G Keegan2 April 2017 at 21:13

    Twinkle twinkle little star.

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  56. KatyMalkin3 April 2017 at 08:47

    Ride a horse to Banbury cross

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  57. JKENN3 April 2017 at 09:01

    Three little piggies

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  58. sunshinewey3 April 2017 at 11:51

    Round and round the garden...........

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  59. Matt Warman3 April 2017 at 20:34

    Twinkle Twinkle

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  60. pretty pistol4 April 2017 at 06:59

    Hickory Dickory Dock

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  61. MANDY DOHERTY4 April 2017 at 10:09

    Twinkle Twinkle Chocolate Bar, as my grandson sings

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  62. kim4 April 2017 at 10:33

    The Grand old Duke Of York

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  63. WeeWillieWilkie4 April 2017 at 13:20

    Wind The Bobbin Up

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  64. Unknown4 April 2017 at 17:30

    Five Fat Sausages

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  65. Rachel Butterworth4 April 2017 at 18:28

    Little Go Peep

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  66. Unknown4 April 2017 at 19:34

    Incy wincy spider

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  67. lorraine6064 April 2017 at 20:07

    Humpty Dumpty

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  68. Unknown4 April 2017 at 20:18

    Wind the bobbin up

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  69. twinlay064 April 2017 at 22:02

    Twinkle twinkle little star, grandson cringes when I sing it to him, I sing how I speak (tone deaf)

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  70. Chrissie5 April 2017 at 01:23

    Twinkle Twinkle

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  71. Anonymous5 April 2017 at 13:05

    Twinkle twinkle little star (@PeanutHog)

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  72. Hannah Scudder5 April 2017 at 14:22

    Wind the bobbin up, its the song my son sings all the time.

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  73. Unknown5 April 2017 at 15:24

    Wind the bobbin

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  74. Unknown5 April 2017 at 16:40

    I love twinkle twinkle little star. I sing it to my little girl when she's upset or hurt to calm her down x

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  75. adeinne tonner5 April 2017 at 17:24

    My favourite nursery rhyme has to be the wheels on the bus

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  76. Angie McDonald5 April 2017 at 20:53

    Hickory Dickory Dock!

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  77. P Brown6 April 2017 at 06:34

    I had a little teddy bear his name was Tim

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  78. Unknown6 April 2017 at 09:38

    incy wincy spider...its the actions that make it so great

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  79. ryanmia026 April 2017 at 17:35

    Jack and Jill

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  80. Emzylou796 April 2017 at 21:01

    Somebody has just learnt Five Little Speckled Frogs so this is our new favorite :-)

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  81. Edward Guerreiro6 April 2017 at 22:40

    The wheels on the bus. My niece has a little dance to go with it.

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  82. Victoria Prince7 April 2017 at 11:49

    I think my favourite is Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

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  83. stash017 April 2017 at 13:20

    What shall we do with the drunken sailor

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  84. keshimonster7 April 2017 at 13:52

    Baa Baa Black Sheep

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  85. janine atkin7 April 2017 at 21:42

    humpty dumpty is my fav

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  86. Elanor Rice8 April 2017 at 00:10

    5 little Monkeys......the naughty Monkeys who jump on the bed then fall off and bump their heads lol my fav as a child and now my daughters as well :)

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  87. Sandra Fortune8 April 2017 at 10:41

    Twinkle Twinkle little Star - my grandsons fave at the moment.

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  88. Carly Belsey8 April 2017 at 11:37

    It's got to be round and round the garden as my daughter loves it

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  89. Andrew Hindley8 April 2017 at 11:37

    Twinkle twinkle little star

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  90. donna l jones8 April 2017 at 11:49

    humpty dumpty

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  91. Diane8 April 2017 at 12:14

    I went to the barbers shop

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  92. Amanda gregory8 April 2017 at 12:40

    Little Miss Muffett

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  93. teresa19638 April 2017 at 12:51

    Hey doddle diddle

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  94. Jittie828 April 2017 at 13:13

    Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

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  95. sheridarby8 April 2017 at 14:33

    Girls and boys come out to play

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  96. rayofglitter8 April 2017 at 15:33

    Twinkle Twinkle little Star

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  97. carol boffey8 April 2017 at 17:54

    twinkle twinkle little star

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  98. Mary Heald8 April 2017 at 18:34

    Mary , Mary........of course!

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  99. Unknown8 April 2017 at 19:06

    hey diddle diddle the cat and the fiddle

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  100. Unknown8 April 2017 at 19:57

    twinkle twinkle little star

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  101. Unknown8 April 2017 at 21:56

    my little one loves row row row your boat

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  102. Rich Tyler8 April 2017 at 22:32

    twinkle twinkle little star

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  103. Kelly Padwick9 April 2017 at 00:17

    My favourite nursery rhyme is Hickory Dickory Dock

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  104. kirsty woods9 April 2017 at 05:51

    Twinkle twinkle little star

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  105. Kim Neville9 April 2017 at 07:52

    Twinkle twinkle little star is our favourite

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  106. Lucy Chester9 April 2017 at 08:01

    Row row row your boat

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  107. Amanda Norwood9 April 2017 at 08:08

    Row row row your boat

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  108. Charlotte9 April 2017 at 08:09

    My daughter loves Incey Wincey spider

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  109. gracie9 April 2017 at 08:22

    Incey winced spider

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  110. Emma Fox9 April 2017 at 09:45

    My son and I like Humpty Dumpty :)

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  111. Susan B9 April 2017 at 10:31

    My favourite is the old fashioned but memorable Jack and Jill. Great fun.

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  112. Allan Fullarton9 April 2017 at 10:36

    Humpty Dumpty

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  113. sparky619 April 2017 at 12:47

    Hickory Dockory Dock is a fave with us. The great thing about becoming garndparents is we can all be young again

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  114. Kim Styles9 April 2017 at 13:22

    I love mary mary quite contrary as I can visualiseher little garden and had a tiny garden when I was little

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  115. Victoria Bazley9 April 2017 at 13:44

    Mary Had A Little Lamb

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  116. gemmahendry9 April 2017 at 14:09

    row row row your boat is mine and my daughters fave

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  117. nataleegosiewski9 April 2017 at 18:04

    how much is that doggy in the window and wind the bobbing up

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  118. Karl Borowy9 April 2017 at 18:31

    Humpty Dumpty

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  119. Unknown9 April 2017 at 19:12

    This Little Piggy!

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  120. Jayne9 April 2017 at 19:14

    I like Humpty Dumpty as it reminds me of being a child. Thanks for the giveaway.

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  121. Unknown9 April 2017 at 19:58

    Three blind mice

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  122. Lori lou9 April 2017 at 20:07

    Ring around the roses! Thanks for the great giveaway! 💙💚💜💛

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  123. Rachael Sexey9 April 2017 at 20:20

    The farmers in his den ☼

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  124. Natalie Crossan9 April 2017 at 20:52

    Incy wincy spider xx

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  125. Diana9 April 2017 at 20:52

    Twinkle twinkle little star

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  126. Adrian Bold9 April 2017 at 21:39

    Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

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  127. paula cheadle9 April 2017 at 21:46

    Baa Baa Black Sheep

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  128. Trish9 April 2017 at 22:16

    Twinkle twinkle little star

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  129. DebMac9 April 2017 at 22:17

    Jack and Jill

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  130. Anonymous9 April 2017 at 22:20

    There was aliitle girl, with a little curl
    When she was good she was very, very good
    But when she was bad she was horrid.


    Rachel Craig

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  131. Eloise9 April 2017 at 22:47

    twinkle twinkle

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  132. Hayley Colburn9 April 2017 at 22:50

    Old Macdonald had a farm, love it when the kids are babies trying to do moo moo and baa baa, so sweet, our little girl just laughs at the moment

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  133. Jenna Parrington - Chic Geek Diary9 April 2017 at 22:54

    Baa Baa Black Sheep :)

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  134. Samantha Buntain9 April 2017 at 22:59

    Hungry dumpty

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  135. Tee simpson9 April 2017 at 23:15

    Humpty dumpty

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