Funny Poems for Kids

Funny Poems for Kids

Funny Children's Poetry

Sometimes children with their fresh eyes looking at the world may be able to see that which an adults eyes pass over. There are many sayings to express this sentiment. One is, "out of the mouths of babes", another coined by a television show is, "kids say the darndest things". We recognize that as adults we have become jaded. We may miss hilarious ironies about the world that our children have to point out to us. If I had to take a guess, I would say that children are in the world for just this purpose.

51 Rhyming Poems for Children

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  1. 1. Sick

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    “I cannot go to school today,"
    Said little Peggy Ann McKay.
    “I have the measles and the mumps,
    A gash, a rash and purple bumps.

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    I routinely skipped school for some reasons that even I couldn't understand at the time. In a thorough medical checkup after 10th grade, my parents realized that I couldn't see well. I...

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  3. 2. Our Imperfect Dog

    We love our dog with all our hearts,
    But not so much her stinky farts.
    Her doggy breath is less than fresh,
    Yet we hug her nonetheless.

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    Hi Marybeth. What a cute story...he sounds adorable. It reminded me of our previous dog, also a lab, who was our resident present opener. She loved nothing more than tearing off wrapping...

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  5. 3. I Hate Brussels Sprouts!

    I know that stink! I have no doubts
    That Mom has cooked up Brussels sprouts.
    Of all the things that I despise,
    The Brussels sprout would take first prize.

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    • Rating 4.43
  6. 4. Snowball

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    I made myself a snowball
    As perfect as could be.
    I thought I'd keep it as a pet
    And let it sleep with me.

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    I love the humor, innocence and whimsy of this poem. But there's more here than meets the eye. If you look a bit deeper, you can see how we sometimes don't properly interpret our experiences,...

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  7. 5. My Big Fat Cat

    I own a big fat cat-
    The fattest for miles around.
    Wherever there's lots of food,
    That's where he'll be found.

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    This story is hilarious! Coming across this story, it reminds me of my fat cat, Ziggy, also known as Tubby once her grew. I would compare him to a lot of fat jokes, but apart from that, he's...

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  8. 6. Today The Teacher Farted

    • By Emma Briody
    • Published by Family Friend Poems May 2014 with permission of the Author.

    Today the teacher farted.
    It was an awful smell.
    It was just like a rotting egg,
    Straight from the depths of hell!

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    Haven't laughed that hard in a long time. Was researching poems about families for children to teach this term when I somehow came across this poem.
    Thank you so much!

  9. 7. Musings Of A Three-Year-Old

    • By Nida Mathew
    • Published by Family Friend Poems February 2020 with permission of the Author.

    How tiring it is
    To be three years old.
    Sit here, eat that,
    Be constantly told.

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    • Rating 4.32
  10. 8. Grandad Can't See His Feet

    • By Graham Craven
    • Published by Family Friend Poems April 2019 with permission of the Author.

    Granddad's got new glasses,
    But he still can't see his feet.
    No, his eyes are not the problem.
    It's the amount of food he eats.

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    Grandma may be splittin hairs
    to call Grandpa rotund,
    but I believe she's got it right
    as he weighs in at a quarter ton!

    And just between you and me
    and the lamppost on the...

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  11. 9. Englksh Is A Pane


    • By Alan Balter
    • Published by Family Friend Poems October 2017 with permission of the Author.

    Hear eye sit inn English class; the likelihood is that eye won't pass
    An F on my report card wood bee worse than swallowing glass
    It's knot that eye haven't studied, often till late at knight
    Butt the rules are sew confusing, eye simply can't get them write

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    Very clever and funny, but it kinda blows my mind reading through this at the same time! How on earth did I manage to learn this wonderful, confusing language?! I must be converting it into...

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  12. 10. Summer Camp Souvenirs

    • By Richard Thomas
    • Published by Family Friend Poems June 2019 with permission of the Author.

    When I got home from camp today,
    My parents almost died.
    They asked me how I got this way,
    And here's what I replied:

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    It is really a beautiful poem which blends childhood imagination, narration, and joyful experiences.
    "It is some terrific summer camp,
    The coolest one around."

  13. 11. The Sugar-Plum Tree

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    Have you ever heard of the Sugar-Plum Tree?
    'Tis a marvel of great renown!
    It blooms on the shore of the Lollypop sea
    In the garden of Shut-Eye Town;

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  14. 12. Sweet Treat Dream

    • By Gillian M. Ward
    • Published by Family Friend Poems May 2019 with permission of the Author.

    If my world were made of chocolate,
    I know what I would do.
    I'd make a chocolate mountain
    And share it all with you.

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    • Rating 4.23
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    This lovely poem is very enjoyable and resembles one I made about candy land.

  15. 13. Harvey The Hippo

    • By Alan Balter
    • Published by Family Friend Poems July 2021 with permission of the Author.

    Harvey is a huge hippopotamus
    Who bathes in a bay that is bottomless
    HIs mouth is as large
    As a riverboat barge

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    • Stories 4
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    • Rating 4.23
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    I enjoyed the quality presentation of the hippo story. The rhyme style was very skilled, and there was care for rhythm while telling a coherent and entertaining tale.

  16. 14. When The World Turned Upside Down


    • By Margaret A. Savage
    • Published by Family Friend Poems February 2017 with permission of the Author.

    The day when the world
    turned upside down:
    when a frown became a smile
    and a smile became a frown.

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    • Stories 7
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    • Votes 2367
    • Rating 4.21
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    Hello Anna,
    I notice that you sent this message 3 months ago and want to apologise as I have been very busy in other areas of my life that my poems came to a halt for nearly a year. Things...

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  17. 15. My Kitty

    • By Debra L. Brown
    • Published by Family Friend Poems January 2019 with permission of the Author.

    I once had a kitty
    who had stripes in her fur.
    I could pet her and brush her,
    and boy could she purr.

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    • Stories 2
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    • Favorited 8
    • Votes 316
    • Rating 4.20
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    Thank you, Brittany, for taking the time to comment on my poem. You were to kind with your words. I hope this poem brought a smile to your heart. -God Bless-

  18. 16. I Hate Peanut Butter

    • By Inna Grigorenko
    • Published by Family Friend Poems September 2021 with permission of the Author.

    These words I say without a stutter:
    I hate the taste of peanut butter!
    In Reese's chocolate it may stay
    But keep the butter far away.

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    My 11-year-old son recited this poem at his classical school, The Classical Academy, this past month. He has peanut allergies, so it was fitting that he chose your poem to recite. He recited...

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  19. 17. Sneezles

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    Christopher Robin
    Had wheezles
    And sneezles,
    They bundled him

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    • Rating 4.18
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    I am an 80-year-old woman who has just moved into a seniors' residence. Shortly after I arrived, COVID-19 did too! For over a month now, we have been kept in isolation from the rest of the...

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  20. 18. Halfway Down

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    Halfway down the stairs
    Is a stair
    Where I sit.
    There isn't any

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    My mum and dad would read and recite all of AA Milne's poems and stories to the four of us in the early 1950's. There was one piece that I can vaguely remember; it was about a leather donkey...

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  21. 19. Being Brave At Night

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    The other night 'bout two o'clock, or maybe it was three,
    An elephant with shining tusks came chasing after me.
    His trunk was wavin' in the air an' spoutin' jets of steam
    An' he was out to eat me up, but still I didn't scream

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    This is truly a great poem describing the vivid imagination of children, and it does seem that children have an even deeper imagination when it comes to bedtime! I think this is a great poem...

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  22. 20. Messy Room

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    Whosever room this is should be ashamed!
    His underwear is hanging on the lamp.
    His raincoat is there in the overstuffed chair,
    And the chair is becoming quite mucky and damp.

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    • Rating 4.16

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