Children's Poetry On Social Media

Published: October 2021

Children's Poems On Twitter And Instagram

Children's poetry is a fun and engaging way to teach children about language. It can be used to make children laugh or inspire them to chase their dreams. Some poems are silly, while others are motivational and teach essential life lessons. You don't have to be a child to enjoy children's poetry. 

Many poets share their work on their social media accounts. We have collected some of our favorite children's poems from Instagram and Twitter with the poets' permission.

43 Children's Poems On Twitter And Instagram

  1. Homework Stew

    Famous Poem

    Making homework stew is not quite what the teacher had in mind. This funny children’s poem shows what can happen when we mishear something. Famous poet Kenn Nesbitt writes humorous poetry for children, and he served as the Children’s Poet Laureate from 2013-2015.

    in Famous Children Poems

    I cooked my math book in a broth
    and stirred it to a steaming froth.
    I threw in papers—pencils, too—
    to make a pot of homework stew.

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    I loved this poem because I loved how it said "I sprinkled up my book report". When at the end the teacher said "Your quite a chef but you get a F, I did not say homework stew, I said...

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  2. I Can't Wait For Summer

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    Children eagerly anticipate summer vacation. There are so many fun things to fill their time during those months. Waiting for summer can be difficult, especially when the school year has just begun. Poems written by former Children’s Poet Laureate Kenn Nesbitt have been used in hundreds of school textbooks around the world.

    in Famous Children Poems

    I can’t wait for summer, when school days are done,
    to spend the days playing outside in the sun.
    I won’t have to study. No homework, no tests.
    Just afternoons spent on adventures and quests.

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  4. Let Me Out Of The Class

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    Some students don’t enjoy being in school. They would like to be practically anywhere else. However, there are still some places that make the classroom not seem so bad. What is worse than being in school? Famous poet Kenn Nesbitt always knows how to make his readers laugh with his humorous children’s poetry.

    in Famous Children Poems

    (sing to the tune of "Take Me Out to the Ball Game")

    Let me out of the classroom.
    Let me out of the school.

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  5. Springy Sidewalk

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    What would happen if a different type of cement were to be used on sidewalks? In this amusing poem by former Children’s Poet Laureate Kenn Nesbitt, we find out the silliness that would be sure to ensue. Kenn Nesbitt’s poems have been used in hundreds of school textbooks around the world.

    in Famous Children Poems

    The people outside on the sidewalk
    can’t seem to remain on the ground.
    They’re jumping and hopping and springing,
    and generally bouncing around.

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  7. Catnaps

    in Animal Poems for Kids

    When my cat sleeps, he snoozes
    Inside the laundry basket,
    Or on top of a tree,
    Crammed inside a shelf,

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  8. The Wind

    in Nature Poems for Kids

    The Wind is such a strange and amazing being –
    It has no legs, yet it travels far and wide.
    It soars up to the clouds, climbs mountain peaks,
    Swirls across sandy deserts and sweeps over the sea side.

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  9. Ache

    • By Coral Rumble
    • Published by Family Friend Poems October 2021 with permission of the Author.

    in School Poems For Kids

    When teams are picked, for playground games,
    I never seem to hear my name.
    I stand and watch the choices made
    And, one by one, my hopes all fade.

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  10. One Kind Word

    • By Fiona Halliday
    • Published by Family Friend Poems November 2021 with permission of the Author.

    in Inspiring Poems for Kids

    One kind word can change a thought,
    It can change an opinion,
    Change a mind.

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  11. Halloween Is Coming

    • By Fiona Halliday
    • Published by Family Friend Poems October 2021 with permission of the Author.

    in Halloween Poems

    Creeping, crawling creatures scurry in the night,
    Rats and bats and spiders, nibble, out of sight,
    Don’t look too carefully,
    You’ll get a nasty fright!

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  12. Didn't Or Did

    • By Coral Rumble
    • Published by Family Friend Poems May 19, 2022 with permission of the Author.

    in Nature Poems for Kids

    When I’m caught out and angry, and tears start to flow,
    I pack up my rucksack and quickly I go
    To the huge, towering oak tree, in the field by the woods,
    Where nobody says that I shouldn’t or should.

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  13. My Spaceship

    • By Mary Green
    • Published by Family Friend Poems July 30, 2022 with permission of the Author.

    in Poems for Kids

    I've a picture of Pluto,
    My white spacesuit,
    My robot Charlie,
    My red moon-boots,

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  14. Teacher's Torture

    • By Mary Green
    • Published by Family Friend Poems July 30, 2022 with permission of the Author.

    Can you figure out the answer to this math problem?

    in Poems for Kids

    Add two times twenty-two,
    To twelve and twenty more,
    Take forty-five from fifty-five,
    Add four by forty-four.

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  15. Word Works

    • By Mary Green
    • Published by Family Friend Poems July 30, 2022 with permission of the Author.

    Find the letter for each stanza and make the word.

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    I am in speak but not in tell,
    I am in whisper but not in yell,
    I am in peel but not in bell,
    And you’ll find me in spin as well as spell.

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  16. Sunrise

    • By Coral Rumble
    • Published by Family Friend Poems November 2021 with permission of the Author.

    in Nature Poems for Kids

    There’s sunrise in the garden,
    There’s sunrise in the hall,
    There’s sunrise in the kitchen
    Chasing shadows from the wall,

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    Love this poem and children will too, it's delightful poetry that one can sing along to.

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  17. Glad That I'm Me!

    • By Ian Bland
    • Published by Family Friend Poems November 2021 with permission of the Author.

    in Poems for Kids

    If I was a flag
    I’d be flapping and raising
    If I was a star
    Up high I’d be blazing!

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    You can go anywhere you want to. The biggest ride of your life begins in the light of our mind and soul. There is no fear, my dear, in a world of happiness. Any dream can come true. Fly with...

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  18. Fossils

    • By Colin West
    • Published by Family Friend Poems September 2021 with permission of the Author.

    This lighthearted poem titled "Fossils" explores the humorous idea of what colors extinct prehistoric animals could have been. The speaker playfully ponders whether the Pterodactyls, Brontosaurus, Stegosaurus, Tyrannosaurus Rex, Archaeopteryx, and Woolly Mammoth were sporting bright colors like purple, puce, or shocking pink. The poem highlights the fun and imaginative nature of pondering about the unknown and the whimsical world of dinosaurs and other ancient creatures.

    in Poems for Kids

    O, its bones may be colossal,
    But the trouble with a fossil
    Is that it doesn’t give a clue
    As to the creature’s actual hue.

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    I just love the poem. I had been feeling a bit low, and then I read your poem and the world felt like a brighter place. Thank you.

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  19. Popular

    • By Coral Rumble
    • Published by Family Friend Poems October 2021 with permission of the Author.

    in School Poems For Kids

    I’d like to be popular, just for a term,
    To stand with the in-crowd, be given a turn,
    To be called smart and help others to learn,
    But I can’t see it happening to me.

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  20. Wise Words

    in Poems for Kids

    A book is not a window
    nor is it a magical key
    a book’s not a path
    through a mountain

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    The child knows best... A book's a story waiting to be read Taking one to where their feet never tread Be it fact or fiction whatever's told It's a mystery about to unfold.

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  21. Travel For Fun

    in Poems for Kids

    I want to travel around the world for fun,
    And see different lands, one by one.
    But I would not like to travel by aeroplane, train, or by car -
    I would like to have a magic carpet that will take me afar.

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  22. Halloween Is Nearly Here

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    Picking out Halloween costumes is a lot of fun for children. The options are endless. In this poem, one child knows exactly what he wants to be…something that will cause fright for other kids.

    in Famous Holiday Poems

    Halloween is nearly here.
    I’ve got my costume planned.
    It’s sure to be the most horrific
    outfit in the land.

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