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Dutch bedtime songs for kids

Bedtime is the most repeated routine in a child's day, which makes it one of the best places to add a little Dutch. The same few phrases, every night, in a calm voice: good night, I love you, close your eyes. The bedtime songs are slower and softer than the action songs, made for winding down.

Is it a good fit? Works for the whole 2–8 range. For the last few minutes before sleep, consider audio only with the screen off.

Same words, same order, every night

Children find comfort in predictable routines. Choose two bedtime songs and keep them in the same order each night. Within a couple of weeks most kids will sing the good-night line before you do.

Turn the screen off at the end

Many families like to dim the lights and play the last song as audio only. You can still sing the Dutch line together; you'll have learned it from the lyrics by then.

Use the words beyond the song

Once the song is over, say good night and I love you in Dutch at the door. That's when the words move from song to real life.

Dutch words to start with

Words from the songs below that fit this moment. Tap one for pronunciation help and practice ideas.

EnglishDutchSounds like ≈
good nightwelterustenvel-tuh-RUS-tun
I love youik hou van jouik HOW vahn YOW
tiredmoeMOO
eyesde ogenduh OH-khun
familyde familieduh fah-MEE-lee
Good to know about Dutch: Dutch is spoken in the Netherlands, in Flanders (northern Belgium) and in Suriname. Flemish has a softer g and some different everyday words, but the songs are understood across the Dutch-speaking world.

Dutch songs for bedtime

Hand-picked from the Dutch library. Songs marked Free are part of the free first unit; the rest are Premium.

Quick tips

  • Pick two calm songs and keep the same order every night.
  • Say good night to each toy in Dutch as it goes to bed.
  • Look out of the window and wish the moon good night.
  • End with the same Dutch phrase every night at the door.

Questions parents ask

Aren't songs too exciting for bedtime?

Some are, which is why we suggest the slower songs: good night, the moon and the stars, time to sleep. Keep the action songs for daytime.

Should my child watch or just listen at bedtime?

That's your call. Many families watch the first song with the lyrics and play the last one as audio only with the lights low.

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