The Dirigible Balloon
Poetry for Children

Fun With Words

Nip, zip,
Apple-pip,
Flip flop,
Lollipop,
Down, up,
Buttercup,
Slip, sloop,
Nincompoop.

Splish, splash
Balderdash,
Skin, blister,
Tongue-Twister,
Click, clack
Natterjack,
Honey, bunny,
Words are funny!

Zig, zag,
Scallywag,
Whizz, bang,
Boomerang,
Fling, flung,
Currant bun,
Winklepicker,
Say it quicker!

About the Writer


Angela Jelf

Angela writes poems and stories for kids of all ages. She lives in London with her family, four kids, a kind dog and three cats! She works as an Early Years Educator, which reminds her to stop and look at our weird and wonderful world through the eyes of a child.