Sivivon

Sivivon - Hebrew song for Chanukah

Sivivon, sov sov sov
Chanukah, chug ha tov

[translation: Dreidl, spin spin spin / Chanukah, happy holiday.
Sung multiple times, starting slow and getting fast and faster as you spin around]

Frog Passover Song

Frog Passover Song - action song

One morning when Pharaoh woke up in his bed  [pantomine stretching]
There were frogs on his bed and frogs on his head  [hands outstretched, on head]
Frogs on his nose and frogs on his toes [nose, toes]
Frogs here [one hand]
Frogs there [other hand]
Frogs were jumping everywhere. [jump all over child]

Nine Little Candles

Nine Little Candles - (to tune of the racist 10 Little Indians)

[Raise one finger with each number]

1 little
2 little
3 little candles
4 little
5 little
6 little candles
7 little
8 little
9 little candles
On my Chanukah menorah!


[Ask why, if Chanukah lasts 8 nights, are there 9 candles? What's the extra one? The shammas - or "helper" candle, of course!]

Five Little Latkes

Five Little Latkes - counting fingerplay

Five little latkes were sizzling in the pan [5 fingers]
One jumped out and said, "catch me if you can!" [put down 1 finger]
Down it went, all around the kitchen floor, [have finger of other hand run around]
When I turned around it ran right out the door! [run hand behind back]
Now, there's... 4 little latkes.
3, 2, 1...