A warehouse of 250+ fingerplays, rhymes, action songs, bounces, tickles, and more... for anyone working with young children. By Rhona Campbell, MLS. (Audio/video clips intended as examples - sing 'em to kids yourself!)
Clap, clap hands
Clap clap hands, 123
Clap your hands upon your knee
Lift them high to touch the sky
Clap clap hands and let them fly!
Poof! I'm a giant!
Poof! I’m a giant – action rhyme
Poof! [clap]
I’m a giant, huge in size [make big motions]
Poof! [clap]
I’m an owl with big yellow eyes [put “O”’s to eyes]
Poof! [clap]
I’m a mouse with an ee ee eee [creep fingers up arm]
Poof! [clap]
That’s best, I’m back to being me! [hug self]
Pat-a-cake
Pat-a-Cake – hand clap to the rhythm
Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker’s man
Bake me a cake as fast as you can
Pat it and prick it
And mark it with a “B”
And put it in the oven for baby and me
B-I-N-G-O
B-I-N-G-O – traditional song
There was a farmer who had a dog
And Bingo was his name-o
B-I-N-G-O [x3]
And Bingo was his name-o
There was a farmer who had a dog
And Bingo was his name-o
☼-I-N-G-O [clap on ☼, x3]
And Bingo was his name-o
There was a farmer who had a dog
And Bingo was his name-o
☼-☼-N-G-O [clap on ☼, x3]
And Bingo was his name-o
Etc.