Wednesday Lapsit

Books:

Kitten's Autumn by Eugenie Fernandes
Boo to You! by Lois Ehlert

Rhymes:

Opening Song—big group

(to the tune of Mary Had a Little Lamb)

Hello eyes and hello nose,

Hello fingers, hello toes

Hello shirt and hello shoes,

Hello me and hello you.

Grey Squirrel

Grey squirrel, grey squirrel (bounce)

swish your bushy tail (swish knees side to side)

Grey squirrel, grey squirrel  (bounce)

swish your bushy tail (swish knees side to side)

Wrinkle up your little nose (touch baby’s nose)

Crack some acorns between your toes (touch baby’s toes)

Grey squirrel, grey squirrel  (bounce)

swish your bushy tail. (swish knees side to side)

The Big Gigantic Spider 

(we used the same motions but instead of little fingers we held our arms out wide for the crawling giant spider)

The big gigantic spider crawled up the water spout.

Down came the rain, and washed the spider out.

Out came the sun, and dried up all the rain,

The big gigantic spider crawled up the spout again.

 We Hit the Floor Together

(to the tune of For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow)

We hit the floor together,

We hit the floor together,

We hit the floor together,

Because it’s fun to do!

Other verses:

We clap our hands together…

We wiggle our fingers together…

We hit the floor together...

Bumpin Up and Down

Bumpin’ up and down (bounce baby on lap)

In my little red wagon (3x)

Won’t you be my darling’

One wheel’s off (tilt baby to the left)

And the axel’s broken

One wheel’s off (tilt baby to the right)

And the axel’s broken

One wheel’s off (tilt baby to the left)

And the axel’s broken

Won’t you be my darlin’ (hug baby)

Round and Round the Garden

(circle finger on baby's palm then walk up the arm and tickle) 

Round and round the garden, 

goes the teddy bear.

One step. Two steps. Tickle under there!

Hand Clap Song

Can you clap with two hands?
Two hands? Two hands?
Can you clap with two hands?
Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap.

Other verses:
Can you kick with two feet?
Can you wiggle ten fingers? 
Can you kiss with two lips?
Can you wave bye bye?

Bye Bye Bubbles
(to the tune of Frere Jacques)

Bye bye bubbles, bye bye bubbles.
See you soon, see you soon.    (x2)