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Songs Ideas February 2010

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Dance Baby Sing - Bounce 2 3 4

This is a familiar tune (Frere Jacques), an easy song to play with a baby bouncing on your knee, or if you are standing up, bouncing by bending your own knees. Good fun in a baby bouncing chair too, or a door mounted baby bouncer.

Bounce 2,3,4 Bounce 2,3,4		bounce baby on your knee or in your arms
Up we go, up we go		raise your knees to help lift baby up, or lift them up in your arms, if they're not to heavy
Have a little tickle, have a little tickle		tickle baby any way you like, under their chin, arms, or by rubbing your head in their tummy
Wave hello wave hello		encourage baby to wave and help them by waving one of their arms.
last line changes each time to (first) nod, wiggle, tap beep		nod your own head so your baby can see you -don't force her head down! wiggle baby's fingers or toes, and wiggle your fingers tap baby's feet together or tap the ends of his feet beep baby's tummy or nose with your finger

Hip Hop Happy - The Big Ship Sailed

This song works with children and adults in pairs, older children facing each other and babies on laps facing outwards with their backs resting against your tummy or if they are strong enough, sitting on your raised and bent knees facing you; you can always make big boats with several children inside them!

Another idea is to make a boat from a laundry basket or plastic storage box and push your child around during each chorus. A Captain's hat adds to the fun, and falling out when you 'dip heads in the sea'. Good fun in the bath too!

The big ship sails...		row boat with partner
Chorus: alley alley o, alley oh, on the last day of September.		wave arms up and down to make wavey motion, alternating each side
The captain said....		shake finger sternly, and salute the Captain
Chorus: alley alley o, alley oh, on the last day of September.		wave arms up and down to make wavey motion, alternating each side
The big ship sank to the bottom of the sea....		fall backwards into the sea, waving legs up in the air, if babies are on laps, tip them backwards and tickle!
Chorus: alley alley o, alley oh, on the last day of September.		wave arms up and down to make wavey motion, alternating each side
We all dip our heads in the deep blue sea.....		bend forward holding nose and dip heads in the sea. Babies on laps -you can dip your head in their tummies to tickle them.
Chorus: alley alley o, alley oh, on the last day of September.		wave arms up and down to make wavey motion, alternating each side

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