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Songs Ideas June 2009

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Dance Baby Sing - Alfie go round the Sun

A great 'swinging 'song - ideal if your baby just does not want you to sit down, and a little work out for you too!

Alfie go round the sun

Alfie go round the moon

Hold your baby while standing up, and rock from side to side

Alfie go round the chimney pots

On a Saturday afternoon...Wheeeeee!

Rock some more and then on Wheeee! swing your baby up in the air and around in a circle, as wild as you like, and depending on how old your baby is!

You can sing this and use your baby's name, then sing 'mummy goes round the sun...etc' , daddy, Grandma, the dog - whoever!
If you're sat down try it as a finger rhyme, circleing your baby's fist with your hand, and on the 'whee!' giving them a tickle all over. For an older child you can weave your finger in and out of their upstrectched fingers (as the chimney pots) then end with a tickle.

Shake Rattle and Sing- Sleepy Head

Older children love to lie down and pretend to sleep, then join in with the alarm clock, or even shout 'Cock a dooodle doo!' as one child did at one of our sessions recently!

Hush, close your eyes, go to sleep, sleepy head (twice)		Lie down with your toddler, and pretend to sleep, lots of snoring etc!
Wake up!!!!		Make an alarm clock noise and call out 'Wake up!' Shake your hands and get up off the floor.
Wake up, Jump out of bed Jump up high and shake your head		Jump up in the air, and help your child to jump too; Shake your head side to side
Stretch out wide, nice and slow		Stretch out, helping them to reach their arms and legs wide
Wave your hands and shout hello!		Wave and shout 'Hello!'

This song works well with babies too:
Cuddle your baby in your arms and hush her to sleep then bounce her on your knee to wake her up and help her stretch her arms and see if she can wave. Try it in front of a mirror so she can wave hello to herself!

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