Activities, Songs and Games

Activities, Songs and Games

Activities:
Five Little Monkeys
Diddle, Diddle, Dumpling

Songs:
Hippity Hoppity
Here's a Ball for Baby
Where is Thumbkin?
A Matching Game

Games:

Five Little Monkeys

Five little monkeys jumping on the bed. (Five fingers bounce )
One fell off (One finger makes a curve downward)
And hurt his head (Hands on each side of head nodding)
Mother called the doctor (Hand to ear)
and the doctor said:
No more monkeys (Shake one finger)
jumping on the bed.

Four little monkeys jumping on the bed, etc.

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Diddle, Diddle, Dumpling

(Recite at dressing times)

Diddle, diddle, dumpling, my son John
Went to bed with his stockings on.
One shoe off and one shoe on,
Diddle, diddle, dumpling, my son John.

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Hippity Hoppity

Hippity hoppity hippity hay,
Five little bunnies went out to play. (Five fingers hopping)

Hippity hoppity hippity hay,
One little bunny hopped away. (Hand behind back)

Hippity hoppity hippity hay
Four little bunnies went out to play. (Four fingers hopping)

Repeat and bring back three fingers, etc.

Hippity hoppity hipppity ho
Where did all the bunnies go? (Bring back all five bunnies)

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Here's a Ball For Baby

Here’s a ball for baby, big and soft and round
(Make a ball with both hands and bounce it up and down)

Here is baby’s hammer, Oh, how he can pound.
(Make a fist and pound it against other hand)

Here is baby’s music, clapping, clapping so.
(Clap hands)

Here are baby’s soldiers, marching in a row.
(Hold both hands stiff with fingers down and marching)

Here is baby’s trumpet, toot, ta-toot,ta-toot.
(Hands to mouth to make a trumpet)

Here’s the way the baby plays at peek-a-boo.
(Hands in front of eyes)

Here’s a big umbrella, keeps the baby dry.
(Hands meet above head)

Here is baby’s cradle, rock a baby bye.
(Hands on arms and rocking)

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Where is Thumbkin?

(Start with your hands behind your back)
Where is Thumbkin? (Bring out the thumb on one hand)
Where is Thumbkin? (Bring out the other thumb)
Here I am, here I am
How are you today, sir? (Wiggle one thumb)
Very well, I thank you. (Wiggle the other thumb)
Run away, run away. (Both hands behind your back one at a time)

Where is Pointer?
Where is Middleman?
Where is Ringman?
Where is Pinky?
Where’s the whole family?

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A Matching Game

(Tune of “Frere Jacques”)

I have a mitten, I have a mitten. It is red, it is red.
Help me find the other one. Help me find the other one.
Here it is. Here it is.

Mix up a few pairs of things and help the children find the pairs that match.

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