Week 4

Rhymes:
Eeny meeny miney mo
Let me hear your lips go
(Smack lips)
That was good, that was fine
Let me hear it one more time
(Smack lips)
(click tongue, clap hands)

Higglety Pigglety pop
The dog has eaten the mop
The pig's in a hurry
The dog's in a flurry
Higglety Pigglety POP!

There is a cobbler on our street
Mending shoes for little feet
With a bang, and a bang, and a bang, bang, bang.
Mending shoes to make them strong
Mending shoes the whole day long
With a bang, and a bang, and a bang, bang, bang!

Here is baby's ball
Big and soft and round
Here is baby's hammer
Listen to it pound
Here is baby's trumpet
Toot, toot, toot, toot, toot.
And here is baby's favourite game
It's called Peek-a-boo!


Bounces:
I bounce you here, I bounce you there
I bounce you, bounce you everywhere.
I tickle you here, I tickle you there
I tickle you, tickle you everywhere.
I hug you here, I hug you there
I hug you, hug you everywhere!

Songs:
Can you play at peek-a-boo?
I can play at peek-a-boo.
Are you there?
Yes I am.
Are you there?
Yes I am.
Peek-a, peek-a, peek-a-boo!

Zoom, zoom, zoom
We're going to the moon
Zoom, zoom, zoom
We'll be there very soon
If you want to take a trip
Climb aboard my rocket ship
Zoom, zoom, zoom
We're going to the moon.
5, 4, 3, 2, 1 - ZOOM!

Finger family's up
And finger family's down
Finger family's dancing all around the town
Dance them on your shoulders
Dance them on your head
Dance them on your knees
Then tuck them into bed.

Week 3

Rhymes:
Two little bluebirds sitting on a wall
One named Peter, one named Paul
Fly away Peter, fly away Paul
Come back Peter, come back Paul.

Round and round the haystack
Looking for a hare
Where shall we find one?
Oh! Right there!

Round about, round about
Went the wee mouse
Up a bit, up a bit
Into his house.

__________went to Grandpa's farm
Billy goat chased him round the barn
Chased him up the apple tree
And this is what he said to me:
"I like coffee, I like tea
I like my friends and my friends like me."
Who's next? Who's next?

Bounces:
I had a horse his name was Jack
I rode his tail to save his back
His tail fell off, and I fell back
Whoaaa, Jack!

Grandpa Grigg had a pig
In a field of clover
Piggy died, grandpa cried
And all the fun was over!

Rickety rickety rocking horse
Over the fields we go
Rickety rickety rocking horse
Giddy-up, giddy-up. Whoaaa!

To market to market to buy a fat pig
Home again home again jiggity jig.
To market to market to buy a fat hop
Home again home again jiggity jog.

The farm is in a flurry
The rooster's caught the flu
His cock-a-doodle-doo has changed
To cock-a-doodle-CHOO!

Songs:
The cows in the barn (Tune: The Wheels on the Bus)
go moo, moo, moo
moo, moo, moo
moo, moo, moo
The cows in the barn
go moo, moo, moo
All day long.
Other verses: ducks in the pond, sheep in the field, pigs in the pen,...

Ring around the rosie
A pocket full of posie
Husha husha
We all fall down!

The cows are in the meadow
Eating buttercups
1,2,3,4
We all jump up!

As I was walking down the street
Down the street, down the street
A nice new friend I chanced to meet
High-ho, high-ho, high-ho
A rig-a-jig-jig-jig and away we go
Away we go, away we go
A rig-a-jig-jig-jig and away we go
High-h0, high-ho, high-ho!

Week 2

Rhymes:
Criss-cross, applesauce (make an X on baby's back)
Spider crawling up your back (crawl fingers up baby's back)
Cool breeze (blow on baby's neck)
Tight squeeze (hug baby)
Now you've got the shivers! (tickle baby)

Crackers and crumbs
Crackers and crumbs
These are my fingers
These are my thumbs
These are my eyes
These are my ears
They're going to grow in the next 10 years!

This little piggy went to market
This little piggy stayed home
This little piggy had roast beef
This little piggy had none
This little piggy cried wee, wee, wee
All the way home!

Songs:
Baa baa black sheep
Have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir
Three bags full
One for my master
And one for my dame
One for the little boy
Who lives down the lane.
Baa baa black sheep
Have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir
Three bags full.

Twinkle twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are?
Up above the world so high
Like a diamond in the sky
Twinkle twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are?

Parachute Song
Red and yellow, green and blue
Green and blue, green and blue
Red and yellow, green and blue
These are the colours over you!


Bounces:
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall
Humpty Dumpty fell in a puddle
Humpty Dumpty needs a big cuddle.

Trot trot to London
Trot trot to Dover
Look out baby
You might fall over!
Trot trot to London
Trot trot to Flynn
Look out baby
You might fall in!

Acka backa soda cracker
Acka backa boo!
Acka backa soda cracker
Up goes you! (lift baby)
Acka backa soda cracker
Acka backa boo!
Acka backa soda cracker
I love you! (hug baby)

Week 1

Welcome to the Shake, Rattle & Read Blog!

Rhymes
Where did you get that little red nose?
Jack Frost kissed it I suppose.
He kissed it once, he kissed it twice.
Poor little nose it's as cold as ice!

Pizza, pickle, pumpernickle (Do this rhyme on baby's tummy or hand)
My little one shall have a tickle
One for his nose, one for his toes
One for his tummy where the hotdog goes!

I hide my hands, I shake my hands
I give a little clap
I clap my hands, I shake my hands
I fold them in my lap
Hide them, shake them
Hide them, shake them
Clap, clap, clap

Fe, fi, fo, fum (clap 4x)
See my fingers, see my thumbs (show fingers, then thumbs)
Fe, fi, fo, fum (clap 4x)
Goodbye fingers, goodby thumbs! (hide fingers, hide thumbs)

Bounces
The wind blows down the chimney
The wind blows through the trees
The wind blows baby up and down
Upon her mommy's knees.

While going down a country road
From Jarvis to Port Dover
My wheel got stuck inside a rut
And I went tumbling over, whoops
Over, whoops, over, whoops
I went tumbling over, whoops!

(Tune: Shortenin' Bread)
Tiny little baby loves bouncing, bouncing
Tiny little baby loves bouncing so
Tiny little baby loves bouncing, bouncing
Tiny little baby loves bouncing so.
Bounce to the left, bounce to the right
Now hug that baby nice and tight!

Ride a little pony down to town
Better be careful you don't fall down!

Songs
Hello everybody and how are you, how are you, how are you?
Hello everybody and how are you. How are you today?
(clap hands, stamp feet, wave hello, blow a kiss)

Mr. Pop-up, Mr. Pop-up
Where are you, where are you?
Please come out to see us
Please come out to see us
Peek-a-boo, peek-a-boo!!

Wake up toes, wake up toes
Wake up toes and wiggle, wiggle, wiggle
Wake up toes, wake up toes
Wake and a-wiggle in the morning!
(insert other parts of the body)

The eency weency spider
Climbed up the water spout
Down came the rain
And washed the spider out
Out came the sun
And dried up all the rain
And the eency weency spider
Climbed up the spout againg!

Canadian Eency Weency Spider
The eency weency spider
Climbed up the water spout
Down came the snow
And washed the spider out
Out came the sun
But it didn't do a thing
So the eency weency spider
Will have to wait for Spring!

Week 8

Thank you everyone! I truly enjoyed singing, bouncing and laughing with you and your babies!

Rhymes:
Tick, tack, toe
Round and round I go
Where I stop
I don't know? (give a tickle and name the body part)

Bounces:
One, two, three, four
Beans came jumping through the door
Five, six, seven, eight
Jumping up onto my plate!

Other songs, rhymes and bounces are listed in previous posts.

Week 7

Rhymes:
Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake Baker's man
Bake me a cake as fast as you can
Pat it, and roll it and mark it with a "B"
Put it in the oven for baby and me!

Here is baby's ball
Big and soft and round
Here is baby's hammer
Listen to it pound
Here is baby's trumpet
Toot, toot, toot, toot, toot
Here is baby's favourite game
It's called Peek-a-boo!

Pitty, patty, polt (tap babies feet together)
Shoe the little colt
Here a nail (wiggle one foot)
There a nail (wiggle other foot)
Pitty, patty, polt. (tap feet together)

Bounces:
Jelly in the bowl
Jelly in the bowl
Wibble, wobble, wibble, wobble
Jelly in the bowl!

Candles on the cake
Candles on the cake
Blow them out
Blow them out
Puff, puff, puff!

Songs:
Wave to mommy (Tune: Frere Jacques)
Wave to mommy
Wave, wave, wave
Say hello to mommy
Say hello to mommy
Wave, wave, wave
Wave, wave, wave.

Let's clap our hands together
Let's clap our hands together
Let's clap our hands together
Because it's fun to do
(tap legs, wiggle fingers, tickle tummies)

I'm a little baby (Tune: I'm a little teapot)
I fly high
Down to the floor
And up to the sky
Like a little bird or butterfly
Now up I go
I'm flying high

See the little bunnies sleeping
Til it's nearly noon
Come and let us gently wake them
With a merry tune
Oh so still
Are they ill?
Wake up soon!
Hop little bunnies hop, hop,hop. (4x)

Week 6

Rhymes:
The moon is round as round can be
Two eyes, a nose and a mouth like me!

Where are the stars? There, there! (point to sky)
Where are the stars? There, there! (point to baby's eyes)
Where is my star? Right here! (hug baby)

Here we go up, up, up
Here we go down, down, down
Here we go backwards and forward
And here we go round, and round, and round.

Bounces:
The wind blows down the chimney (bounce baby)
The wind blows through the trees
The wind blows (baby's name) up and down (lift baby)
Upon his/her mommy's knee.

Songs:
The Muffin Man
Do you know the Muffin Man
the Muffin Man, the Muffin Man?
Do you know the Muffin Man?
He lives on Drury Lane.

1 button, 2 buttons, 3 buttons, 4
Changing baby's diaper like we did before
4 buttons, 3 buttons, 2 buttons, 1
Changing baby's diaper now we're done
Lots of fun! Nice clean bum!

Rocking, rocking, rocking, rocking
backwards and forwards, to and fro
Rocking, rocking, rocking, rocking
This is how baby likes to go!

Twinkle, twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are?
Up above the world so high
Like a diamond in the sky
Twinkle, twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are?

Are you sleeping, are you sleeping?
Brother John, brother John
Morning bells are ringing
Morning bells are ringing
Ding, dang, dong
Ding, dang, dong.