(Sing to the tune of "Happy Birthday")

Good morning to you
Good morning to you
Good morning dear baby (substitute baby's name)
Good morning to you

(Suggestion: moving around the circle singing to each child.)

Pat-a-cake (clap baby's hands)
Pat-a-cake
Baker's man,

Bake me a cake
as fast as you can.

Roll it (Roll baby's hands)
and pat it (pat hands twice)

and mark it with a 'B' (make a 'B' on babys chest)
and put it in the oven (pat baby's tummy)
for baby and me.

(Sing to "Row Row Row Your Boat")

Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle your toes,
Wiggle them up and down.
Wiggle them fast and wiggle them slow,
Wiggle them all around.

Two little eyes to look around (point to baby's eyes)
Two little ears to hear each sound (wiggle baby's ears)
One little nose that smells what's sweet (touch baby's mouth)
One little mouth that likes to eat.

Pease porridge hot,
Pease porridge cold,
Pease porridge in the pot,
Nine days old.

Some like it hot,
Some like it cold,
Some like it in the pot,
Nine days old.

(Point to each area on baby)

Head, shoulders, knees, and toes
knees and toes.

Head shoulders, knees, and toes
knees and toes.

And eyes, and ears, and mouth, and nose
head shoulders knees and toes
knees and toes.

These are baby's fingers (wiggle baby's fingers)
These are baby's toes (wiggle baby's toes)
This is baby's belly button (gently circle belly button)
Round and round it goes.

(On first line, starting with little toe, wiggle onetoe at a time until you have
wiggled all four toes. On the second and third lines, wiggle the big toe. One the
last line, wiggle your way back down to the little toe again)

Eeny, meeny, miny, mo
Catch a tiger by his toe.
If he hollers let him go.
Eeny, meeny, miny, mo.

Eye winker (gently touch eyelid)
Tom tinker (gently touch the other)
Nose dropper (gently touch nose)
Mouth eater (gently touch mouth)
Chin Chopper (gently touch chin)
Guzzle whopper (tickle belly) or Chin Chopper Chin (tickle under chin)

All around the mulberry bush (bounce baby)
The monkey chase the weasel
In and out and round about
Pop! goes the weasel. (lift baby)

My hands say thank you
With a clap, clap, clap.
My feet say thank you
With a tap, tap, tap.
Hands clap,
Feet tap
Roll your hands and wave "bye-bye."

Create a small plastic photo album (rounded edges) of family friends.
You can also include pictures of children doing things (walking, eating, reading, etc.)

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