These are baby’s fingers
These are baby’s fingers
(Fingerplay and tickle)
These are fingers
(Point to baby’s fingers)
These are toes
(Point to baby’s toes and give a little tickle)
This is baby’s belly button
(Point to baby’s belly and give a little...
Taniwha (mythical monster) song
One day a taniwha
Went swimming in the moana
(Motion your hand across your body to imitate the waves of the sea)
He whispered in my taringa
(Cup your hand behind your ear)
Oh won’t you come with me
(Use...
Hickory dickory dock
Hickory Dickory Dock
(Clap with your child with each word)
The mouse ran up the clock
(Run two fingers up your child’s arm)
The clock struck one
(Hold up one finger)
The mouse ran down
(Run two fingers down your child’s...
Colour song (Maori)
This song gives the Maori colour first and then the English equivalent.
Ma is white
Whero is red
Kakariki is green
Mangu is black, Pango is too
AEIOU
Kowhai is yellow
Parauri is brown
Kikorangi is blue
Karakaraka is our orange
AEIOU
Tip: A set...
Das Wetter (the weather)
German
Es nieselt, es nieselt,
(Mit den Fingerspitzen ganz leicht auf den Tisch bzw. Boden klopfen)
Es regnet, es regnet,
(Etwas fester klopfen)
Es hagelt, es hagelt,
(So laut wie möglich klopfen)
Es donnert, es donnert,
(Mit den Fäusten klopfen)
Es blitzt, es...
Uhren (clocks)
German
Kind vor sich hinstellen, unter den Armen durchgreifen und die Hände vor dem Bauch des Kindes verschränken. Dann das Kind hochheben und hin und her schwenken.
Große Uhren machen "tick tack, tick tack"
(Weit nach rechts...
Das ist der Daumen (this is the thumb)
German
Das ist der Daumen,
(Den Daumen des Kindes zwischen Daumen und Zeigefinger nehmen und wackeln)
der schüttelt die Pflaumen,
(Den Zeigefinger wackeln)
der hebt sie auf,
(Den Mittelfinger wackeln)
er trägt sie nach Haus
(Den Ringfinger wackeln)
und der...
Sizzle sizzle
3 fat sausages sizzling in a pan
(Carry baby on hip and hold up three fingers)
Sizzle sizzle sizzle
(Twist back and forth)
And one went BANG
(Clap your hand with baby's hand)
2 fat sausages sizzling in a pan
(Hold...
Slowly, slowly creeps the garden snail
Slowly, slowly, very slowly
(Move fingers, slowly walking up from baby's feet towards their tummy)
Creeps the garden snail.
Slowly, slowly, very slowly
Up the wooden rail.
Quickly, quickly, very quickly
(Move fingers, quickly walking up from baby's tummy to...
Pat a cake
(Clap your hands together and then clap child's hands as you sing the song)
Pat a cake, pat a cake, baker's man
Bake me a cake as fast as you can!
Pat it and prick it and...
