Hokey pokey
All children stand in a circle, or parents stand in a circle with babies on their hips.
You put your right foot in,
(Raise right foot towards centre of circle)
You put your right foot out;
(Move right...
The wheels on the bus
The wheels on the bus go round and round,
(Hold your arms out by your sides, with your elbows bent at a right angle and move your hands in repeated circles)
Round and round,
(Repeat…)
Round and round.
The...
The vowel song
Sung to the tune of "B..I..N..G..O..."
The vowels of the alphabet
I know them all by name, oh!
a-e-i-o-u
a-e-i-o-u
a-e-i-o-u
I know them all by name, oh!
The vowels of the alphabet
I know them all by name, oh!
(clap)-e-i-o-u
(clap)-e-i-o-u
(clap)-e-i-o-u
I know them...
Dilín ó deamhas ó deamhas (she didn’t dance at all)
Chorus:
Dilín ó deamhas ó deamhas
Dilín ó deamhas ó dí
Dilín ó deamhas ó deamhas ó deamhas ó
Dilín ó deamhas ó dí
She didn’t dance at all
(Shake your head)
She didn’t dance today
(Shake your head and point your...
Dilín ó deamhas ó deamhas (she didn't dance at all)
Chorus:
Dilín ó deamhas ó deamhas
Dilín ó deamhas ó dí
Dilín ó deamhas ó deamhas ó deamhas ó
Dilín ó deamhas ó dí
She didn’t dance at all
(Shake your head)
She didn’t dance today
(Shake your head and point your...
Peek-a-boo
Peek-a-boo
(Cover and uncover eyes with your hands)
Peek-a-boo
(Cover and uncover eyes with your hands)
I see you
(Point to your eyes, and then point to baby)
I see you
(Point to your eyes, and then point to baby)
I see...
Backe, backe Kuchen (bake, bake the cake)
German:
Backe, backe Kuchen,
(Im Takt in die Hände klatschen)
der Bäcker hat gerufen.
Wer will feinen Kuchen backen,
(Forme mit beiden Händen einen Kuchen vor dir in der Luft)
der muss haben 7 Sachen:
(Sieben Finger hochhalten)
Zucker und Salz,
(Im Takt...
Hoppe hoppe, Reiter (bumpety bump, rider)
German:
Kind auf den Schoß nehmen und im Takt auf und ab wippen
Hoppe hoppe Reiter
(Kind auf dem Schoß im Takt auf und ab wippen)
wenn er fällt, dann schreit er,
(Kind auf den Schoß legen)
fällt er in...
Schlaf, kindlein, schlaf! (sleep, little child, sleep!)
German:
Das Kind mit weicher Stimme in den Schlaf singen...
Schlaf, Kindlein, schlaf!
Der Vater hüt' die Schaf,
Die Mutter schüttelt 's Bäumelein,
Da fällt herab ein Träumelein.
Schlaf, Kindlein, schlaf!
Schlaf, Kindlein, schlaf!
Da draußen gehn zwei Schaf,
Ein schwarzes und ein...
Purerehua rere runga hau (butterfly song)
Maori:
Purerehua rere runga hau
Papaki parihau rere runga hau
Ka piki ka piki ringi rawa e
Papiki parihau rere runga hae
Ka piki ka piki ringi rawa e
Papiki parihau rere runga hae
Ka tau, ka tau runga püäwai
Ka whänauhua a...
