If you enjoyed bouncing and tickling your way through our Fall 2014 Session of infant storytime, here are the rhymes we used!<\/p>\n
Peek-a-Boo I\u2019m a Little Cuckoo Clock<\/span> Tick tock, tick tock (with baby on lap, sway knees from side to side)<\/em> Continue with as many cuckoo!s as you would like<\/p>\n <\/em><\/p>\n In the Toaster<\/span> <\/em><\/p>\n Ride a Little Pony Bounce<\/span> <\/em><\/p>\n Roly Poly<\/span> <\/p>\n Round and Round the Garden<\/span> Slowly, Slowly Very Slowly<\/span> Quickly, quickly, very quickly (say quickly and tickle baby all over)
\n<\/span>(to tune of Frere Jacques)<\/em>
\nPeek-a-Boo, peek-a-boo (cover eyes with hands, then remove)
\n<\/em>I see you, I see you (point at child)<\/em>
\nI see your tiny nose (touch nose)
\n<\/em>I see your little toes (touch toes)<\/em>
\nPeek-a-boo, peek-a-boo. (cover eyes with hands, then remove)<\/em><\/p>\nBounces<\/h2>\n
\nTick tock, tick tock (with baby on lap, sway knees from side to side)<\/em>
\nI\u2019m a little cuckoo clock. (continue to sway baby)<\/em>
\nTick tock, tick tock (with baby on lap, sway knees from side to side)<\/em>
\nNow I\u2019m striking one o\u2019clock.
\nCuckoo! (Lift baby up into air)<\/em><\/p>\n
\nI\u2019m a little cuckoo clock. (continue to sway baby)<\/em>
\nTick tock, tick tock (with baby on lap, sway knees from side to side)<\/em>
\nNow I\u2019m striking two o\u2019clock.
\nCuckoo! Cuckoo! (Lift baby up into air)<\/em><\/p>\n
\nPut you in the toaster (Place child on lap)<\/em>
\nIt\u2019s getting very hot (Bounce gently)<\/em>
\nTick, tock, tick, tock. (Sway side to side)<\/em>
\nUp you pop! (Lift child in air)<\/p>\n
\nRide a little pony. (bounce child on your knees)
\n<\/em>Going to town.
\nBetter watch out
\nOr you might fall \u2013 DOWN! (move knees apart and let child \u201cfall\u201d down)<\/p>\n
\nRoly poly, roly poly, UP UP UP\u00a0(raise baby up in the air)<\/em>
\nRoly poly, roly poly, DOWN DOWN DOWN\u00a0(lower baby)<\/em>
\nRoly poly, roly poly, OUT OUT OUT\u00a0(move baby out towards your knees on lap)<\/em>
\nRoly poly, roly poly, IN IN IN\u00a0(bring baby in along your legs towards chest for a hug)<\/em><\/p>\nTickles<\/h2>\n
\nRound and round the garden\u00a0(circle around baby’s tummy with finger)<\/em>
\ngoes the teddy bear.
\nA-one step, a-two step\u00a0(creep fingers up baby’s chest)<\/em>
\nA-tickly under there.\u00a0(tickle under baby’s chin.)<\/em><\/p>\n
\nSlowly, slowly, very slowly (say slowly, and trace finger up baby\u2019s arm)
\n<\/em>goes the garden snail.
\nSlowly, slowly, very slowly
\nup the garden rail.<\/p>\n
\n<\/em>goes the little mouse.
\nQuickly, quickly, very quickly
\nall around the house.<\/p>\n