Beginning song - Bend and stretch

(Suit actions to the words, with small babies – gently move their arms as they sit in your lap)

Bend and stretch, reach for the stars
There goes Jupiter, here comes Mars
Bend and stretch, reach for the sky
Stand on tip-e-toe, oh so high!


Song – Down by the station

(Sit your child in your lap, facing out, holding child’s hands )

Down by the station, early in the morning
See the little puffer billies all in a row (put hand up to shade eyes for “See”)
See the engine driver pull the little lever (pull hand down, as if on a cord)
Chug, chug, toot, toot, off we go (make arms go round in wheel motions for “Chug, chug” and pull down again for “toot, toot” )


1st Board book – Duck’s day out by Jez Alborough

The amazing Duck is out driving in his truck, when it hits a rock and gets stuck in the muck. Who will help him, will he get free?


Scarf Rhyme – Leaves in Windy Weather

(Your child can sit in your lap or lie on the floor. Wave scarf back and forth in front of child’s face)

Dance and twirl together
Like leaves in windy weather
Puff, puff, puff (blow small puffs on baby’s cheek)
all fall down. (throw scarf up and let it come to rest on child’s head)


Scarf Rhyme – Peek a boo

(Use scarf to play peek-a-boo as rhyme is said)

Peek a boo, I see you
Who do you see?
Peek a boo, I see you
Can you see me?


2nd Board Book – Ready set go

Young children are able to touch different surfaces as the story moves from fire engines to trains to planes and racing cars!


Bouncing rhyme – Flying man

(Bounce child on knees and lift up on every second line)

Flying man, flying man up in the sky
Where are you going to flying so high
Over the mountains and over the sea
Flying man, flying man, can you take me?


Action rhyme – Row, row, row your boat

(Sit your child in lap and rock back and forth, or lie child on floor and move arms or legs in rowing motion)

Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily
Life is but a dream

(start the second verse rocking a little faster)

Rock, rock rock your boat
Faster down the stream
Try not to fall overboard
And don’t let out a scream


Closing Song - Tommy Thumbs Up

(using thumbs, follow actions)

Tommy thumbs up and Tommy thumbs down
Tommy thumbs dancing all around the town
Dance them on your shoulders
Dance them on your head
Dance them on your knees
And tuck them into bed (make fists on last line)