OPEN THEM / SHUT THEM

Open them, shut them.
Open them, shut them.
Give a little clap.

Open them, shut them.
Open them, shut them.
Lay them in your lap.
                        Traditional
Repeat the rhyme a few times with your children, then have them act out the rhyme, first slowly, then faster and faster.
 

CREEP THEM

Show your toddler how to have their fingers creep up their arms to their chins.
Creep, them, creep them,          (Creep fingers up an arm)
Up to your chin.                          (Touch chin with fingers)
Open your mouth.                       (Open your mouth)
But do not let them in!               (Shake head “no”)

I CLAP MY HANDS

I clap my hands, I wave my hands, I touch them to the ground.
I clap my hands, I wave my hands, I turn myself around.
I clap my hands, I wave my hands, I set myself right down.
I clap my hands, I wave my hands, I do not make a sound.
                                                            Adapted Traditional
Have children act out the actions in the rhyme.
 

CLAP YOUR HANDS

Clap your hands, 1,2,3.
Clap your hands, just like me.
Shake your hands, 1,2,3.
Shake your hands, just like me.
(Continue with other hand movements)
                        Traditional