




| New Page for Moms, Dads and Kids: Songs of the Week. Try these at home! They're fun! Child Development Cooperative Tunes for the month: * Do Your Ears Point Up (to the tune of “Do Your Ears Hang Low?”) Do your ears point up? Do you have a lot of luck? For gold do you dig? Can you dance an Irish jig? If you answered, "Yes," You're a leprechaun, I'd guess! Do your ears point up? * We’re Wearing Green for the Irish (to the tune of "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow") We're wearing green for the Irish (3 X)…on this St. Patrick's Day. We'll dance a jig for the Irish (3 X)…on this St. Patrick's Day. My father & mother were Irish (3 X)…and I am Irish too. * I’m a Little Leprechaun (to the tune of "I'm a Little Teapot") I'm a little leprechaun, dressed in green…The tiniest man that you’ve ever seen. If you ever catch me, it is told…I'll give you my pot of gold! * Let’s Wear Green and Dance a Jig (to "Mulberry Bush") Let's wear green and dance a jig…dance a jig…dance a jig. Let's wear green and dance a jig…On St. Patrick's Day. Let's wear green and sing a song…sing a song…sing a song. Let's wear green and sing a song…On St. Patrick's Day. * I’m a Caterpillar…Wiggle With Me! (to the tune of "Skip to My Lou") I'm a caterpillar…wiggle with me. I'm a caterpillar…wiggle with me. I'm a caterpillar…wiggle with me. Wiggle like me, my darlin'? I’m in a cocoon…now sleep like me. I’m in a cocoon…now sleep like me. I’m in a cocoon…now sleep like me. Sleep like me, my darlin'? I’m waking up…I’m a butterfly. I’m waking up…I’m a butterfly. I’m waking up…I’m a butterfly. Fly like me, my darlin’. I’m a butterfly…come fly with me. I’m a butterfly…come fly with me. I’m a butterfly…come fly with me. Fly like me my darlin'. I’m a butterfly…drink nectar with me. I’m a butterfly…drink nectar with me. I’m a butterfly…drink nectar with me…Drink nectar like me, my darling. * First Comes a Butterfly and Lays an Egg (to "Up On the House Top") First comes a butterfly and lays an egg…Out comes the caterpillar with many legs. Oh, see the caterpillar spin and spin…A little chrysalis to sleep in. Oh, oh, oh…Look and see. Oh, oh, oh…Look and see. Out of the chrysalis…My, oh, my…Out comes a pretty butterfly. * Oh, The Ants are Busy (to "She'll Be Coming Round The Mountain") Oh, the ants are busy, busy as can be…Oh, the ants are busy, busy as can be. See them dig and dig and dig…Lots of tunnels, oh, so big. The ants are busy, busy as can be. * Bumble Bee (to the tune of "Jingle Bells") Bumble bee, bumble bee, Landing on my nose… Bumble bee, bumble bee, Now he's on my toes… On my arms…on my legs…On my elbows… Bumble bee…oh, bumble bee…He lands, and then he goes. * Do You Like to Buzz? (to the tune of "Do Your Ears Hang Low?") Do you like to buzz? Are you covered all in fuzz? Do you call a hive a home…In the garden where you roam? Do you know how to make honey? Are your stripes a little funny? Do you like to buzz? * The Firefly at Night (to the tune of "The Wheels on the Bus") The firefly at night goes blink blink blink…blink blink blink…blink blink blink. The firefly at night goes blink blink blink…all around the town. Or: The bees in the flowers go buzz buzz buzz; The ants in the grass go march march march; The crickets in the leaves go chirp chirp chirp...The caterpillar in the field goes creep creep creep....etc! * Can You Wiggle Like a Worm (to the tune of "Do Your Ears Hang Low?") Can you wiggle like a worm? Can you squiggle? Can you squirm? Can you flutter? Can you fly…Like a gentle butterfly? Can you crawl upon the ground…Like a beetle that is round? Can you move with me? Can you flip? Can you flop? Can you give a little hop? Can you slither like a snake? Can you give a little shake? Can you dance like bee…Who is buzzing round a tree? Can you move with me? * The Worms are Mixing Up the Soil (to "Mary Had a Little Lamb") The worms are mixing up the soil…up the soil…up the soil. The worms are mixing up the soil…so we can plant our seeds. |