You've got to love those wiggle songs! Par-ti-cu-lar-ly when you have sunbeams hanging on you limb for limb, older boys who are too cool for singing, and dozens of little hands (and mouths) that just can't keep still!
As thankful as I am for the wiggle songs in the book, some of them could use an occasional makeover to spice things up. When it comes to reverent songs, I'm never a fan of changing any words. But wiggle songs? Totally.
I do it all.the.time.
Here are some of my lyric switcheroos for "I Wiggle" on page 271 of the Children's Songbook.
NORMAL version (click here for complete lyrics): fingers/toes/shoulders/nose
Alternate rhymes to throw in:
1 syllable: chin/shin
hips/lips
nail/tail
lungs/tongue
eyes/thigh
ears/rear
^ President Monson's ear wiggling! It's hilarious to watch the kids try
2-3 syllables: eyelash/mustache
carpals/tarsals
phalanges/tummy
funny bone/tailbone
I would absolutely love some more twists to this song, so comment with more body part rhymes!
You can tell I love teaching the kids anatomical terms occasionally (yes, I'm a nerd), so feel free to throw in bones or even involuntary organ muscles-- I get a kick out of intestine wiggling attempts. Mwuahahahaha.
As thankful as I am for the wiggle songs in the book, some of them could use an occasional makeover to spice things up. When it comes to reverent songs, I'm never a fan of changing any words. But wiggle songs? Totally.
I do it all.the.time.
Here are some of my lyric switcheroos for "I Wiggle" on page 271 of the Children's Songbook.
NORMAL version (click here for complete lyrics): fingers/toes/shoulders/nose
Alternate rhymes to throw in:
1 syllable: chin/shin
hips/lips
nail/tail
lungs/tongue
eyes/thigh
ears/rear
^ President Monson's ear wiggling! It's hilarious to watch the kids try
2-3 syllables: eyelash/mustache
carpals/tarsals
phalanges/tummy
funny bone/tailbone
I would absolutely love some more twists to this song, so comment with more body part rhymes!
You can tell I love teaching the kids anatomical terms occasionally (yes, I'm a nerd), so feel free to throw in bones or even involuntary organ muscles-- I get a kick out of intestine wiggling attempts. Mwuahahahaha.