Play "Wimoweh: The Lion Sleeps Tonight". You can find this on iTunes by The Tokens.
Chimpanzee Chimpanzee, chimpanzee, Turn around, (Turn around) Chimpanzee, chimpanzee, Touch the ground (Touch the ground) Chimpanzee, chimpanzee, Dance on your toes, (Dance on tip toes) Chimpanzee, chimpanzee, Touch your nose (Touch your nose) Chimpanzee, chimpanzee, Give a little clap, (Clap) Chimpanzee, chimpanzee, Take a nap! (Lay head on hands like sleeping)
Animals Stalking Animals stalking through the jungle. Monkeys swinging from the trees. Snakes crawling through the jungle. Elephants stomping on the ground. Parrots squawking, lions roaring. All through the jungle.
Animals Stalking Animals stalking through the jungle. Monkeys swinging from the trees. Snakes crawling through the jungle. Elephants stomping on the ground. Parrots squawking, lions roaring. All through the jungle.
The Animals In the Jungle Say (Tune to the tune of "The Wheels on the Bus") The parrots in the jungle say squawk, squawk, squawk, Squawk, squawk, squawk, squawk, squawk, squawk. The parrots in the jungle say squawk, squawk, squawk, all day long.
Continue, substituting additional animals: Monkeys…eee, eee, eee Lions…roar, roar, roar Tigers…grr, grr, grr Snakes…sss, sss, sss
| Play with your baby with stuffed elephants, lions, and tigers (if you don't own any, head to the toy store for some fun). Be sure to name each animal for your child
Baby Okey Capture your baby squeaks and squeals on tape. Insert a fresh tape into a portable tape recorder. Seat your baby in her infant chair and sit down beside her. Turn on the tape recorder and talk to your baby, make mouth noises, vocalize in a variety of ways, and so on, to get your baby to talk back. Pause between your vocalizations so your baby has a chance to answer you. After you’ve both made some funny noises, turn off the recorder and play back the tape for your baby.
Upsy Daisy Lay your baby on a soft, unslippery surface, such as a carpet. Sit at her feet, facing her. Place your thumbs in your baby's palms and let her grasp them. As she does, wrap your fingers around the backs of her hands. Slowly pull your baby to a sitting position and say, "Upsy- Daisy" as you go. After your baby's had a moment to see your happy face and enjoy the game, lay her back down and play again.
If You're Happy and You Know It Sing "If You're Happy and You Know It" to your baby, moving the appropriate body parts for your baby as you sing.
| Touch and Tell Prepare a number of interesting foods for your baby to touch, taste, and smell —in very small amounts— such as fruit flavored gelatin, yogurt, banana, O-shaped cereal, oatmeal, spaghetti, and so on. Spread a plastic floor covering in the kitchen, and place the highchair on the covering. Seat your baby in the highchair and place one food item on the tray. Let your baby play with the food for a few minutes, exploring it with her hands and mouth. Remove the food and offer a second item for exploration. Watch your baby’s expression as she examines each new food. Make sure to name and describe each item as you place it in front of your baby.
| Face to Face Interaction:
Sing to your baby during his bath time:
Splishy, Splashy Splishy, splashy In the tub, Wet the soap, Then scrub, scrub, scrub.
This is how The washing goes: Start at the head, Then go down to the toes.
Wash the shoulders, The belly, the knees. When you get to the feet, No tickling, please!
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