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Fingerplays and songs that babies, toddlers,and children enjoy
and are easy to remember

* 32 pages on card stock
* plastic coil bound so book stays open
* 43 fingerplays, songs and rhymes
* for newborns - 5 years old
* illustrated
* easy-to-follow instructions
* play tested
I developed and taught Games to Play With Little Ones for 10 years. This book includes many of the rhymes and songs I used in my classes. 

 
Play tested
 
From the introduction:
 
Parents, grandparents, and siblings all over the world and through many generations have used songs, rhymes and fingerplays to interact and play with babies.  You’ll be in good company as you play Teddybear, Teddybear  or sing a lullaby to interact with your little one.  The early years set the tone for your child’s emotional and intellectual growth and pass quickly.  Take time to play and enjoy your baby.  ...
 
These games and fingerplays are not just for babies.  You’ll find that as your baby grows older, he or she will continue to enjoy the rhymes and songs.
                Enjoy!
                Marty  

drawing by Noah Layne
Trot! Trot! Trot! 

 Trot! Trot! Trot! Go and never stop
Trot along my little pony
      Where it's rough and where it's stony
Go and never stop, trot, trot, trot, trot!

Trot! Trot! Trot! Go and never stop
I’ll give you some hay that's yummy
It will taste good in your tummy
Little pony mine, trot along so fine.

A lap game.  Put your little one on your knee and move your leg up and down in time to the rhythm.
 

Jump Jim Joe
        Jump, jump, jump Jim Joe
        Do a little twirl and away we go
        Slide, slide, and step just so
        Then you bow to your partner
                                               And you jump Jim Joe
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