Hand Rhymes












Johnny Johnny
Johnny Johnny Johnny Johnny
Whoops, Johnny
Whoops Johnny
Johnny, Johnny Johnny

Hold baby's hand and touch each finger as you say 'Johhny'
Slide your finger between baby's forefinger and thumb and back again
As you say 'Whoops'
Incy wincy spider
Incy wincy spider climbed up the spout,
Down came the rain and washed the spider out.
Out came the sunshine and dried up the rain
And Incy Wincy spider climbed up the spout again.

Creep fingers above head
Flutter fingers downwards
Sweep arms outwards
Raise arms in a circle over head
Stretch out arms and bring them down
Creep fingers above head again
Five fat peas
Five fat peas in a pea pod pressed
One grew, and two grew
And so did all the rest
They grew and grew and did not stop
Until at last the peapod popped!

Clench fist
Extend fingers one by one

Open both arms as widely as possible
Clap hands together
Here is the sea
Here is the sea, the wavy sea
Here is my boat and here is me
And all the fishes down below
Waggle their tails and away they go

Make small waves with hands
Hold arms in stacked in front of body,
Clench fists, and raise topmost thumb
Lower arms towards floor
Wiggle fingers and 'swim' them behind back.
Here is the beehive
Here is the beehive,
Where are the bees?
Hiding away where nobody sees.
Here they come creeping
Out of the hive,
One, two, three, four, five . . .
Buzz, buzz , buzz
 
Clench fist


Unfold fingers one by one


'Buzz' fingers around
What do you suppose?
What do you suppose?
A bee sat on my nose!
And what do you think?
He gave me a wink,
And said, 'I beg your pardon,
I thought you were a garden!'
 

Point to nose

Wink

'Buzz' fingers away

Two little dicky birds
Two little dicky birds
Sitting on a wall.
One named Peter,
One named Paul.
Fly away Peter,
Fly away Paul.
Come back Peter,
Come back Paul.
I have ten little fingers
I have ten little fingers
And they all belong to me.
I can make them do things,
Would you like to see?
I can shut them up tight,
I can open them wide,
I can put them together,
I can make them hide.
I can put them up high,
I can put them down low,
I can fold them together
And hold them just so.
Here's a cup
Here's a cup, and here's a cup
And here's a pot of tea.
Pour a cup and pour a cup
And have a drink with me
Where is Thumbkin?
Where is Thumbkin, Where is Thumbkin?
Here I am, here I am.
How are you today, Sir?
Very well I thank you
Run away, run away.

Where is Pointer? Where is pointer?
Where is tall man? Where is Tall Man?
Where is ringman? Where is Ring man?
Where is Pinky? Where is Pinky?
Where is everyone? Where is everyone?