Welcome to Baby Bounce - Mackay Regional Council

Welcome to
Baby Bounce
Welcome
Welcome to Baby Bounce, presented by the Young
People’s Services team, Mackay Regional Council Libraries
Baby Bounce is a program aimed at babies aged 0 - 18 months,
their parents and carers. The 30 minute session of songs, rhymes,
movement and reading encourages valuable one-on-one time
between parent/carer and child and introduces language and
literature into everyday routines from an early age. Baby Bounce is a
great networking opportunity for parents/carers.
Included in this booklet:
• Useful tips on getting the best out of Baby Bounce
• Words to songs sung at Baby Bounce. Share songs your child is
enjoying at the moment, and we may include them in future sessions.
• Take Baby Bounce home
• The benefits of reading to your baby
• Popular book titles for you and your baby - available through your local library
• Links to useful websites.
Getting the best out of Baby Bounce:
Baby Bounce is fun!
Join in, interact and have fun with your baby. If your baby needs
a break, pick them up for a cuddle or a feed. If your baby is
mobile and wants to have a crawl around you are encouraged to
play with some of the toys and books provided. Babies benefit
from social interactions with the group and as the songs and
movements continue around them they are still absorbing many
new sounds and rhythms. Your baby will join in when they are
ready.
Being face to face allows your baby to make eye contact
with you, watch your face and learn from your facial expression,
actions and words.
Singing slowly helps your baby hear the words and see the
actions.
Once a song is familiar your baby will participate in some
way, depending on your baby’s age and stage of development.
A very young baby (under 6 months) becomes quiet, or
increases their activity by kicking their feet, turning their head
towards you, looking at you, smiling at you, and, even starting to
coo or make noises when you sing.
Babies start to imitate facial expressions at a young age, so your
baby may watch you and copy your facial expression as you
sing!
Older babies (between 6-12 months) can grasp objects
and enjoy holding and shaking a rattle or banging on a drum.
Older babies enjoy making sounds
back and forth with their parents/
caregivers and may “sing” along
with you!
Older babies try to imitate your
facial expression, actions and
sounds, or move their bodies to the
rhythm. At around 8 - 9 months of
age, babies start to clap their hands
and enjoy doing this while you sing.
Pause and wait once you know how your baby might
participate during a familiar song. You can help them by pausing
and waiting during key moments in the song. A good place to
pause and wait is at the end of a line of music. Pause before
you say the last word and see if your baby reacts.
When singing “The Eensy Weensy Spider”, pause before saying
“out” (“Down came the rain and washed the spider... (WAIT)
out”). If you wait and look expectantly at your baby, they may
look at you and smile or move, or an older baby may make a
sound or do an action. Give your baby a long time to react and
respond – at least ten seconds. If you’ve waited and your baby
does not react, fill in the word/action yourself, with emphasis.
Perhaps your baby is not ready to participate yet, or it could be
that the song is not familiar to your baby.
Help your 9 - 12 month old baby imitate your actions by
taking their hands and guiding them through the actions with
you.
Your baby may allow you to take their hands and help them
clap during the song once you have demonstrated this yourself.
Continue if your baby likes it. Singing with your baby creates a
fun experience so your baby wants to interact and have fun.
Repeat the song if your baby likes it, sing the song over
and over again. Repetition helps babies become familiar with
the words, sounds, and actions, and know what comes next in
the song.
Watch carefully for attempts to communicate as
babies communication can be subtle and easy to miss. Watch
your baby’s facial expression, eye gaze, movements, and
sounds when you sing. Your baby may be trying to participate
in their own way. Anything your baby does during the song is
communication.
If your baby turns away, this may mean they do not want to sing
anymore. Or if your baby says “ahhh” when you pause at a key
moment in the song, this may be an attempt to sing along.
Watch for subtle messages and treat them as meaningful,
even if you are not sure. Doing this will reinforce your baby’s
communication and encourage them to do more.
http://www.hanen.org/Helpful-Info/Fun-Activities/How-toSing-with-Babies-The-Hanen-Way.aspx
Welcome/Hello Songs
Welcome Today
Welcome today friends of mine,
welcome today friends of mine,
welcome today little star shine,
welcome today friend of mine,
welcome today little star shine.
Everybody Wave Hello
Everybody wave hello, wave hello, wave hello.
Everybody wave hello, let’s come and have some fun.
Good Morning
Good morning, good morning, how are you today?
Good morning, good morning, won’t you come and play?
Hi, Hello
Hi, hello and how are you? How are you? How are you?
Hi, hello and how are you? How are you today?
Baby’s Body
Here Are Baby’s Fingers
Here are baby’s fingers, here are baby’s toes,
here is baby’s belly button,
round and round it goes.
Round and Round the Garden
Round and round the garden,
like a teddy bear.
One step, two step,
tickly under there.
This Little Piggy
This little piggy went to market,
this little piggy stayed home,
this little piggy has roast beef,
and this little piggy has none,
and this little piggy went wee, wee, wee all the way home!
Heads and Shoulders, Knees and Toes
Heads and shoulders, knees and toes,
knees and toes, knees and toes.
Heads and shoulders knees and toes,
we all clap hands together.
Eyes and ears and mouth and nose,
mouth and nose, mouth and nose.
Eyes and ears and mouth and nose,
we all clap hands together.
Up, Up, Up
Up, up, up to baby’s nose,
down, down, down the baby’s toes.
Slowly, Slowly
Slowly, slowly, very slowly
creeps the garden snail.
Slowly, slowly, very slowly
up the garden trail.
Quickly, quickly, very quickly
runs the little mouse.
Quickly, quickly, very quickly
all around the house.
Here is the Beehive
Here is a beehive, where are all the bees?
Hiding away where nobody sees.
Watch them come creeping out of the hive
one, two, three, four, five.
Wash Your Dirty Hands
Wash your dirty hands,
wash your dirty hands,
rub and scrub and rub and scrub,
wash your dirty hands
wash your dirty face.... wash your dirty tummy.... wash your
dirty toes …
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.
Counting Songs
One, Two, Three, Four, Five
One, two, three, four, five, once I caught a fish alive.
Six, seven, eight, nine, ten, then I let him go again.
Why did you let him go? Because he bit my finger so.
Which finger did he bite? This little finger on my right.
Ten Little Indians
One little, two little, three little Indians.
Four little, five little, six little Indians.
Seven little, eight little, nine little Indians, ten little Indian,
boys/girls, (make noises with hand tapping over mouth).
*this song can also be done backwards
Five Little Speckled Frogs
Five little speckled frogs, sat on a speckled log.
Eating some most delicious bugs, yum yum.
One jumped into the pool, where it was nice and cool,
now there are four speckled frogs, glum glum
Four little speckled frogs …
Three little speckled frogs …
Two little speckled frogs …
One little speckled frog …
Five Little Ducks
Five little ducks went out one day, over the hills and far away,
mother duck said quack, quack, quack, quack, but only four
little ducks came back.
Four little ducks went out one day,...
Three little ducks went out one day, ...
Two little ducks went out one day, ...
One little duck went out one day, over the hills and far away
mother duck said quack, quack, quack, quack, but none of the
five little ducks came back.
So mother duck went out one day, over the hills and far away,
mother duck said quack, quack, quack, quack, and all of the five
little ducks came back.
Action Songs
Wash the Dishes
Wash the dishes, dry the dishes, turn the dishes over.
(repeat)
Pop Goes the Weasel
Half a pound of tuppenny rice and half a pound of treacle,
that’s the way the money goes POP goes the weasel.
Rock-a-Bye Baby
Rock-a-bye baby in the treetop,
when the wind blows the cradle will rock,
when the bough breaks the cradle will fall,
and down will come baby cradle and all.
The Grand old Duke of York
Oh the grand old duke of York, he had ten thousand men,
he marched them up to the top of the hill, then he marched
them down again,
and when they were up, they were up.
And when they were down, they were down.
And when they were only halfway up they were neither up
nor down.
Up in the Air
Up in the air I fly, zoom, zoom, zoom a zoom, zoom,
up in the clear blue sky, zoom, zoom, zoom, a zoom, zoom,
zoom zoom, zoom, zoom a zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom.
Jack and Jill
Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water,
Jack fell down and broke his crown and Jill came
tumbling after.
Jack got up and home he trot as fast as he could caper,
he went to bed to wrap his head in vinegar and brown paper.
Humpty Dumpty
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the kings horses and all the kings men,
couldn’t put Humpty together again.
Open, Shut Them
Open, shut them, open, shut them,
give a little clap.
Open shut them, open shut them,
lay them in your lap.
Creep them, creep them, creep them, creep them,
right up to your chin.
Open wide your little mouth...
but do not let them in.
Shake them, shake them, shake them, shake them,
shake them just like this.
Roll them, roll them, roll them, roll them,
blow a little kiss.
Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Row, row, row your boat, gently down the stream,
merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily life is but a dream.
Rock, rock, rock your boat, gently to and fro,
look out, give a shout, into the water you go.
Row, row, row your boat gently down the stream,
if you see a crocodile, don’t forget to scream.
Row, row, row your boat gently to the shore,
if you see a lion there, don’t forget to roar.
Fly, fly, fly your plane, fly your plane up high,
merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily high up in the sky.
Here Is The Sea
Here is the sea, the wavy sea.
Here is a boat, and here is me.
All of the fishes, way down below,
wiggle their tails and away they go.
See Saw Margery Daw
See saw, Margery Daw, Johnny shall have a new master,
he shall earn but a penny a day because he can’t go
any faster.
Ring-A-Rosie
Ring-a, ring-a-Rosie,
a pocket full of posie,
a-tissue, a-tissue we all fall down.
Cows are in the meadow eating buttercups,
a-hiccup, a-hiccup, we all jump up.
Ring-a, ring-a-Rosie,
a pocket full of posie,
a-tissue, a-tissue we all fall down.
Fishes in the water, fishes in the sea,
We all jump up again 1, 2, 3!
Wheels on the Bus
The wheels on the bus go round and round,
round and round, round and round.
The wheels on the bus go round and round,
all day long.
The people on the bus bounce up and down …
The horn on the bus goes beep, beep, beep…
The wipers on the bus go swish, swish, swish…
Little Red Wagon
Bumping up and down in my little red wagon,
bumping up and down in my little red wagon,
bumping up and down in my little red wagon,
won’t you be my Darling.
Giddy-Up Horsey
Giddy-up, giddy-up, giddy-up horsey,
giddy-up, giddy-up go, go, go.
Giddy-up, giddy-up, giddy-up, horsey,
giddy-up, giddy-up Whoa! Whoa!
You Take Your Little Hands (The Wheels on the Bus)
You take your little hands and you go clap, clap, clap,
you go clap, clap, clap.
You go clap, clap, clap.
You take your little hands and you go clap, clap, clap,
you clap your little hands.
You take your little foot and go tap, tap, tap,
you go tap, tap, tap,
you go tap, tap, tap
You take your little feet and you go tap, tap, tap,
you tap your little feet.
You take your little arms and you go hug, hug, hug,
you go hug, hug, hug,
you go hug, hug, hug,
You take you little arms and you go hug, hug, hug,
you hug your Mum and Dad.
You take your little mouth and you go kiss, kiss, kiss,
you go kiss, kiss, kiss,
you go kiss, kiss, kiss,
you take your little mouth and you go kiss, kiss, kiss,
you kiss your Mum and Dad.
Take Baby Bounce home with you and sing when your
baby is calm, alert and awake and it is easier to focus on you.
These moments will encourage your baby’s interest.
During daily routines sing while changing your baby’s
nappy, dressing, feeding your baby or going for a walk in the
stroller. Daily routines are regular and provide opportunities
for your baby to hear songs over and over again. Repetition
helps your baby learn songs so they can anticipate words and
actions and participate with gestures and sounds.
http://www.hanen.org/Helpful-Info/Fun-Activities/How-toSing-with-Babies-The-Hanen-Way.aspx
When singing with your baby, watch for signs that your baby
has had enough or is getting tired. If your baby starts to fuss,
turns their head away, or does not look at you, it may not be
the best time to sing. Try again another time or perhaps try
a soothing lullaby that will calm your baby and lull them to
sleep.
Borrow the ‘Baby Bounce at Home: Songs for You and Your
Baby’ DVD from your local library.
The Benefits of Reading to Your Baby
It is never too early to start reading to your baby. Research
shows that children whose parents read to them when they
are very young; learn to speak, read and write more easily.
Babies may not understand the words you read to them, but
love hearing the sound of your voice and learn that reading
is fun. Reading is a wonderful opportunity to bond with your
baby.
Here are some tips to get you started:
• Read with your baby every day.
• Read when baby is happy and interested in what is
happening.
• If baby gets tired or restless, stop and try again later.
• Make up your own story rather than using the words on the
page.
• Babies like books with bright, clear and simple pictures.
Babies enjoy books about familiar animals, food, toys and
other babies! Board books are great for babies as they can
grab the pages, put them in their mouth and throw them. This
is ok, it is how they learn.
• Make your voice as interesting as possible. Use different
voices for the characters in the story. If there is an animal in
the story, make the sound the animal makes. This helps make
reading fun and enjoyable for your baby.
Baby Bounce is one of the most rewarding moments you
spend with a child and one that you will treasure for years to
come.
Recommended Reads for 0 - 2 Years
Hurry! Hurry!
Eve Bunting
Noodle loves to cuddle
Marion Billet
Maisy’s bathtime
Lucy Cousins
Colours
C. Prentice & S. Parish
Peek-a-who?
Nina Laden
Purr
Alison Lester
Baby faces
Margaret Miller
I see
Helen Oxenbury
I love colours
Margaret Miller
I hear
Helen Oxenbury
I touch
Helen Oxenbury
Ten little fingers and ten little
toes - Mem Fox
I went walking
Sue Williams
Playmates
Jane Tanner
Let’s go visiting
Sue Williams
Whose feet? Whose nose?
Jeanette Rowe
Bumping and bouncing
Alison Lester
Five little ducks
Dan Yaccarino
Dear zoo
Rod Campbell
I can
Helen Oxenbury
My little baby
Begin Smart
Five little monkeys
Zita Newcome
Cuddle time
Libby Gleeson
Dig dig digging
Margaret Mayo
Time for bed
Mem Fox
Brown bear, brown bear what
do you see?
Bill Martin Jr
Eyes, nose, fingers and toes
Judy Hindley
Baby gets dressed
K. Germein & S. Hutchinson
ABC for kids: families
Odette Ross
Spot loves his dad
Eric Hill
My first pets
DK
The feelings book
Todd Parr
Moo
Alison Lester
Spot can count
Eric Hill
Beep! Beep! Peekaboo!
DK
Look and feel
Catherine Prentice
I can eat a rainbow
Annabel Karmel
The wheels on the bus
Penny Dann
That’s not my bunny
Jez Alborough
My mum’s the best
B. Whatley & R. Smith
Grug 123
Ted Prior
Maisy goes to the library
Lucy Cousins
Recommended Reads for Parents
Annabel Karmel’s new complete
baby and toddler meal planner:
200 quick, easy and healthy
recipes for your baby
Annabel Karmel
Your healthy child: a practical
guide to over 80 childhood
complaints
Miriam Stoppard
100 ways to calm the crying
Pinky McKay
Baby’s first skills
Jo Frost’s confident toddler care First-time parents
Jo Frost
Miriam Stoppard
1, 2, 3, cook for me! : over 300
quick, easy, and healthy recipes
for babies and toddlers
K. Knight & J. Lumley
The complete secrets of happy
children
S. Biddulph & S. Biddulph
Sleeping like a baby
Pinky McKay
Pinky McKay’s baby massage
DVD
Organic baby and toddler
cookbook: easy recipes for
natural food
Lizzie Vann; photography by
Simon Brown
Toddler taming : the guide to
your child’s behaviour from one
to four
Christopher Green
Toddler taming: the guide to
your child from one to four.
DVD
Parenting magazine
Save our sleep toddler : a
parents’ guide to safe and
secure toddlerhood.
Tizzie Hall
Save our sleep: a parents guide
towards happy, sleeping babies
from birth to two years.
Tizzie Hall
The wonder weeks: how to
stimulate your baby’s mental
development and help him
turn his 10 predictable, great,
fussy, phases into magical leaps
forward.
Hetty Van De Rijt
Useful Websites
Name
Address
Tumblebooks
www.Tumblebooks.com
Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/
mackayregionalcouncil
The Little Big Book Club
www.thelittlebigbookclub.com.au
Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/
mackaylibraries
www.hanen.org/Helpful-Info/
Fun-Activities/How-to-Sing-withBabies
How to Sing With Babies
What’s On Mackay Mums
Sharing Books with Preschoolers
https://www.facebook.com/
mackay.mums
www.hanen.org/Helpful-Info/
Fun-Activities/Sharing-bookswith-Preschoolers
The Royal Children’s Hospital www.rch.org.au/kidsinfo/
Melbrourne Kids Health Info
Pregnancy Birth and Baby
www.pregnancybirthbaby.org.au
Early Learning Resources
www.resourcingparents.com/resources/early-learning.php
Kidscount
www.kidscount.com.au
Let’s Read
www.letsread.com.au/
Triple P
www.triplep.net
Baby Bounce details and locations
Charles Hodge Ave
p
Philli
St
Library
Mt Pleasant Shopping Centre
Artspace
Council Chambers
Library
Entertainment
Centre
Macalister St
Gordon St
Wellington St
Mackay City Library
Gordon Street, Mackay
Mondays 11am - 11.30am
Ph: 4961 9387
Mackay - Bucasia Rd
Gordon White Library
Phillip Street, Mt Pleasant
Mondays 9.30am - 10am
Ph: 4961 9300
Sarina Library
Broad Street, Sarina
Tuesdays 9.30am - 10am
Ph: 4961 9397
Council Office
Library
Victoria St
Mackay - Eungella Rd
Post Office
Council Office
Library
Johnson St
Broad St
Mirani Library
Victoria Street, Mirani
Mondays 9.30am - 10am
Ph: 4961 9231
Anzac St
Augusta St
Alfred St