Artsy Babies: Dance Day!

Clipart by Krista Wallden of Creative Clips. Graphic designed on PicMonkey.

We decided to end our Artsy Babies series with some movement and dance.  We taught our participants a choreographed dance routine and had a super fabulously fun dance party under some strobe lights!  This was the 4th and final installment of the Artsy Babies program. 

This was our first time planning and facilitaing a program like this and we weren't sure what the level of interest would be. We recieved a great deal of positive feedback from caregivers that attended every session.  Caregivers mentioned how much they loved the music classes.

If and when we do this series again, we may focus solely on music and movement as we already offer an art program for babies called "Mini Masterpieces."

Overall, this was a really fun program to put together and I am so glad to have had the opportunity to try and offer something new!

Previous posts about the Artsy Babies programming series can be found by clicking on the links below.
Week 1: Music & Movement
Week 2: Art
Week 3: Musical Instruments

Welcome Song: Wake Up Feet
Credit: Jbrary

Wake up feet, wake up feet (touch baby’s feet)
Wake up feet and wiggle, wiggle, wiggle (touch & wiggle baby’s feet)
Wake up feet, wake up feet (touch baby’s feet)
Wake up and wiggle in the morning. (wiggle baby’s feet)

Wake up hands, wake up hands (touch baby’s hands)
Wake up hands and wiggle, wiggle, wiggle (touch & wiggle baby’s hands)
Wake up hands, wake up hands (touch baby’s hands)
Wake up and wiggle in the morning. (wiggle baby’s hands)

Wake up ears, wake up ears (touch baby’s ears)
Wake up ears and wiggle, wiggle, wiggle (touch & wiggle baby’s ears)
Wake up ears, wake up ears (touch baby’s ears)
Wake up and wiggle in the morning. (wiggle baby’s ears)

Book

This is a new board book series that we ordered for Artsy Babies, but alas, they did not arrive in time save for this one.  

Group Dance & Action Songs

We chose to sing these together, but you can use recorded music too!

Ring Around the Rosie

Ring around the rosy,
Pocket full of posies,
Hush-a, Hush-a,
We all fall down.

Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes

Head and shoulders, knees, and toes
Knees and toes
Head and shoulders, knees, and toes
Knees and toes
eyes and ears
And mouth and nose
Head and shoulders, knees, and toes
Knees and toes

The 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 through the town.
(Roll hands over each other) 

The wipers on the bus go "Swish, swish, swish,
Swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish"
The wipers on the bus go "Swish, swish, swish"
All through the town.
(Swish arms like windshield wipers) 

The door on the bus goes open and shut
Open and shut, open and shut
The door on the bus goes open and shut
All through the town.
(Open and close hands)

The horn on the bus goes "Beep, beep, beep
Beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep"
The horn on the bus goes "Beep, beep, beep"
All through the town.
(Pretend to honk horn) 

The babies on the bus say, "Wah, wah, wah!
Wah, wah, wah, wah, wah, wah!"
The babies on the bus says, "Wah, wah, wah!"
All through the town.
(Fisted hands in front of eyesand rub them like baby crying) 

The grown-ups on the bus say, "Shh, shh, shh,
Shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh"
The grown-ups on the bus say, "Shh, shh, shh"
All through the town.
(Put pointer finger to mouth to 'shhh') 

Hokey Pokey

You put your right foot in
You take your right foot out
You put your right foot in
And you shake it all about
You do the hokey pokey
And you turn yourself around
That's what it's all about

You put your left foot in
You take your left foot out
You put your left foot in
And you shake it all about
You do the hokey pokey
And you turn yourself around
That's what it's all about

You put your right hand in
You take your right hand out
You put your right hand in
And you shake it all about
You do the hokey pokey
And you turn yourself around
That's what it's all about

You put your left hand in
You take your left hand out
You put your left hand in
And you shake it all about
You do the hokey pokey 
And you turn yourself around
That's what it's all about

You put your whole self in
You take your whole self out
You put your whole self in
And you shake it all about
You do the hokey pokey
And you turn yourself around
That's what it's all about

Choreographed Dance Routine

Goodbye Song: We Wave Goodbye Like This
​Credit: Jbrary

We decided to teach everyone a choreographed dance routine to "Can't Stop This Feeling" from the Trolls movie.  We used the movie version with Anna and JT.

To see a short video of the dance click here.

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Dance Party!

I decided to purchase this awesome Strobe Light from Amazon and I think it was the best $10.00 I have ever spent!  It comes with a remote and several different light settings.  

Our participants had a blast dancing it out and the lights really added an extra element of fun!

The .GIF to the left is a demonstration of the strobe light and also serves as an accurate representation of how awesome life is at The Lawton Lodge.

*Note: This is the way that we decided to sing the goodbye song:

We wave goodbye like this
We wave goodbye like this
We clap our hands for all our friends
We wave goodbye like this.