Action Songs
Wheels on the Bus, with the actions. Works in line, a car seat or a meltdown.
- Ages
- 6 mo–5 yrs
- Play
- 3–15 min
- Prep
- none
- Mess
- barely any
- Energy
- lively
- Where
- anywhere
You’ll need
Nothing at all. Just you.
Optional
- shakersGet it on Amazon
How to play
Start one they know and do the actions big and slow.
Stop dead just before the last word of a line and wait. Most toddlers will fill it in, and the waiting is what teaches.
Do it again much slower, then much faster.
Let them pick the next one, even if it is the same one again. It will be the same one again.
Finish with a quiet one if you are heading toward a nap.
What it helps with
Make it different next time
- Sing it as a whisper, then as a giant.
- Swap a word for their name and watch their face.
Cleanup: None.
Three more like this
- Good for siblings
