Hokey Pokey Roll and Sing
For Day 22 of our 31 Days of Indoor Fun for Toddlers we had fun with this Hokey Pokey Roll & Sing activity! It is a variation of the silly Hokey Pokey song and Little Sister had a blast! She isn’t able to sing it by herself quite yet but she asked me to sing the Hokey Pokey again and again to her.
In this one simple activity, your child is learning about various body parts, in/out positional words, rhyming, and following directions!
Here’s what you’ll need:
-Painter’s Tape
-Soft Jumbo Dice (we have these and love them)
–Our Hokey Pokey Roll & Sing Printable
1. Make a large square on the floor with painter’s tape. Print off the Hokey Pokey Roll & Sing cards and put them in the Jumbo Dice.
2. Have your child roll the dice and identify the body part.
3. Start singing the Hokey Pokey song with the corresponding body part: “Put your feet in, put your feet out (while your child follows the directions of putting her feet in the taped square), put your feet in, and you shake them all about. You do the Hokey Pokey and you turn yourself around…That’s what it’s all about!”
Little Sister was putting her feet “out” of the square.
Checking to see what body part she rolled next!
This is Little Sister’s attempt to put her head in. :)
Having lots of fun!
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Oh my goodness! This is such a cute activity! As a music teacher, I love seeing different ways to enjoy songs kids already know.
So glad you like it, Kerrie! Thank you!!
Thank YOU!!!!….I took my lil guy out of daycare because he was getting so sick..and didn’t know what activities to do at home with him!! Your blog is a savior. Now his not bored with and going nuts with Mommy :-D <3
hi there. I am a teacher at a creche and have 10 babies in my class aged 1 to 3 years old. I would really like to have some educational fun with these bundles of joy in my class. They are super happy energetic little
whom make my day so special and I would love to give that warmth back to them. Do you have more ideas for me. please. Thank you. xxx
Hi Natalie! Thanks so much for your kind words! I have TONS of ideas for this age group…it’s one of my favorites! You can find more ideas here: https://www.icanteachmychild.com/1-2-years/ and https://www.icanteachmychild.com/category/ages-and-stages/2-3-years/