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Suppertime! - Stories and Rhymes to Eat UpShare stories, songs and rhymes at mealtimes to feed your child's mind and body! Books and rhymes can also help distract fussy eaters. |
Babies
| Jelly in the bowl, | Rock baby back and forth. |
| Jelly in the bowl, | |
| Wibble, wobble, wibble, wobble | Gently wiggle baby's arms. |
| Jelly in the bowl. | Rock baby back and forth. |
| Cookies in the tin | Gently bounce baby on your lap. |
| Cookies in the tin. | |
| Shake them up, shake them up | |
| Cookies in the tin. | |
| Baby on the floor, | Gently bounce baby on your lap. |
| Baby on the floor. | |
| Pick him (her) up, pick him (her) up | Lift baby up high. |
| Baby on the floor. | Lower baby to the floor. |
*For this rhyme, your baby must be old enough to sit up independently. |
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Toddlers
by Jane Yolen, illustrated by Mark Teague
ISBN: 0439241022
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| One, two, three, four | |
| ______ at the kitchen door. | Say your child's name. |
| Five, six, seven, eight. | |
| Eating _______ off her (his) plate. | Name the food he or she is eating. |
Preschoolers
| Way up high in the apple tree, | Raise arms overhead. |
| Two little apples smiled at me. | Make hands into fists and shake. |
| I shook the tree as hard as I could. | Mime shaking tree. |
| Down came the apples and mmmmm! | Lower fists to the ground. |
| Were they good! | Rub tummy. |