The Nurturing Nest Family Child Care & Preschool September 2023 Music Dancing from Head to Toe    Jump, sing and dance along! Explore new rhythms, theme-related lyrics and instruments unique to the featured musical genre of the month. While dancing along to the music, children build coordination and balance as they learn to creatively express ideas through movement.   I'm Special Look at me, can you see I was made perfectly Exactly me Look at you And all you do You are different than me That's diversity You and me special, different You and me, one of a kind   Dancing Shoes (Instrumental)    In My Pocket I put my hand in my pocket You're never gonna guess what I pulled out I put my hand in my pocket You're never gonna guess what I pulled out A pencil, a penny, a piece of pepperoni A package, a paddle, and a pail of pink paint A peacock, a palm tree, a prickly porcupine A panda, a parrot, and a partly peeled peach A pizza, a plum, and a pickled patch of pumpkins A pickup, a pigeon, and a pig playing piano A pillow, a playhouse, a purple plastic platter A pony, a princess, and a pond with a platypus   Buttons I had a brand new shirt With three big blue buttons I counted them one, two, three Then climbed an apple tree Up, up, up I went Pop! Off came my button Down, down, down it dropped Then hit the ground and stopped I had a brand new shirt With three big buttons I counted them one, two, oh dear me! I can't see number three Tiptoe to the left Tiptoe to the right Yippee, there I see Button number three! Arms Are for Hugging Spread out your arms Wider than the sea Open your heart It's a simple as can be Because... Arms are for hugging When you feel sad Arms are for hugging They make me glad   Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes And eyes and ears and mouth and nose Head and shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes   See the Sunshine I see the sun warming up the sky Twirling 'round and 'round, 'round and 'round I see the sun warming up the sky Twirling 'round and 'round, 'round and 'round Come on dance like the sun Whoa oh oh Whoa oh oh Whoa oh oh oh I feel the wind blowing through the trees Bending side-to-side, side-to-side I feel the wind blowing through the trees Bending side-to-side, side-to-side Come on dance like the wind I hear the thunder rolling over the hill Rumbling over and over, over and over I hear the thunder rolling over the hill Rumbling over and over, over and over Come on dance like the thunder I taste the rain, falling on my tongue My mouth wide open, open, open I taste the rain, falling on my tongue My mouth wide open, open, open Come on dance like the rain I smell the flowers, reaching up to me Petals stretching, stretching, stretching I smell the flowers, reaching up to me Petals stretching, stretching, stretching Come on stretch Tall Yellow Hat I've got a tall yellow hat A tall yellow hat I like to wear it on my head Take it off Spin around Wave it high Lay it down   Wiggle and Giggle Wiggle your toes, wiggle your nose Then wiggle 'round and 'round Wiggle your toes, wiggle your nose Then wiggle 'round and 'round Just wiggle and giggle And have a good time Wiggle and giggle And have a good time Let me see you Touch your eye, then touch your thigh Then jump up and touch the sky Touch your eye, then touch your thigh Then jump up and tough the sky Brush Your Teeth Brush your teeth, brush your teeth Grab the toothpaste tube with a little squeeze It's time to brush, your teeth Brush your teeth, brush your teeth Brush the tops, the sides and underneath It's time to brush your teeth Lemme see ya brush side-to-side, side-to-side Side-to-side and side-to-side again Lemme see ya brush 'round and 'round, 'round and 'round 'Round and 'round and 'round again Lemme see ya brush up and down, up and down Up and down, and up and down again Lemme see ya brush 'round and 'round, 'round and 'round 'Round and 'round and 'round again Too Hot to Touch Too, too hot to touch Did you hear me now Too hot to touch Hands off, careful now That pan is way too hot to touch On the stove the pans are hot Be careful now it can burn your hand Keep your fingers safe   Counting Sheep If you want to feel your best, take a nice long rest Sleep all night long every day, then wake up to play Sweet child, show us how you sleep And count the sheep One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, let's sing it again One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten       Copyright - The Nurturing Nest All Rights Reserved