Hands,
feet and faces
Deze vuist op deze vuist
Dit zijn mijn
wangetjes
Hak en teen
Ik heb twee mooie oren
Klap eens in je handjes
Met de vingertjes
Twee handjes op de tafel
Zo gaat de molen
Last updated: 3/25/2015 11:16 AM
The songs below are part
of ‘Tingelinge
pannenkoek’ The Dutch collection
compiled, adapted, translated and illustrated by Dany
Rosevear
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Deze vuist
op deze vuist O This game is played with fists in a similar way
to ‘One potato, two potatoes’ but each time it is sung the movement is played
faster. It was written by Willem Wilmink
with music by Harry Bannink for a Dutch children’s
television programme: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHPcCMwq4aA Also watch at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sgl7x2efWKk and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aO0g008qAzY |
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Deze vuist
op deze vuist, Deze vuist
op deze vuist, Deze vuist
op deze vuist, En zo klim
ik naar boven. Put a fist upon a fist, Put a fist upon a fist, Put a fist upon a fist, And so I climb up to the top. |
Put one fist on top of the other getting higher
each time. Finish standing and stretching high. Sing three times making the movements faster on
each playing. |
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Dit zijn
mijn wangetjes O A song to help the youngest identify different
parts of the face. Watch at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qGIqo-SA10&feature=related Children stand in a space next to a partner. |
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Dit zijn mijn wangetjes en dit is mijn kin. Dit is mijn mondje
met tandjes erin. Dit zijn mijn oren, mijn ogen,
mijn haar. Dit is mijn neusje en
dan ben ik klaar! These are
my rosy cheeks and this is my chin. This is my
mouth and my teeth are within. These are
my two eyes, my ears and my hair. This is my
nose; it can sniff here and there! |
Children
point to each part of the face as it is mentioned. On the
last line rub noses with partner. |
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Hak en teen O Wear clogs to make this dance more fun while
learning the difference between right and left. Watch another clog dance at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cf3dQ1aJJQs Children stand in two rows facing each other. |
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Hak en teen en hak en teen, Je beide
handen op je knie. Hak en teen en hak en teen, La la la
la la laa! Heel and
toe and heel and toe, And clap
your hands then both your knees, Heel and
toe and heel and toe. La la la la la laa! En je rechter hand, je
linker hand, Je beide
handen op je knie. La la la
la, la la la la, la la la la la laa! Then you
clap right hand, and left hand please, And slap
your hands on both your knees. La la la la, la la la la, la la la la la laa! |
Point right heel and toe twice. Clap hands three times then slap knees. Point left heel and toe twice. Partners swing each other with right arms. Slap partners’ right hand three times then the
left. Clap hands three times then slap knees. Cross hands with partner and skip round on the
spot. |
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Ik heb
twee mooie oren O Ears are quite wonderful appendages and so useful
when learning and then singing a song. Needless to say there needs to be a
considerate approach for any children in class who may have hearing
difficulties. Watch at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLKL_DBpyRs&feature=related |
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Ik heb twee mooie oren, Één hier en ook één daar. Daar kan ik jou mee horen, Vind je
dat niet raar? En dit hier zijn mijn
ogen, Mijn wangen en mijn
kin, En mijn
kleine neusje, Dat zit er
tussen in. I have two
ears so brilliant, With one
here and one there. That I can
hear you when I want, What a
strange affair! And these
here are my two eyes, My two
cheeks and my chin, My mouth’s
here and my nose, why It sits
there in between. An alternative ending
preferred by the Dutch! (Mijn mondje en mijn neusje, Met SNOTJES erin BAH!!! My mouth’s
here and my nose is Full of
snot inside.YUK!!!) |
Touch
facial parts as they are mentioned. Shrug and throw out hands. Shake finger from side to side. |
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A song to cheer up the most fractious toddler;
the second verse translates as ‘put you hands on your angry head’. Watch at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Z385cJc_QQ&noredirect=1 |
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Klap eens in je handjes
blij, blij, blij, Op je boze bolletje allebei, Handjes in de hoogte, Handjes in je zij, Zo varen de scheepjes
voorbij, Zo varen de scheepjes
voorbij. Clap your
hands together cheerfully, Put your
hands upon your head just for me, Two hands
on your hips, Watch the
boats sail way out to sea, Watch the
boats sail way out to sea. Alternative endings: Two hands
on hips low, So sailing
boats go to and fro. Two hands
on your thighs, Like this
the boats go sailing by. |
Clap hands. Put both hands on the head. Stretch hands above head. Place hands on hips. With hands still on hips sway gently from side to
side. |
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Met de vingertjes O Play this game while
sitting at a table. Watch at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClEaMoy709Y and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtQA_pwJZD4 |
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Met de vingertjes, Met de vingertjes, Met de platte, platte, platte
handjes! With the
fingers, With the
fingers, With the
flat, flat, flat, flat hands so! Met de vuistjes, Met de vuistjes, Met de ellebogen, van
je pft pft pft! With the
fists so, With the
fists so, With the
el-el-el-el-elbows, then a pft pft
pft! Met het hoofdje, Met het hoofdje, Met de handjes in de lucht ! With the
head so With the
head so With the
hands up in the air! Met de voetjes, Met de voetjes, En dan een diepe zucht! With the
feet so, With the
feet so, Then give
a great big sigh! BOO! |
Tap both forefingers. Slap palms of hands Thump fists on table Tap elbows. Blow out cheeks and poke with
forefingers. Wave head from side to side. Wave hands in the air. Tap feet. Put arms on the table lay head on arms and give a
big sigh. Lift head and shout ‘BOO!’ |
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A lovely hand movement action rhyme with an element
of surprise for toddlers to play seated at a table, see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fj925_3NBfU For a different rhythm see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoLql9o-VC8 The actions are obvious from the words. Make a
strong drumming sound on the table. |
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Twee handjes op de tafel, Twee handjes in je zij. Twee handjes op je schouders, Op je hoofdje allebei. Nu maken we twee vuisten, Zo stevig als maar kan. Daar gaan we fijn mee trommelen, Van je
rommeldebommeldebom. Je duimen
zijn de dikste, Je pinkjes
zijn maar klein. Nu moeten alle handjes, Vlug op het ruggetje zijn. Vlug op het ruggetje zijn, Ik heb ze aan
mijn ruggetje gegeven. Van je 1
2... 3, Daar zijn ze weer! |
Put two
hands on the table, Then two
hands at your side. Put two
hands on your shoulders, Up on your
head they ride. And then
we make two strong fists, As strong
as strong can be. Now both
of them are drumming, With a
boom-de-boom-de-dee. Your
thumbs they are the thickest, Your pinky very small. Two hands
must disappear now, You have
no hands at all. You have
no hands at all see, Two hands
and fingers ten, But if we count
- 1 2 3..., Look, here
they are again! |
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Sing slow, sing fast; move slowly, move quickly. Listen at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oG8qXkLvhA&feature=relmfu Watch it played with a parachute: |
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Zo gaat de molen, de
molen, de molen, Zo gaat de molen, de
molen. Zo gaan de wieken,
de wieken, de wieken, Zo gaan de wieken,
de wieken. Round goes
the windmill, the windmill, the windmill, Round goes
the windmill, round and round. The wind
turns the sails round, the sails round, the sails round, The wind
turns the sails round, round and round. Zo gaan de handjes,
de handjes, de handjes, Zo gaan de handjes,
de handjes. Zo gaan de voetjes,
de voetjes, de voetjes, Zo gaan de voetjes,
de voetjes. Slowly our
hands go, our hands go, our hands go, Slowly our
hands go, they wave like this. Quickly
our feet go, our feet go, our feet go, Quickly
our feet go, they run like this. |
Stand in a circle. Roll right arm slowly round the left. Roll left arm round right quickly. Stretch hands up high and wave from side to
sides. Run very fast on the spot. |
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