To Market, To Market
To market, to market, to buy a fat pig,
Home again, home again, dancing a jig;
To market, to market, to buy a fat hog;
Home again, home again, jiggety-jog;
To market, to market, to buy a plum bun,
Home again, home again, market is done.


I'm Bouncing
I'm bouncing, bouncing everywhere,
I bounce and bounce into the air,
I'm bouncing, bouncing like a ball,
I bounce and bounce, and then I fall.


It's a Small World
It's a small world afterall,
It's a small world afterall,
It's a small world afterall
It's a small, small world.

Add your own lyrics:
"(Child's name) a baby after all..."
"Mommy loves you after all..."
Etc.


Introduce Your Child to Different
Music
Listen to a different type of music with
your child than you normally listen to.
You can  borrow music from the local
library or download songs online. Tribal
tunes are great for hearing different
drum beats, cymbals, and other
instrumental sounds.

Bang Bang
Pots and pans are fun to bang
with a spoon like a drum. Clang
the lids together and you have
cymbals. Start with one pot and
one lid. Put some chunky plastic
beads or blocks in the pot for
your infant to fill and dump. Add
another pot of a different size and
let your child discover which lid
fits on which pot.


Find the Noise
Use a noisemaker (such as a
rattle) and shake it close to your
infant's ear. Give him a chance to
turn his head towards the noise
before shaking it again in a
different location.


Squeak Toys and Rattles
Play with an assortment of
squeak toys and rattles. Show
your child how to shake the
rattles to different beats, how to
shake softly, loudly, fast, and
slowly.

Bean Music
Let your child make
"music" by moving his
hands through a mixing
bowl full of hard beans.
Show him how to lift a
handful of beans up high
and let them fall a few at
a time into the bowl (as
in falling rain).

Sounds all Around
Listen to the sounds
around you and explain
the sounds to your child
(Ex. "Do you hear the
horn?") Sounds are
everywhere - car horns,
birds singing, babies
crying, etc.)

Face to Face Interaction:
Whistle for your infant. Sit him
on your lap and whistle a tune
that he is already familiar with
(e.g. Twinkle, Twinkle Little
Star). He will watch your mouth
in amazement.