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Thread #117245 Message #3896122
Posted By: Steve Gardham
28-Dec-17 - 10:53 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Child's rhyme 'I went to the barber's'
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Child's rhyme 'I went to the barber's'
The chant we have in our family is as 24 July 12, but the actions slightly different.
toddler, say 6 months to 3 years sat facing you on your knees. The fun for the child is in the anticipated 'drop' which can be delayed a little for effect. Holding onto the child's body or hands, child sitting. Chant very staccato and rhythmical, on 'plop' you open your knees and the child falls through but still held onto so it can't hurt itself. Repeated for as long as the child is still laughing or until you retire exhausted (more likely the latter).