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Thread #49743   Message #752274
Posted By: Jeanie
22-Jul-02 - 03:58 AM
Thread Name: Play-party game 'Punchinello'
Subject: RE: Play-party game 'Punchinello'
Yes Mark ! I remember that one, too - and miles away from Philadelphia. I used to play it at Brownies (which I think in the US are called Junior Girl Scouts ??) in Essex, east of London, England.

Everyone stands in a circle, with one child in the middle. The song goes: Look who comes here, Punchinello, little fellow, Punchinello little man,

What can you do, Punchinello, little fellow, Punchinello little man,

(The child in the centre chooses an action and everyone copies him/her)

We can do it too, Punchinello, little fellow, Punchinello little man.

I've just looked it up on Google, and it's interesting to see that the song comes up on two websites, one dedicated to teaching deaf children and the other to blind. The one about teaching blind pre-schoolers is fascinating: http://snow.utoronto.ca/best/special/OneIsFun/chapter_002.htm

Thanks, Mark - that song had stayed in the dim recesses of my dim brain - and I've found a very interesting website through it, too !

-jeanie