The Itsy Bitsy Alien…
So, my daughter (6) loves for my husband and I to mess with songs to sing to her. We take regular songs like The Itsy Bitsy Spider or Frere Jacques or Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star and make them totally goofy.
Need an example?
(to the tune of The Itsy Bitsy Spider)
The Itsy Bitsy Alien came down from outer space/
He took out his ray gun and shot me in the face/
The people said “Hey! Go away!”
The alien said “meh”
And the itsy bitsy alien went back to space again.
or….
(to the tune of twinkle twinkle little star)
Sitting, sitting little cat,
My oh my you are so fat,
Sitting on my bed so round,
What in the world was that sound?
Sitting sitting little cat
My oh my you are so fat.
We make up silly versions on the spot depending on what we see and what we’ve done that day. It’s a great exercise in rhyming and word use, as well as just a fun way to play with music.
What silly things like that do you do?
