A fun song where the child will experience fast and slow beat patterns through a knee bounce.
FOCUS AREAS: [active listening] [bouncing] [low energy]
Source: Derived from the 1953 song "Bimbo" by Jim Reeves.
One song, many ways:
- What are some other ways you can demonstrate a steady beat when holding a child?
- Babies lying down: tapping their knees or their tummies to the beat, then for the "see" part you can twinkle your fingers above them, then tickling them for the final line "gonna see a baby riding on a pony!"
- Toddlers if standing independently: Can you demonstrate a simple bounce by bopping your body up and down? They can mimick your actions, then for "see" - they can twinkle their hands in the air. For the final line they can roll their arms or you can tickle their tummies.
Lyrics:
Bimbo bimbo where you gonna go-eo,
Bimbo bimbo whatcha gonna do-eo.,
Bimbo bimbo whatcha gonna see?
[spoken quickly] Gonna see a baby riding on a pony!
