I spend a lot of time singing to Little Miss Muffet, who is now (unbelievably!) almost 4 months old. Typically, I will start out with a traditional song, but often by the fourth or fifth time through, I start changing the words. One night, while singing her to sleep, I heard myself come out with, "Rock-a-bye, monkey in the treetop." That was pretty cute, I thought, so I plugged in a few other two-syllable animals. By the time the baby was asleep, I had been inspired to create a new flannel board.
For the sake of this post, I chose animals for whom I could find easily recognizable silhouettes, and whose names would fit the rhythm of the song. I would still like to find a cleaner silhouette of a cradle, but the blue one pictured will do for now.
Rock-a-bye, kitten...
Rock-a-bye, piglet...
Rock-a-bye, puppy...
Rock-a-bye, rabbit...
This adaptation of the familiar lullaby would make a nice ending to an evening pajama story time, or to any story time about animals.
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