Heather (b.1975) wrote me, When I was a pre-teen in upstate NY, we did "Treasure Hunt" which is very much like "X Marks the Spot". We would try to see who could give the best goose bumps. The person singing would trace all the items mentioned during the song on another's back...
Treasure Hunt
Children's Song
We're going on a treasure hunt
X marks the spot
Three lines down, with a dot, dot, dot.
Comma, comma, question mark
Exclamation point
With a pinch
And a squeeze
And a tropical breeze
Now you've got the shivers!
Actions
-Lightly trace a squiggly
line down the spine
-Draw a big x on the back
-Make big lines down
across the back (L to R)
-Make all these items big
-Pinch the sides
-Open hands wider for a squeeze
-Lift the hair and blow
gently on the back of the neck
-Tickle the nape
line down the spine
-Draw a big x on the back
-Make big lines down
across the back (L to R)
-Make all these items big
-Pinch the sides
-Open hands wider for a squeeze
-Lift the hair and blow
gently on the back of the neck
-Tickle the nape
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Many thanks to Heather Z. for contributing this song!
Thanks so much!
