Articles about 'Circle Games'
June 29th, 2011
Jo wrote asking about a Lucy Locket Circle Game:
Hi
I remember the Rhyme…
Lucy Locket Lost her Pocket
Kitty Fisher found it
Not a Penny was there in it
But a ribbon round it.
But as a child I can remember playing a game where we recited this with one person walking round her friends seated in a circle on...
January 23rd, 2011
Sheila wrote from North Carolina asking about a circle dance song:
I sang this in kindergarten 55 years ago. I don’t know the correct spelling of these words, but this is what the refrain sounded like…
Mumbo, hot-toe, mata relay, relay
Mumbo, hot-toe mata relay relay roan.
It was a circle dance with one child in the middle,...
July 1st, 2010
“Pizza Pizza Daddy-O” is a cool circle dance game. Below are the lyrics to one version… many exist and you can add your own lines.
The kids stand in a circle and one child goes in the middle. The child in the middle is the one whose name they say in the...
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February 19th, 2009
Richard wrote to me recommending a Danish kids song site…
Hi
On this web page Rimogremser.dk there are several Danish kids songs with midi files.
Thanks for a good a good web-site ;)
Best regards
Richard
Thanks for the recommendation Richard. The site is nice! It has cool line drawings to go with most of the songs and tunes...
February 4th, 2009
LisaMarie wrote to me asking about the Ghanaian song Obwisana. I posted her email below, followed by the lyrics, an English translation, two YouTube videos of the song and finally a link to the score.
Here’s LisaMarie’s email…
Hi
I was hoping you could help. I’m training to be a teacher and for my...
January 23rd, 2009
Lorena wrote:
Hi,
I’m Argentinian, my grandfather was Polish and he would always sing a circle game song in Polish. Now that I’m a Mommy, I’d like to sing it to my daughter. I don’t remember it well. Since my grandfather passed away some years ago, I’m writing to you to see if you can help...
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