The Gingerbread Man
(Tune: The Muffin Man)
Oh, do you know the Gingerbread Man, Gingerbread Man, Gingerbread Man?
Oh, do you know the Gingerbread Man,
Who ran and ran and ran?
He said, "Catch me if you can, if you can, if you can,
He said, "Catch me if you can,"
Then ran and ran and ran.
I can run like the Gingerbread Man, Gingerbread Man, Gingerbread Man.
I can run like the Gingerbread Man,
Now catch me if you can.
Five Little Gingerbread Men
Five little gingerbread men on the tray,
(place 5 fingers on one hand onto the open palm of the other hand-the tray.)
One jumped up and ran away.
("run" one finger away)
Catch me, oh catch me, oh catch me if you can!
I'm pretty fast, I am the gingerbread man!
Four little gingerbread men on the tray,
(4 fingers on the tray.. etc.)
One jumped up and ran away.
Catch me, oh catch me, oh catch me if you can!
I'm pretty fast, I am the gingerbread man!
[Continue to zero...]
No little gingerbread men on the tray
I will have to bake more on another day!
Gingerbread Bowl
Stir a bowl of gingerbread (stir as in a bowl)
Smooth and spicy brown
Roll it with a rolling pin (roll as if with a rolling pin)
Up and up and down
With a cookie cutter (pretend to cut cookie)
Make some little men.
Put them in the oven (put pan in oven)
Until half past ten.
The Lights on the Tree
Sung to: "The Wheels on the Bus"
The lights on the tree go blink, blink, blink,
Blink, blink, blink, blink, blink, blink.
The lights on the tree go blink, blink, blink
All Christmas Day.
Other Verses:
The presents at the house go rattle, rattle, rattle, etc.
The mom at the house goes bake, bake, bake, etc.
The dad at the house goes snore, snore, snore, etc.
The grandma at the house goes hug, hug, hug, etc.
The grandpa at the house goes kiss, kiss, kiss, etc.
Christmas Fingerplay
I am a Christmas tree growing up tall, (stretch)
But when I first started, I was this small (crouch).
Then I grew bigger and had branches this wide, (stand slowly, arms out).
And I made pine cones with seeds hiding inside. (fold hand for pine cone)
The wind shakes my branches, (shake arms).
And down those seeds fall, (flutter fingers downward).
To make new little pine trees for tinsel and balls. (point hands together for tree, opening slowly to form ball shape).
Two Little Candy Canes
Way up high on the Christmas tree
Two little candy canes winked at me
So I shook that tree as hard as I could
And down came the candy canes
Hmm, Hmm, Good!
I'm a Little Santa
Sung to: "I'm a Little Teapot"
I'm a little Santa short and fat,
Here is my beard and here is my sack,
On Christmas Eve I hop in my sleigh,
With a "Ho ho ho" I'm on my way.
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