One Potato, Two Potato, Three Potato, Four

Keep eye contact and a steady rhythm alongside the simple action. You can also hold baby’s feet and gently cross them one on top of the other as an alternative

This song/rhyme is great for counting in a fun way with toddlers – repeat several times!

In a circle, everyone sits or stands holding one or two hands before them as a fist. One child is chosen to go around the circle, touching the top of each fist with their own as the group chants ‘One Potato, Two Potato…’ etc. When the chant reaches ‘more…’ the fist that is touched is ‘out’. This hand goes behind the child’s back and the rhyme restarts, continuing until only one fist remains. Last one in becomes leader or ‘it’