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Da Wiggly Caterpillar

Song type: Active, Finger play
Language: Scots
Age group: 0-2, 3-5
Audience: Children, Pre-birth, Pre-school, Toddler

How to use this song with babies

Hold baby facing you, sitting or standing. Rock them left and right and even gently up and down like the wiggly caterpillar!

How to use this song with toddlers

This song is a great opportunity to introduce finger play to your toddler. Sit facing your little one and wiggle one finger on each hand and wave your hands when butterly is flapping away. If they need a little help, you can put your hand over theirs and gently prompt them to do the actions.

How to use this song with 3 to 5 year olds

Pre-schoolers will want to get active with you to Da Wiggly Caterpillar! Jump and wiggle up and down, left and right and do big arm movements as the butterfly flaps away into the sky!

Da Wiggly Caterpillar lyrics

Dir wis wance a wiggly caterpillar

Dat wiggled an wiggled aa day

Ee wiggled over here an ee wiggled over dere

An ee never ever lost his wy

Dan wan day ee wiggled up a graet big waa

An ee stopped dere fur a while

Ee went ta sleep fur a long long time

An woke up wi a smile

Dan wan day ee opened 'is eyes

An ee began ta fly

Am a butterfly and a'll flutter-by

No more wigglin fur me fur me

No more wigglin' fur me

© Freda Leask

Funded by Scottish Government's Gaelic and Scots Learning Directorate