There Was a Little Mouse

Circle your finger on baby’s hand, and give tickles on their arm when the mouse runs up! (Just like ‘Round and round the garden’). You can repeat the rhyme on baby’s feet, and adapt the pace.

Circle your finger on your toddler’s hand and give tickles on their arm when the mouse runs up (Just like ‘Round and round the garden’). Now repeat the rhyme and encourage your toddler to do the same actions on your hand and arm! Don’t forget to squeak and miaow – toddlers enjoy animal noises.

Even though your child is a bit bigger, they will still enjoy a tickle rhyme! Circle your finger on their hand, and give tickles on their arm. When you repeat the rhyme, leave a pause so that they can add a big loud ‘miaow’. They might also like to crawl around and pretend to be a little mouse or a creeping cat!