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Type: Crafts
Skills: Play & Creativity,
Social & Emotional Skills
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Consistent relationships are all about bonding with your child and showing them that you're there for them. It's important to have one-on-one time, and singing a song with them is the perfect opportunity for that one-on-one time. In this activity, you'll learn how to make some simple props to make the song, "Itsy Bitsy Spider" an interactive and sensory experience for your child.
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What We Learn |
Give your child one-on-one attention & talk with him consistently
Spend lots of time playing together
Pay attention to your child's cues & respond accordingly
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Supply List |
Rain Stick:
Paper towel roll
Golf tees or toothpicks
Beads
Duct tape
Spider:
Sock
Marker
Sun:
Yellow construction paper
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How-To |
Rain Stick:
Begin with an empty paper towel roll. Push several golf tees or toothpicks in through the sides of the paper towel roll in a staggered pattern, all the way up the roll.
Cover the outside of the paper towel roll with duct tape, making sure that you cover all the golf tees or toothpick heads. For safety reasons, make sure to place several layers of duct tape around the roll in order to ensure the heads are not exposed and to stabilize the roll from crushing.
Cover the bottom end of the paper towel roll with paper, then secure that end with duct tape. Pour several medium-sized beads into the paper towel roll (approximately 20-25 beads). Cover the top end of the paper towel roll with paper first and then secure with duct tape.
Your rain stick is now ready to begin making the sounds of falling rain drops. You can decorate the outside of the rain stick by using construction paper or colored masking tape.
Spider:
Take an old sock and fill the inside with tissues or another sock rolled up into a ball. That portion of the sock will form the spider's head.
Next, tie a knot in the middle of the sock to keep the shape of the spider's head. You can draw the spider's eyes on the head of the sock by using a dark colored marker.
You can create legs for the spider by cutting the open end of the sock to create eight strips or legs.
Sun:
To create a sun, simply draw and cut out the shape of the sun using yellow construction paper. You can attach a stick to the sun so it's easier to pick up.
When singing "Itsy Bitsy Spider" with your child, when you come to the part of the song that talks about the spider, show your baby the spider, let her feel it, let it touch her arms, legs, feet, etc. Then when the song gets to the part about the rain falling, turn the rain stick over and let your baby hear the sound of the beads falling, engaging her audio senses the whole time. Finally, when you come to the part of the song that talks about the sun, show your baby the sun, letting her touch it and move it around. These props can really bring the song to life for your infant, making it an interactive experience for your baby.
Itsy Bitsy Spider Lyrics:
The itsy bitsy spider climbed up the waterspout.
Down came the rain, and washed the spider out.
Out came the sun, and dried up all the rain
So the itsy bitsy spider climbed up the spout again.
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