Animal Week at Rainbow Songs is Coming!
We’re halfway through the Fall term at Rainbow Songs – which means it’s nearly time for ANIMAL WEEK! Come sing songs about your favourite creatures with us – from Nov 19 to 24. You can DRESS UP in costume this week too. Children and adults alike are encouraged to wear animal costumes and bring their favourite stuffies to class. Don’t worry if you don’t have an animal costume – we have lots of great animal hats, masks and more to share with any child who would like one.
Mom and tot in animal costume
Rainbow Songs Classic Elephants Have Wrinkles is a great Action Song for Any Age!
In our music class, we’ll be singing along to kids songs like Elephants Have Wrinkles. This fantastic kids’s song incorporates actions to help you have fun together with your child, while simultaneously building language and social skills.
Children of every age can join in! Here are some ways to do Elephants Have Wrinkles actions with your child, no matter what age or stage they are at:
Baby:
- Help your baby lie on their back (if they’re comfortable doing so)
- As you sing about different body parts, point them out on your baby’s body
- This helps with face-to-face interactions and identifying body parts!
Toddler:
- When you sing about different body parts, point them out on your own body
- Encourage your child to do the same themselves
- If they still need help doing some movements, you can always help them along
2-4 Years:
- Trying doing a dance together!
- Point out the body parts as you go along and encourage your child to be creative with their dance moves
Have fun dressing up for music class!
Elephants Have Wrinkles
Watch our video and learn the lyrics to Elephants Have Wrinkles for Animal Week (November 19-24)!
Words and Music by April Kassirer
(published by Rock’n’Rainbow Music Publishing)
Elephants have wrinkles, wrinkles, wrinkles.
Elephants have wrinkles. Wrinkles everywhere!
One their toes. On their toes.
No one knows. No one knows.
Why-y-y-y.
Elephants have wrinkles, wrinkles, wrinkles.
Elephants have wrinkles. Wrinkles everywhere!
On their knees. On their knees.
On their toes. On their toes.
No one knows.
No one knows.
Why-y-y-y.
(Repeat adding hips, ears, trunks, eyeballs.)