Fingerplay: Criss Cross Applesauce

Fingerplays help teach your baby many new words that they may not hear in everyday conversation. Fingerplays can also be sung without actions.

Related to: Hearing Words, Play

Criss cross (draw X on baby's back)
Applesauce (tap shoulders three times)
Spiders climbing up your back (tickle baby's back)

Cool breeze (blow on baby’s neck)
Tight squeeze (give baby a hug)
Now you've got the shiverees! (tickle all over)

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