...To play until you're breathless. To laugh until it hurts. To hug until you know you're loved. Now, you're Happy as Clams! Each song on this album is fun for the whole 'Clamily!' With accompanying games, movement, and just plain SILLINESS! Lena Pennino-Smith of Long Island, New York, and her friends and family welcome you to join their CLAM CLAN in this award winning album!
PLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
- Grabby the Crabby: There is a fiddler crab on you! Shake him off as you hear what he pinches next!
- Stacking Blocks: Play like ring-around-the-rosie! Hold hands, walk in a circle and when you hear 'Wobble, Wobble,' teeter on one leg and then the other, before you FALL DOWN!
- Hugh Stinkfoot: There are three things to do when you join this pirate crew: row the boat, scrub the floors and slap imaginary swords! Don't forget to march during the CHORUS! (And what is that smell? It COULD BE HUGH!)
- Fireflies: Fly around the room like fireflies, when you hear 'I think I will,' adults turn into 'CATCHERS' and chase their little 'fireflies.' In large groups, try like LONDON BRIDGE or even DUCK DUCK GOOSE.
- Cup of Jo-Jo: This song teaches pitch. When the notes soar high, hands go up! When the pitch goes low, touch the floor! Run in place when Momma 'runs around the town!' At the end, when the caffeine wears off, fall asleep!
- Lady Bug -- Hold your little ones and march around the room, when the lady bugs fly 'Up, Up, Up to the Sky' launch them up into the air! This can also be a parachute game played with little stuff animals (or stuffed lady bugs if you have them!)
- It's not Goodbye -- This song is a big thank you for the people you love! When you hear 'Thank you, Thank you, Thank you,' scoop up your loved ones and hug them like crazy! Then you'll be as Happy as Clams!