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Read moreTwinkle twinkle little star
What you need
Some space to sit or stand and do some actions, and your lovely voice!
Benefits
This is great for language skills and lots of fun! Rhymes are really important for children’s literacy and communication skills.
The experience
Have fun singing or saying the rhyme together. Make your own actions for the stars twinkling in the night sky. When you sing the lyric ‘up above’, reach up high. You can be as expressive as you wish.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star, how I wonder what you are. Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky. Twinkle, twinkle, little star, how I wonder what you are.
What about snuggling and talking to your little one next to the window while pointing to the stars at night? What colour are they? Can you count them?