Playing clapping games provides fun for children of every historic period. From the simple toddler game of "Patty Cake," to the more challenging "Down, Downwardly, Babe!" you and your friends will bask our collection of manus clapping games. We have included instructions when the games crave more sophisticated hand clapping.

If you are not familiar with mitt clapping games, hither are some easy Directions for whatsoever basic handclapping game:

Sit down across from your clapping partner. Choose your handclapping rhyme. Begin by clapping your hands together at the same time, and then accomplish out with your right hand to clap your partner'due south right hand. Next, clap your easily again. Now accomplish out with your left hand and clap your partner's left hand. Repeat. Handclapping on each beat of the rhyme.

Table of Contents

  • 1 Patty Cake Song
  • 2 Double, Double
  • 3 ABC
  • 4 Miss Mary Mack
  • 5 Miss Susie
  • 6 Miss Suzie
  • 7 Say, Say, Oh Playmate
  • eight Long Legged Sailor
  • 9 Apples on a Stick
  • ten A Sailor Went to Sea
  • 11 Lemonade Crunchy Ice
  • 12 Charlie Brownish
  • thirteen Down, Downward, Baby (Roller Coaster)
  • 14 Nobody Likes Me
    • 14.ane Related Posts

Patty Cake Song

Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, bakery's man.

Bake me a cake as fast as yous tin can.

Pat information technology, roll information technology, and mark it with a B.

Put it in the oven for baby and me.

Patty cake, patty cake, bakery's man,

Bake me a cake as fast as you lot can.

Whorl it up, gyre it up,

And throw it in a pan!

Patty cake, patty cake, baker'due south human.

Double, Double

Double, double, this, this.

Double, double, that, that.

Double this, double that.

Double, double, this, that.

Instructions:

Hold your hands upwardly, your fingers pointing to the ceiling. As you are saying the rhyme, turn your hands back and forth. Whenever you say "double," both hands face towards yous. Whenever you say "this," and "that," your palms face abroad from y'all. This is Not as easy to do as it sounds!

 Variations:  You tin can use almost whatever compound words. For instance:

Double, double, water ice, ice.

Double, double, foam, cream.

Double ice, double cream.

Double, double, ice cream.

ABC

ABC

ABC,

As easy every bit 1, 2, 3.

My momma watches MTV.

My dada takes intendance of me.

Oh ah I wanna slice of pie.

Pie too sweetness, I wanna a piece of meat.

Meat besides tough, I wanna ride a jitney.

Bus too total, I wanna ride a bull.

Balderdash likewise black, I want my money back.

Money too green, I desire a jelly bean.

Jelly bean not cooked, I wanna read a book.

Book not read, I wanna get to bed.

Bed not made, I want some lemonade.

Lemonade too sour, I wanna have a shower.

Shower too cool, I wanna become to school.

Schoolhouse as well dumb, I wanna suck my pollex.

Thumb besides dirty, I wanna ride a birdie.

Birdie to tiresome, and that's all I know.

So close your eyes and count to ten.

Whoever messes up is a big fat hen!

1, 2, three, 4, v, 6, 7, viii, ix, 10

Miss Mary Mack

Miss Mary Mack, Mack, Mack,

All dressed in black, blackness, blackness,

With silver buttons, buttons, buttons,

All downward her back, back, back.

She asked her mother, female parent, mother,

For 50 cents, cents, cents,

To see the elephants, elephants, elephants,

Jump over the fence, fence, fence.

They jumped so high, loftier, high,

They touched the heaven, sky, sky,

And didn't come up back, back, back,

Till the fourth of July, July, July.

Miss Susie

Miss Susie

Miss Susie had a babe,

She named him Tiny Tim.

She put him in the bathtub,

To see if he could swim.

He drank up all the water,

He ate up all the lather,

He tried to consume the bathtub,

But it wouldn't go down his throat.

Miss Susie called the doctor.

Miss Susie called the nurse.

Miss Susie chosen the lady.

With the alligator purse.

In came the doctor.

In came the nurse.

In came the lady,

With the alligator purse.

Mumps said the doctor.

Measles said the nurse.

Hiccups said the lady,

With the alligator purse.

Miss Susie punched the physician.

Miss Susie kicked the nurse.

Miss Susie thanked the lady,

With the alligator purse.

Instructions:

Handclapping your manus on each word equally follows:

  • Miss – clap ain hands
  • Lu – clap correct mitt with partner
  • cy – clap ain hands
  • had – clap left manus with partner
  • a – clap own hands
  • ba – handclapping partner's hands
  • by – clap own hands.
  • (pause) – clap own hands behind back

Repeat this sequence in rhythm until terminate of rhyme.

Miss Suzie

Miss Suzie had a steamboat.

The steamboat had a bell.

Miss Suzie went to heaven.

The steamboat went to . . .

Hello, operator.

Please give me number ix.

If you disconnect me,

I'll boot y'all from

Backside the refrigerator, at that place was a piece of glass.

Miss Suzie sat upon it and cutting her little . . .

Ask me no more than questions,

Tell me no more lies,

The boys are in the bathroom zipping upward their . . .

Flies are in the meadow.

The bees are in the park.

Miss Suzie and her boyfriend are kissing in the . . .

Nighttime is like a motion picture.

A motion-picture show'due south like a bear witness.

A show is like a TV screen.

And that is all I know.

Say, Say, Oh Playmate

Say, say, oh playmate.

Come out and play with me.

Bring out your dollies three.

Climb up my apple tree tree.

Slide downwardly my rainbow,

Into my cellar door.

And we'll be jolly friends,

Forevermore, one, two, three, four! (Handclapping both hands straight across with partner when counting.)

Say, say, oh playmate.

I cannot play today.

My dollies have the influenza.

Boo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo (weep, rub eyes)

My apple tree tree is dead.

My rainbow's gone away.

My cellar door is locked.

Forevermore, i, ii, iii, four! (Clap both hands directly across with partner when counting.)

Long Legged Crewman

Have y'all ever, e'er, ever,

In your long-legged life,

Seen a long legged sailor,

And his long legged wife?

No, I've never, never, never,

In my long legged life,

Seen a long legged sailor,

And his long legged wife.

Instructions:

  • Have y'all – clap your own hands
  • ever – clap right paw with partner
  • ever – clap own easily
  • ever – handclapping left hand with partner
  • in your – clap own hands
  • long – arms extended, left hand palm up, right hand palm down, clap partners
  • legged – left manus palm down, right mitt palm upwards, clap partners hands
  • life – artillery upwards clap partners hands palm-to-palm
  • seen a – clap ain hands
  • long – arms extended, left hand palm upwardly, correct hand palm down, handclapping partners
  • legged – left hand palm down, correct hand palm upward, clap partners hands
  • sailor – arms up clap partners hands palm-to-palm
  • and his – clap ain hands
  • long – spread own hands far apart
  • legged – clap ain easily
  • married woman – clap partner's hands palm-to-palm

Apples on a Stick

Apples on a Stick

Apples on a stick,

Makes me ill,

Makes my heart beat,

2-4-6.

Not because you're muddy,

Not because yous're clean,

Simply 'cause you kissed,

A boy behind the magazine.

Girls, girls,

Wanna have some fun?

Here comes Suzy with

Her hoop skirt on.

She tin wibble. She tin wobble.

She can exercise the splits.

But I betcha ten dollars,

She can't do this.

Close your optics,

And count to ten.

If you lot miss you lot start again.

ane, two, 3, iv, 5, half dozen, 7, viii, ix, ten.

A Sailor Went to Sea

A sailor went to sea, sea, sea,

To see what he could encounter, see, see.

But all that he could encounter, run across, see,

Was the bottom of the deep blue sea, sea, sea.

Instructions:

  • A – handclapping own hands
  • sai – handclapping right hand with partner
  • lor – clap ain hands
  • went – handclapping left manus with partner
  • to – handclapping own hands
  • ocean, sea, sea – handclapping partner'south easily three times

Echo this sequence in rhythm until end of vocal.

Suggestion: On "sea, sea, ocean" handclapping partner's hands, partners handclapping backs of hands, clap partner'southward hands.
Hand Clapping Games 3

Lemonade Crunchy Water ice

"Lemonade Crunchy Ice" is a clapping game traditionally played either with ii children or with several kids all together. To play the game in a group, the children clap three times later these words – "lemonade, crunchy water ice, beat it once, beat information technology twice." Afterward that the lines are repeated except children do not need to handclapping three times at the stop. The game ends by turning around, touching the footing, and so freezing. The first kid to move is out.

Lemonade, crunchy ice,

Sip information technology in one case. (Up Down Clap)

Sip it twice. (Upward Down Handclapping)

Lemonade, (Up Down Handclapping)

Crunchy Ice, (Up Down Clap)

Fabricated it once. (Up Down Handclapping)

Made it twice. (Upward Down Clap)

Turn effectually, (Turn around)

Touch the ground, (Touch the footing)

Kick your beau out of boondocks!

Freeze!

Variation:

Lemonade, crunchy ice,

Trounce it once, beat it twice.

Lemonade, crunchy ice,

Beat it once, beat it twice.

Turn around, touch the ground, FREEZE!

Charlie Brown

I went downtown,

To see Charlie Brownish.

She gave me a nickel.

To buy a pickle.

The pickle was sour,

So I bought a bloom.

The blossom was dead, then he said,

Downward, down, baby. Practice the roller coaster.

Sugariness, sweet, honey. (Lick your fingers),

No, No, No.

Just because I kissed you, (Kiss hand)

Doesn't mean that I dearest you. (Pat centre)

Shimmy, Cocoa pops. Show off your body.

(Stand in model pose and bound)

And Freeze!

Down, Down, Baby (Roller Coaster)

Down, down baby, down by the roller coaster.

Sweetness, sweet baby, I'll never permit y'all go.

Shimmy, shimmy, cocoa pop, shimmy, shimmy, pw!

Shimmy, shimmy, cocoa pop, shimmy, shimmy, pow!

Grandma, Grandma, ill in bed.

She called the doctor and the doc said.

Let's get the rhythm of the caput, ding-dong.

Let'due south become the rhythm of the head, ding-dong.

Let's go the rhythm of the hands *clap clap*

Let's get the rhythm of the easily *handclapping clap*

Let's get the rhythm of the feet *stomp stomp*

Let'due south become the rhythm of the feet *stomp stomp*

Let's go the rhythm of the hot dog.

Let'due south get the rhythm of the hot dog.

Put it all together and what do you get?

Ding-dong *clap clap* *stomp stomp* hot dog

Put information technology all backwards and what do you lot get?

Hot domestic dog *stomp stomp* *clap clap* ding-dong!

*Do the activity.

Nobody Likes Me

Nobody likes me,

Everybody hates me,

Guess I'll eat some,

Worrrrrrmmsss.

Fat ones, skinny ones,

Oochy, goochy gooey ones,

Ones that squiggle

And squirrrrmmmm.

Outset you cutting the head off.

And then you suck the juice out.

Then you throw the

Skin awaaaayyyy.

Nobody knows how girls

Can live on worms

3 times a daaaayyy.

Boom ba de ah da…..

Blast, boom!

Hand Clapping Games 4

Try i of our clapping games, or make up your own. Be artistic with the paw clapping, making information technology unique and difficult. No affair what your age, handclapping helps with coordination, teaches rhythm, and stimulates the mind. Have fun!