Playing gives young children the chance to practice with pitch and stretches their vocabulary. There are also a lot of benefits to singing with children. Plus, it’s a fun game for very young children to bond over. When older kids play with younger kids, they learn patience, empathy and leadership skills.

Older siblings can also play the role of teacher, and help their younger brother or sister master the hand movements. and beat it with the sugar for the full five minutes so the cake will bake up light and fully rise. The song is also a perfect play your way to a deeper connection with your baby, toddler or pre-schooler. It balances out the sweetness and adds a nice, nutty flavor.

While the final line is being sung, each player first acts out opening and placing an item in the oven, then brings their arms in to rock a pretend baby.Ĭhildren’s songs with hand movements like the Pat-a-cake Song are a great way for young children to hone fine and gross motor skills.

Each player draws an invisible “B” in the air with their index finger.

The fourth line is a tricky one for pre-readers.

For the “pat it” portion of the third line, you and your child can use a flat hand to make a patting motion - pretending to smash down a ball of cake mix.

For the “roll it” portion of the third line, make fists with both hands and bicycle your arms one over the other, like you are rolling a blanket - or dough!.

The third line of the song is acted out, as though you and your child are each actively baking a cake.

For the first 2 lines of the song, each player claps their own hands together, then uses one hand to clap the other player’s alternate hand.

Feel free to add your own twist that will be special to your family - like a gentle poke in your baby’s tummy or big raised hands at the end of the song.

Some families really play up the “roll it” and “pat it” lyrics, making the “l” sound last a long time, and making a lot of patting motions for “pat it”. When teaching a young child the arm movements that go along with the Pat-a-cake song, it is helpful to go through the song several times hand-over-hand with your child until they get the hang of it. Tip for How to Play Pat-a-Cake with a Baby or Toddler: They will delight in their caregiver singing the song to them and making all the funny gestures that go along with it. No baby is too young to play, it can be one of your baby’s first games. Young children love all the hand movements, one-on-one attention, and happy lyrics that go along with the Pat-a-cake song.

I would recommend Phil and Naughty But Nice as your first stop when looking for a wedding cake with a difference.Pat-a-Cake, Pattycake, or Patty-cake - however you spell it - this sweet song is more than a classic tune - it’s also a fun game to play with babies and toddlers.

Phil has put a step by step guide on how he made it on the Naughty But Nice alo g with pics.but this is one of ours. Philippe worked so hard over the preceding weeks to make the base and source the correct colours for ribbon etc. We had no idea what the cake would look like until we saw it at the reception on the day.It was stunning.absolutely superb.and the individual patisseries were monogrammed with the happy couples' initials.It was the star of the show.We all ran out of adjectives to describe how wonderful it was. We decided how many cakes we needed (1 per guest) and the flavours we wanted.half fruit, half chocolate.and let Philippe work his magic. We met up with Philippe after Christmas and gradually formulated the idea of a tower individual patisseries.Philippe was brilliant at making towers but this was something new. We originally spoke to Philippe before Christmas 2016 about a cake for my daughter's wedding in June 2017.We had no idea what we wanted but we knew we didn't want a standard cake.

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