The Good Stuff
By Ingrid Lilly and Michael Levine
Lyrics:
The good stuff
Dee dee dee dee dee dee dee
The good stuff
Dee dee dee dee dee dee dee
The good stuff
La la la la la la la
The good stuff
La la la la la la la
The good stuff
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
The good stuff
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
The good stuff
Da da da da da da da
The good stuff
Da da da da da da da
Activities:
Stick Song (rhythm, pitch, motor coordination, language – toddlers, ages 3-4): Tap your sticks to the beat while singing with your child. You can swap in different activities for each verse for the syllables (“run run run.. the good stuff) Other ideas are ski, fly, jump, roll, tap, hop, row, etc.
Lap Song (rhythm, pitch, motor coordination, vestibular system development –babies, toddlers, ages 3-4): Bounce your child on your lap to the beat and sing the first verse. Then swap in words like shake, lean, hug, kiss, tickle, rock, etc. (Shake shake shake shake shake shake shake the good stuff.)
Direction Dance (rhythm, pitch, motor coordination, language – toddlers, ages 3-4): Dance during the first verse. Then swap in whole phrases for the syllables as in the following examples:
Everybody jump with me, The Good Stuff
Everybody fly with me, The Good Stuff
Everybody wiggle with me, The Good Stuff
Take suggestions -- Other ideas: twirl, run, dance, shake, clap, hop, swim, etc.
Egg Shaker Song: Shake your eggs to the first verse. Then swap in whole phrases for the syllables as in the following examples:
The leg stuff , la la la...
The knee stuff , la la la...
The arm stuff , la la la...
Take suggestions for other body parts.
Syllable Explorer (rhythm, pitch, motor coordination, language – toddlers, ages 3-4): Pat your lap to the beat and sing the first verse. Then think of different syllables, as in the following examples:
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha, The Good Stuff
Bee bee bee bee bee bee bee, The Good Stuff
Wee wee wee wee wee wee wee, The Good Stuff Etc.
Animal Sounds (rhythm, pitch, motor coordination, language – babies, toddlers, ages 3-4): You could use this song to explore animals & the sounds they make, for example: “The cow stuff – moo moo moo moo moo moo moo, the cow stuff ...”