Knees up, Mother Brown – a song for getting little legs moving

What to try 

• If you’re tired of singing ‘Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes' or Wind the Bobbin Up’, try this cheerful song that encourages lots of kicking.  
• You can sing it while your baby is lying on their back or in a carrier kicking their legs independently.  
• If your baby is on their back, gently move their legs up and down in time to the song.
• You can scoop them up for a twirl on the last verse, if you fancy a dance yourself!  

Good to know 

To help your baby begin to understand where their body is in relation to other objects (the sense of proprioception), encourage them to move and experience lots of gentle touch. This helps them develop an awareness of where their body ends.  

A perfect way to do this is to sing simple action songs and gently touch or move their arms and legs in time with the music. 

Oh, knees up Mother Brown

Knees up Mother Brown

Knees up, knees up, never let the breeze up

Knees up Mother Brown. 

Oh, hopping on one foot

Hopping on one foot

Hopping, hopping, never stopping

Hopping on one foot. 

Oh, hopping on the other

Hopping on the other

Hopping, hopping, never stopping

Hopping on the other. 

And whirling round and round

Whirling round and round

Whirling, whirling, never twirling

Whirling round and round.