Two Little Dickie Birds – how to encourage body turning with an action song

What to do 

1. While your baby is sitting down, sit facing them and say the rhyme ‘Two Little Dicky Birds’. 
2. Instead of flying the birds behind your back, fly them behind your baby’s back. 
3. When you do this, see if they try to turn and watch where your fingers fly off too.  

Two little dicky birds sitting on the wall: place both index fingers on your baby’s shoulders. 

One named Peter: wiggle one index finger "the Peter finger". You can show this finger to your baby and place it back on their shoulder. 

One named Paul: wiggle the other index finger “the Paul finger” and repeat the above step. 

Fly away Peter: slowly move "the Peter finger" behind your baby’s back and hide it. 

Fly away Paul: slowly move "the Paul finger" behind your baby’s back and hide it. 

Come back Peter: bring "the Peter finger" to one side of your face. 

Come back Paul: bring "the Paul finger" to the other side of your face.