(Tune: “Up on the Housetop”)
First comes the
butterfly who lays an egg. (Clasp
thumbs and wiggle fingers.)
Out comes a
caterpillar with many legs. (Wiggle index finger.)
Oh, see the
caterpillar spin and spin, (Roll hands.)
A little chrysalis
to sleep in.
(Insert right index finger in left fist.)
Oh, oh, oh, look
and see.
(Hands over eyes.)
Oh, oh, oh, look
and see.
Out of the
chrysalis, my, oh, my,
Out comes a
beautiful butterfly. (Clasp thumbs
and make butterfly.)
Activities: Let
children dramatize this song. Curl
up like an egg, wiggle like a caterpillar, twirl around to be a chrysalis and
flap arms and fly like a butterfly.
Make a butterfly
puppet from an old sock. Glue pom
poms to the toe of the sock for the eyes and mouth.
Turn the sock
inside out and glue a butterfly made out of felt.
Begin the song
with your hand in the sock. When
the caterpillar spins a chrysalis pull the top of the sock down over the
toe. Turn the sock inside out to
reveal the butterfly at the end.
