Jack in the Box

Jack in the box

Jack in the box, Jack in the box,
Quiet and still,
Will you come out, will you come out?
Yes I will.
(Encourage the children to crouch like Jack in the boxes and jump up on Yes I will. Next ask the children what they can do, they may start clapping there hands…)
My hands are clapping, clapping, clapping (begin to clap hands)
My hands are clapping just like this.
Jack in the box, Jack in the box,
Quiet and still,
Will you come out, will you come out?
Yes I will. (All jump up and again ask what can you do? Stamping feet? )
My feet are stamping, stamping, stamping (stamp your feet)
My feet are stamping just like this
My hands are clapping just like this.
Jack in the box, Jack in the box,
Quiet and still,
Will you come out, will you come out?
(And so the song goes on)

This can be done with children of all ages. As children get older you can begin to practice trickier moves for when Jack jumps out of the box.