Singing the baby

It occured to me today as I was singing the Babin up to bed that she may grow up feeling we are living in a musical:

We have a song for:

• Waking up (good morning, good morning from Singing in the Rain)
• Brushing our teeth (this is the way we brush our teeth to the tune of here we go round the mulberry bush)
• Climbing stairs (climb every mountian from sound of music)
• washing hands and face at the end of a meal (rub a dub dub - technically a rhyme!)
• Getting in the bath (if you're happy and you know it)
• Washing her body (wooah! Body wash! to the tune of that old bodyform advert song)
• Going to sleep (Lulla lulla bye byes)

Not to mention repeated renditions of if you're happy and you know it, wind the bobbin up, wheels on the bus, various songs from starlight express and anything else going round my head.

Mind you there is some american research into neuro science and development that suggests that singing helps to regulate breathing and calm anxiety, and aid learning not to mention my own urban barefoot research that its a fabulous distraction from potential dramas and is fun to do together, especially if there are actions!

So onwards with our urban barefoot musical, and any suggestions for new songs please let me know!

ps. particularly if there are any for shining my sink. x