Singing Games Activity Book - Tony Chestnut

The "Tony Chestnut" activity book presents an engaging singing game for children, which combines music and movement in a playful way. The song "Tony Chestnut" features a catchy melody that guides children to tap different body parts in time with the lyrics. As the song plays, children sit with their legs in front of them and their knees slightly bent, and they perform actions that correspond to the words of the song. For example, they tap their toe, knee, chest, and head (referred to as 'nut' in the song) as these body parts are mentioned. Additionally, when expressing 'love', children cross their hands over their chest, and for the phrase "That's what", they click their fingers twice.

The game is structured in verses, where each subsequent verse omits the action for a previously mentioned body part, starting with the 'toe' in verse two, and so on. This pattern continues, making the game progressively more challenging and fun as the children remember which actions to skip. The activity offers flexibility in terms of how far the game can be taken, depending on the children's engagement and memory skills. Furthermore, the "Tony Chestnut" game can be adapted for use with musical instruments, where children can select different instruments to represent each body part and play them accordingly, adding an extra layer of musical learning to the activity.