Jack Be Nimble

• Learn the nursery rhyme:

Jack Be Nimble

Jack Be Quick

Jack jump over the candlestick!

• Jump over the candlestick!
  1. Set a small tea light or other candle (unlit, of course) on the floor.
  2. As you say the rhyme, let the kids be Jack jumping over the candlestick. My 2-year-old liked doing this over and over and over!

Snack Idea: Edible candlesticks … place a stick pretzel into a banana slice

Jump!

• Play with a jump rope.
• Play with a jack-in-the-box if you have one. Count how many turns of the handle it takes to make Jack jump!
• Jumping Jack Coloring
  1. Print out and color the jack-in-the-box coloring page below.
  2. Finish by writing a letter J inside the star.
  3. If the kids are full of energy, put the crayons at one end of the room and have them JUMP to get one crayon, then JUMP back to color with it. Repeat for each color

• Be a Jack-in-the-Box
  1. Let the kids get into a large cardboard box with a lid.
  2. Pretend to turn the handle.
  3. Sing the tune to "Pop Goes the Weasel" (click the link for music) and let the kids “POP” out!
• Count down from 10 to 1, then jump as high as you can.
• Have Jumping Races
  • in a pillowcase
  • 3-legged race
  • jump backwards
  • one foot
  • big & little jumps
  • loud jumps & quiet/tip-toe jumps