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social
Pat-a-Cake & Wave Bye
Best Age
Best Age
wk 39–56
Category
Play
Audio Track & Sing-Along Available in BabyNook
Listen to the full song, vocal melody, and soothing instrumental tracks directly in the BabyNook app.
About this play
Action songs and social gestures like waving 'bye-bye' and clapping are how babies learn that communication includes the whole body. Repeating the same rhymes and gestures daily helps your baby anticipate and then join in, building memory, imitation, and the social rituals of greeting and play.
How to do it (Step by step)
- Sing pat-a-cake, guiding their hands to clap.
- Wave 'bye-bye' every time someone leaves.
- Pause mid-rhyme and let them fill in the action.