Thursday, October 8, 2015

Naughty Pussycat as a Game

The version of this little song I have used for years is different from the one I find all over the internet. This year I have changed mine a bit to make it even more fun. (see options below)

To use this song, (any version) as a game, choose one child to sit in the center of the circle. They will be the pussycat, and they will get to "Meeeeow" like a cat two times before they Scat! I praise them for their unique cat sounds.

Naughty Pussycat! (wag your finger)
       Child in center says "Meeeeow"
Messy kitty cat! (wag your finger)
       Child in center says "Meeeeow"
You have  (pizza, playdough, ice cream etc...) on your whiskers 
(fingers to cheeks, pull away showing whiskers)
Naughty Pussycat - SCAT! 
(toss your hands out with the word Scat)
Child in center scoots back to the circle, the next child becomes the cat.

The simple melody I use is
Sol Sol Mi Mi Sol,  
Sol Sol Mi Mi Sol, 
Sol Sol Mi Mi Sol Sol Mi Mi, 
Mi Mi Re Re Do

The kids love making suggestions for what could be on the cat's whiskers.

There is a popular version of this song all over the internet with these lyrics:

Naughty Pussycat
You are very fat
You have (butter, ice cream etc...) on your whiskers
Naughty Pussycat

... but I don't like calling anything fat, so I changed the lyrics

In past years I used a version of the song that went like this:

Naughty Pussycat
Go and catch a rat!
You have cobwebs on your whiskers
Naughty Pussycat - SCAT!