This song is available on Rachel Sumner's I've Got Imagination. This song is also available as an Individual Song Download.
Little Ms. Muffet sat on a tuffet
Eating her curds and whey.
Along came a spider and sat down beside her
And Little Ms. Muffet said, "Hey, hey!
Chorus:
"Mr. Spider, Mr. Spider
Won't you come into my garden to stay?
Hey, hey, Mr. Spider, Mr. Spider
Won't you come into my garden to stay?
"See, I've got a problem the bugs are startin'
To eat everything in my vegetable garden.
So come out back to my little plot
'cause you could help a lot! Hey, hey!
Chorus
"So find a cozy place and start to spin.
It's the perfect relationship 'cause we both win.
You eat the bugs and I'll eat the peas.
Stay as long as you please! Hey, hey!
Chorus
Activities:
Younger children:
Learn the nursery rhyme "Little Miss Muffet" and act it out. All ages:
-- Spiders have some unique body parts. What purposes do chelicerae, spinnerets, and fangs serve? How do spiders eat their prey?
-- Learn about these four spider types: orb weavers, funnel web makers, wolf spiders and crab spiders. Take a walk outside or on a nature trail and try to see if you can find any of these types of spiders.
-- Hunt for spiders after dark in your backyard or outdoors. Hold a flashlight beside your head, just above your left or right ear, with thelight even with your eyes. Slowly move your head and flashlight together, scanning the ground and trees. When spotlighted, spider's eyes will glow in the dark with brilliant gold or green colors!
-- Take a hike outside. Count the number of spiders you find and describe their webs or where they were living. (Early morning is the best time for spider hikes because dew highlights the webs.)
This song is available on Rachel Sumner's I've Got Imagination. This song is also available as an Individual Song Download.
