How to Sing "Crack an Egg on a Head"

Singing songs with children helps pass the time during long car trips, waiting in line and any other activity that strains their patience. If you sense your children getting fidgety, sing a rhyming song like "Crack an Egg on a Head" to temporarily keep them from running amok. You don't have to be a diva, just be able to carry a tune and have a sense of the absurd.

Instructions

1. Perform the song's actions on the children while you sing. For instance, during the words "crack an egg on your head," gently tap the top of your child's head with your hands held together. Then spread your fingers out, mimicking the way an egg white spreads out from a broken shell.

2. Flutter your fingers down their backs for the lines "let the yolk drip down," "let the juice drip down" and "spiders crawling down."

3. Stand in a line and have the children in back perform the motions on the one directly in front of them. Speed up or slow down singing the words and see if everyone can keep up with the changes.

4. Make up other silly rhymes to go with the melody of "Crack an Egg on a Head." Change hand gestures to match the new words.

Tips & Warnings

• Research indicates that singing is good for the immune system. It activates antibodies and hydrocortisone, and increases pleasurable endorphins.

• Singing has other physical benefits like increasing blood flow through the lungs and body, improving muscle tone in the chest and abdomen and enhancing breathing capability.