Hippo Song Books

Hip Hip Hooray (Hippopotamus)

Mary Rice Hopkins
Actions in blue.

In the beginning, God made the sea
{spread your hands out to make a wavy sea in front of you}
And the forest filled with trees
{bring your arms up and out at the shoulders, hands pointed down, to make a tree}
He made the mountains up so high
{Bring your arms above your head and make a mountain pointed over you head}
And on the top he placed the sky
{Leave one hand pointed up and use the other to make a motion over the mountain for the sky}

God's fingerprints are everywhere
Just to show how much He cares
But in between He had loads of fun
He made a hippo who weighs a ton.
{Drop voice to a low deep voice} {Make your hands out like a fat hippo and hunch down}

Hip-hip-hip-hippopotamus
{Jump up and down as a "Hippo", with a low voice still}
Hip-hip-hooray God made us
{Raise your hands in praise and jump for joy, use a normal voice for this line}
Hip-hip-hip-hippopotamus
{Jump up and down as a "Hippo", with a low voice}
Hip-hip-hooray God made us
{Raise your hands in praise and jump for joy, use a normal voice for this line}

Writers: Mary Rice Hopkins
Publishers: BIG STEPS 4 U Song ID:408217
Copyright: © 1988 Big Steps 4 U (admin. by Music Services) All Rights Reserved. ASCAP

content borrowed from the website http://www.dltk-bible.com/hippo_song.htm


The crafts and words that are inside our Hippo Song Books are original creations from the kiddos themselves. I came up with the art/craft projects and allowed the children to make each project themselves. If you decide to do a project similar to this, just let me know! I'd love to hear all about your experiences.

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