pat-a-cake
Toddler hand-clapping
Pat-a-cake is a clapping game played with infants and small children, accompanied by a nursery rhyme: Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man.
The adult claps the child's hands together in rhythm while singing.
By extension, any overly gentle or playful interaction: Enough pat-a-cake—let's get serious.
Also spelled patty-cake.
Rhythmic palm strikes
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- childrenYoung human beings
- preschoolEarly childhood educational program
- kindergartenEarly schooling for youngsters
playgroup · interaction · imitation · learning · socialization · participation · memory · repetition
Rhythmic palm strikes
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
- tempoRate of musical performance
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- timingArt of choosing moments
pattern · sequence · chanting · syllables · syncopation · meter · call-and-response · sing-song
Metered poetic passage
- dittyShort, simple song
- jingleBrief advertising melody
- coupletTwo successive verse lines
- refrainAbstain from acting
lyric · chant · singalong · traditional · memorization · recitation
clapping
Rhythmic palm strikes
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- childrenYoung human beings
- preschoolEarly childhood educational program
kindergarten · playgroup · interaction · imitation · learning · socialization · participation · memory · repetition · instructions
clapping
Rhythmic palm strikes
timing · pattern · sequence · chanting · syllables · syncopation · meter · call-and-response · sing-song · musical
verse
Metered poetic passage
refrain · lyric · chant · singalong · traditional · memorization · recitation
giggles
Short, silly laughs
cheerful · lighthearted · silliness · delight · playtime · amusement · bonding · peek-a-boo · tickling · bouncing
- baby playpeek-a-boo, peekaboo, rattles, tummy time, baby gym
- childhood traditionsbedtime stories, bedtime story, birthday parties, birthday party, birthdays
- baby musiclullabies, nursery rhymes, lullaby, twinkle twinkle, baby shark
pat-a-cakeroughhousing
Rowdy physical play
wrestling · tackle football · dodgeball · king of the hill · war games
pat-a-cakechess
Strategic board game
poker · bridge · strategy games · competitive sports · video games