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Hello With My Elbow

Hello with my elbow! Hello with my toe! A circle-time hello song that starts silly and ends sitting calmly.

Ages 2–6Circle time2:00Video and moves

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Children and the Dragon on a round rug, bumping elbows with their neighbours.
A still from the Hello With My Elbow video. Animation made with AI tools.

What this song is about

Hello With My Elbow is a good-morning song for circle time. Instead of one wave, children say hello with every part of their body: an elbow bump with a neighbour, a toe tap, a wiggling nose, knocking knees, bouncing eyebrows, popping thumbs. Then with different voices: a whisper, a squeak, a polite dragon "rawr" and a great big hello. It is silly on purpose, which helps shy children join in without having to speak first.

Waving to the left and the right builds body awareness, and the song has a classroom-management trick hidden at the end. The bridge slows right down: sit down criss-cross, hands in your lap, eyes on the circle. By the final chorus everyone is seated and quiet and ready for the next activity, without a grown-up having to ask. It works at home too, as a cheerful way to start the day with siblings or a playdate.

Sung and danced with the Dragon, our mascot who learns new things alongside children.

Learn the moves

Each step shows when it first comes up in the song. Every move works standing or sitting down.

  1. Children and the Dragon on a round rug, bumping elbows with their neighbours.
    Hello with my elbow! Bump, bump! (0:11 in the video)

    Step 1: Elbow bump

    First at 0:10

    Turn to your neighbour and bump elbows gently: bump, bump!

  2. Children sliding a foot out to tap toes with a neighbour.
    Hello with my toe! Tap, tap! (0:13 in the video)

    Step 2: Toe tap

    First at 0:12

    Slide your foot out and tap toes with your neighbour: tap, tap!

  3. Everyone making a big O shape with their arms above their heads.
    All my friends in a big round O. (0:17 in the video)

    Step 3: A big round O

    First at 0:16

    Make a big O with your arms over your head.

  4. Step 4: Nose, knees, eyebrows, thumbs

    First at 0:23

    Wiggle your nose, knock your knees gently, bounce your eyebrows, then pop your hands up.

  5. The Dragon giving a small happy roar while the children raise their paws.
    Dragon hello! Rawr! (0:42 in the video)

    Step 5: Dragon hello

    First at 0:41

    Paws up, a tiny polite "rawr", then a hand by your mouth. Finish with a great big hello and arms wide.

  6. Everyone sitting cross-legged on the rug with hands in their laps.
    Now we sit down, criss-cross slow. (1:15 in the video)

    Step 6: Sit down criss-cross

    First at 1:14

    Sit down slowly with legs crossed, hands in your lap, then look at the middle of the circle.

Lyrics

The words as sung. The bits in brackets are the echoes to shout back.

Intro

(Hello!)

Chorus

Hello with my elbow! (Bump, bump!)Hello with my toe! (Tap, tap!)Hello, all my friends in a big round O,Wiggle, giggle, here we go!

Verse 1

Nose says hello! (Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle)Knees say hello! (Knock, knock, knock)Eyebrows say hello! (Bounce, bounce, bounce)Thumbs say hello! (Pop, pop, pop)

Chorus

Hello with my elbow! (Bump, bump!)Hello with my toe! (Tap, tap!)Hello, all my friends in a big round O,Wiggle, giggle, here we go!

Verse 2

Whisper hello... (hello...)Squeaky hello! (Hel-lo!)Dragon hello! (Rawr!)Great big hello! (Hello!)

Chorus

Hello with my elbow! (Bump, bump!)Hello with my toe! (Tap, tap!)Hello, all my friends in a big round O,Wiggle, giggle, here we go!

Verse 3

Wave to the left, wave, wave, wave,Wave to the right, wave, wave, wave,Wave to the window, wave to the door,Wave to the teacher, and wave once more!

Bridge

Now we sit down, criss-cross slow,Hands in my lap, (shh) nice and low,Eyes on the circle, ready to go...

Final Chorus

Hello with my elbow! (Bump, bump!)Hello with my toe! (Tap, tap!)Hello, all my friends in a big round O...(Hello!)(Hello!)

Questions parents ask

How does the song help with circle time?

It starts with movement and silly voices to get everyone's attention, then slows down so that children are sitting calmly with their hands in their laps by the last chorus.

What if children don't want to touch?

Elbow bumps and toe taps can be done in the air or with your own other hand. The song works just as well without contact.

What age is it for?

Ages 2 to 6, at home, in nursery, preschool or kindergarten.

Music and vocals made with AI. Lyrics, moves and animation by our team, with AI tools. Words and moves are original to Dragon Kids Land.

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