Alligator Puppet

Mr. Alligator here is part of a set of animal puppets I received as a Christmas present a few years ago. (I owe my family members big time for helping me grow my music therapy instrument and prop collection when I first started my career!)  They are quite an eclectic bunch (the puppets, not my family members) and don’t have a whole lot in common, so I’ve struggled in the past with coming up for good uses with them.

Animal Puppets

Here they are in their little drawer: a lamb, parrot, rabbit, bear, mouse, and alligator.   See what I mean when I said eclectic?  They all live in different environments, so I couldn’t do a “forest” or “jungle” song…or could I?

That’s when I got the idea to combine all of those different environments into 1 song, using one of my personal favorites as a template.  Here’s my animal puppet version of “In the Jungle” — which can easily be adapted to include any puppets or stuffed animals you have lying around!

In the jungle, the mighty jungle
The parrot sings tonight,
In the jungle, the mighty jungle
The parrot sings tonight.

In the jungle, the mighty jungle
The parrot sings tonight,
In the jungle, the mighty jungle
The parrot sings tonight.

In the swamp, the mighty swamp
The alligator sings tonight,
In the swamp, the mighty swamp
The alligator sings tonight.

In the forest, the might forest
The bear sings tonight,
In the forest, the might forest
The bear sings tonight.

In the farm, the mighty farm
The lamb sings tonight,
In the farm, the mighty farm
The lamb sings tonight.

In the backyard, the mighty backyard
The rabbit sings tonight,
In the backyard, the mighty backyard
The rabbit sings tonight.

In the house, the mighty house
The cat sings tonight,
In the house, the mighty house
The cat sings tonight.

My students get such a kick out of making their puppet “sing” when it’s his or her turn during the song…but probably not as the kick my pup Sadie got out of Mr. Bear:

Sadie and the Bear

I can get away with a gratuitous picture of my dog because this post is animal-related, right? Ha! I’m curious: how do you get musical with puppets and animals? I’m looking for more ways to incorporate them, just because they are always such a hit. Do share!

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