Tumblelight Garden · for parents and caregivers

My Turn, Your Turn

A song for practicing turn-taking: ask for a turn, wait for a turn, and say thank you. The calm bridge teaches a waiting trick: smell the flower (breathe in slowly), blow the candle (breathe out).

Actions: point to yourself on "my turn" and to a friend on "your turn", sway arms like a clock on "tick-tock", both arms up on "DING!", and tap your toes in verse 3.

Chorus

My turn! Your turn! Wait and see!
First it's you, and then it's me!
My turn! Your turn! One by one!
Taking turns is fun, fun, fun!
Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock, DING!
Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock, DING!

Verse 1

Piko's on the swing, whee, whee, whee!
Rumi asks, can I have a turn, please?
Piko says, five more, then you!
Whee, whee, whee, whee, whee! Woo-hoo!

Verse 2

Luma rolls the ball, roll, roll, roll!
Rumi rolls it back, roll, roll, roll!
Back and forth, now nice and slow,
Your turn, my turn, here we go!

Chorus

My turn! Your turn! Wait and see!
First it's you, and then it's me!
My turn! Your turn! One by one!
Taking turns is fun, fun, fun!
Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock, DING!
Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock, DING!

Bridge

Waiting can be hard, it's true.
Here's a trick that we can do:
Smell the flower, breathe in slow,
Blow the candle, whoo, let go!
Smell the flower, breathe in slow,
Blow the candle, whoo, let go!

Verse 3

Now Piko waits, tap, tap, tap!
Tippy-toes go tap, tap, tap!
Your turn! Rumi says. Hooray!
Thank you! Piko says. Let's play!

Chorus

My turn! Your turn! Wait and see!
First it's you, and then it's me!
My turn! Your turn! One by one!
Taking turns is fun, fun, fun!
Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock, DING!
Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock, DING!

Outro

Your turn, my turn, hooray!