Hi Rebecca In english we had Kinder-Finger-Spiel things like 'This little piggy went to market...' and 'Round and round the garden runs a Teddy Bear...', etc. It's the same thing except in German. My husband plays the german ones and I play the english ones now with our son. He loves all of them. Regards Faye ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rebecca" <rpleimancpa@yahoo.com> To: <NIEDERSACHSEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 6:13 AM Subject: Re: [NIEDERSACHSEN] Kinder-Finger-Spiel >I have never heard of a "fingerspiel" until it came up > on this list ... but with this post its starting to > sound familiar from my childhood ... something that my > grandparents, older relatives did with the younger > children. (They were always saying funny things and > tugging my ear, playing with my nose. Didn't always > understand but I enjoyed it.) > > How do you do this? Do you sing a tune? > > Thanks, Becky > > --- RID1541@aol.com wrote: > >> Hello Listwer, >> >> Here is a fingerspiel I do with my Granddaughter, >> now 2, not quite the same, >> but similar. >> I am from Niedersachsen, Goettingen, it came down in >> my family. >> >> Geht ein Mann die Treppe rauf, >> klinge-linge- ling, >> klopf an, >> guten Morgen Herr Nasemann. >> >> Goes a man upstairs, >> dingeling, knock, knock, >> good morning Mr. Noseman >> >> Walk up either arm with your fingersor take turns, >> at klingeling, pull the ear lobe, >> klopf an, knock on the forehead. >> Guten Morgen Herr Nasemann, pinch the nose, >> all this is done lightly of course- >> Little kids love it. >> Greetings from Ingrid, Kingston, NY >> >> >> ==== NIEDERSACHSEN Mailing List ==== >> Helpful websites! >> http://go.to/hessen >> http://members.cox.net/hessen/telephones.htm >> >> ============================== >> Search Family and Local Histories for stories about >> your family and the >> areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the >> last 12 months. >> Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >> >> > > > ==== NIEDERSACHSEN Mailing List ==== > NOTICE -- To answer messages from the MESSAGE BOARD you > must click on the link in the message. This will take > you to the MESSAGE BOARD and you can click POST REPLY > to answer. Your reply will be sent back to the list for > all to benefit. > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx >