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Wiggle Like a Fishy! – Dance Song for Kids

"Wiggle Like a Fishy!" is a 1-minute movement song for children aged 2 to 6. Ruby and Ti-Mo meet the cateau vert family, the green parrotfish of Mauritius: children flap like Baby Fish, sway and blow a kiss like Mummy Fish, puff their cheeks like Daddy Fish and dance slow-then-fast like Grandpa Fish.

Updated 2026-11-01 · Version française : Frétille comme un poisson !

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What does this song teach?

  • Big and small movements: flap, sway, puff, wiggle
  • Following actions and changing speed (slow, then fast)
  • Family words: baby, mummy, daddy, grandpa
  • The cateau vert, a real fish from the lagoons of Mauritius

Wiggle Like a Fishy! – lyrics

The chorus is sung after each verse and again at the end.

Chorus

Wiggle like a fishy, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle!
Swim, swim, swim, and give a little giggle!
Splish splash, splish splash, in the big blue sea,
Wiggle like a fishy, dance along with me!

Verse

Hello, Baby Fish! Flap your hands like this!
Hello, Mummy Fish! Sway and blow a kiss!
Hello, Daddy Fish! Puff your cheeks and pop!
Hello, Grandpa Fish! Slow... and now don't stop!

Outro

Bye-bye, fishies! Wiggle!

How to use the song at home or in class

  1. Do the moves togetherStand up and copy each fish: flap your hands, sway and blow a kiss, puff your cheeks and pop, then go slow-slow-slow and suddenly fast!
  2. Play freeze fishyPause the song now and then. Everyone freezes like a fish in the water, then wiggles again when the music starts.
  3. Talk about the lagoonAsk: what lives in the sea? Parrotfish nibble the coral and even help make white sand.
  4. Bath-time fishiesSing the chorus at bath time and wiggle fingers like little fish in the water.

Printables for this song

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Wiggle Like a Fishy! Activity Pack

12 printable A4 pages: 6 colouring pages, wiggle dance cards, count the fish, a coral maze and cateau vert facts. English and French included.

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Questions parents ask

What is a cateau vert?

Cateau vert is the Mauritian name for the green parrotfish. Parrotfish have beak-like teeth, nibble algae off coral and help make the white sand on beaches.

What age is this song for?

It is made for toddlers and preschoolers aged 2 to 6, but older children love leading the moves too.

Is there a French version?

Yes. « Frétille comme un poisson ! » has the same story and moves in French.

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