Dada & Me: The Body Song
Dada and Zayd sing about the body from head to toe, and ask who made all these lovely things. A music-free song for children aged 4 to 9.
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What is Dada & Me: The Body Song about?
Dada & Me: The Body Song is an Islamic video for children aged 4 to 9 in which Zayd and his grandfather, Dada, make a song that names the parts of the body, from head to toe, and asks who made them.
It starts with a playful game of pointing out eyes, a mouth and a chinny chin chin. Then Zayd has an idea: let's make a song about the body, all together. At the song machine, in go some medical books, a model of the human body and, to see what happens, a sweet.
The song is a question-and-answer game. Where are your hands, your feet, your fingers? Where is the thing you smell with? It's called your nose. Verse by verse it names arms and knees, the tongue that says please, the tummy, the thumb, the belly button that connected you to mum, the neck and chin, and the shoulders and chest that cover your gentle heart. It notices that our bodies come wrapped in different colour skin. A fast verse then runs through the whole body in order, from head, ears and eyes to ankles, feet and soles. And every chorus asks the same question: who was it that made us with all these lovely things we use every day? The answer is Allah, with His mercy and love.
It teaches young children the names of the parts of the body, that each one is a blessing from Allah, and that a beautiful inside matters as much as the outside. This version is music-free: the song is sung with voices only.
What your child will learn
- Allah made every part of our bodies.
- Each part of the body is a blessing we use every day.
- Allah made people with skin of many different colours.
- A kind heart inside matters as much as how we look outside.
Talk about it afterwards
- How many parts of the body can you name from the song?
- What do you use your hands for every day?
- Why do you think Allah made people with different colour skin?
- How can we say thank you to Allah for our bodies?
Words to know
- Dada
- Grandad, a word for a grandfather in many South Asian families.
Frequently asked questions
What age is Dada & Me: The Body Song suitable for?
Children aged 4 to 9. The youngest can learn the names of the parts of the body, and older children can join in the fast verse.
What does Dada & Me: The Body Song teach children?
The names of the parts of the body, from head to toe, and that Allah made each one as a blessing.
Does Dada & Me: The Body Song have music?
No. This version is music-free, sung with voices only.
