CLAPS
Balloon
Pretending to blow up a big balloon, you put your hands to your mouth and puff laboriously. Then, spread
your hands slowly apart with each puff, finally the balloon bursts and you clap your hands together yelling,
"BANG! "
Banana Salute
Everyone pretends to peel a banana and then squish it on their forehead and make the noise, Bluuurp! (put
your tongue between your lips and blow, letting your lips vibrate)
Big Hand
M.C. says, "Let's give that skit a really big hand! Everyone silently holds out one arm with the palm of
their hand facing out, showing their hand.
Clam
Hold the palms of your hands together at the wrist, one on top of the other. Open and close your hands
keeping your wrists together to imitate a clam, opening and closing at the hinge. (curve your fingers)
Click-Clap
Ask the audience to find their two longest fingernails on each hand. Hook them together, and then when
everyone is silent, count to three and pull them apart simultaneously to make a clicking noise.
Flower cheer
Imitating a flower growing, you rise up slowly with your arms above your head and palms together, pausing
part way. You look around, then quickly stand up straight, letting your arms open up like a flower, yelling
"sproooooiiing"
Coordination clap
Rub your stomach in a circular motion with one hand and tap the top of your head with the other hand.
Crickets (see snaps)
Crocodile
Hold your arms straight with one arm up and the other one down like the mouth of a crocodile. Clap your
hands together to imitate the snapping jaws of the crocodile.
Desert Clap.. yucca, yucca, yucca.
Ask the audience if they've ever seen the tall yucca plants that grow out in the desert. Quickly explain what
they look like and then do the yucca clap. Standing straight, with your feet together and your arms at your
sides, say the words, "Yucca, Yucca, Yucca" while bending your knees and arms at the same time. It should
sound like a silly laugh.
Firecracker
Similar to the flower cheer, only hold your palms together in front of you, send on
hand up into the air like a rocket going up (swoosh), follow it with the other (swoosh),
pause, then clap both hands together above your head and continue down with
snapping fingers.
Golf
The M.C. Tmitates teeing-off at the golf course. They hit the ball and yell, "four! "
watch the ball land and then everyone gently claps their hands together.
Heart and Sole
Using your hands, gently tap your heart with your left hand and-the sole of your right
shoe with your right hand. (Bend your right leg behind you to make this easier)
Jaws
The same as the Crocodile clap. You can do variations by making momma Jaws (like
the clam), Baby Jaws (use index finger and thumb), Grandpa Jaws (like the clam, only
turn your fingers under as though his teeth are missing).
Ketchup
,
Everyone makes a fist with one hand and slaps the side of their fist with the other
hand, as if trying to coax ketchup from a bottle.
Mosquito
z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z (trace the flight of the mosquito with your finger or eyes), clap once
for the swat.
Opera
Everyone holds their left hand, palm up and gently claps their right hand onto it
saying, "bravo", "very nice".
Patty-cake
Everyone in the audience holds their arms bent at their sides and claps hands with
the people sitting on either side of them.
Round of applause
Clap your hands while holding your arms straight and moving your hands in a wide
circular motion.
Seal of approval
Hold your arms straight out from your body with your palms facing each other, cross
your arms, turn your palms inward and clap your hands together and make sounds
like a seal
"Snaps" or Crickets