Enjoy with Your Kids On International Tongue Twister Day! **
One of the best things about being parents is having a blast with our kids. Learn to twist your tongues and make some jokes on International Tongue Twister Day!
What are Tongue Twisters?
To twist our tongues can be seen as a dance or a stumble through silly words that work our vocal cords. Have you ever heard the old joke "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers" or "A quick-witted cricket critic"? Not only are they fun to use, but they also allow for rehearsing pronunciation and good times together.
Some History
Did you know that the cheek-wrinkling Peter Piper was actually real? He wasn’t a spit-up of tongues — he was a French horticulturist, one-armed, with the deceptive nickname of pirate. His weapon was a sword and cannonball, for gathering seeds for his exotic spices. And it was from this eccentric that came the famous rhyme: "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."
But, Peter isn’t the only tongue-twister in the hall of fame. According to the Guinness World Records, the hardest tongue twister in English is "The sixth sick sheik’s sixth sheep’s sick." Try that one – you might end up with your tongue gnawed or at least a bit of a snake-with-a-lisp!
How can you have fun with this day?
Here are some games you can do with your children:
1.Tongue Twister Game: Gather some friends and family to have a friendly game. Do a bit of practice and try to pronounce your tongue twisters first and who can say them the fastest without stumbling.
2. Make Your Own: Get your kids to think of tongue twisters. This is not only fun but gives a platform for some pretty sharp phrases to leave everyone in stitches.
3. A Storytime Challenge: Add tongue twisters to your storytime. Choose a new story with fun words and have tongue-tied moments during the reading.
4. Make Video of Your Antics: Why not record the giggles? Document your family’s most extreme tongue twisters and share with friends or on social media. You will have fun and laughter at the end of it.
5. Feel Ambitious? If you and your kids are up for it, try your hand at a difficult Gilbert and Sullivan tongue twister like the lines in *The Mikado.
In the end, it is just another way to engage in some family fun and have some memorable laughs together!
