Kidspot, May 23, 2013
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Edited by Azizi Powell
Latest Revision- January 22, 2022 (title change)
This pancocojams post presents some examples of the children's hand clap game "Double This Double That" (also known as "Boom Boom Tap Tap", and other names).
Different instructions for playing "Double This Double That" (or other names for this hand clap game) are also included in this post.
The content of this post is presented for recreational and cultural purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to all those who are featured in these videos and all those who are quoted in this post.
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SHOWCASE VIDEO #2
DOUBLE DOUBLE THIS THAT - HAND CLAPPING GAMES | Ti&Naish
Hey friends, we do an old school hand game for two people.
DOUBLE DOUBLE THIS THAT LYRICS:
Double Double This This
Double Double That That
Double This Double That
Double Double This That
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TEXT (WORD ONLY) EXAMPLES OF THIS RHYME AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR PLAYING THIS GAME
These examples are given in no particular order and are numbered for referencing purposes only.
1. DOUBLE DOUBLE CLAPPING GAME
[video #1 given above This is just one way of doing the motions for this game. The instructions given as #2 (and the way this game is played in video #2) are actually the only way that I've seen this game played.]
" Clapping games are a great way to improve motor skills and language development. Double double is a fun quick clapping game you can teach your kids.
Double (front) double (front)
This (back) this (back)
Double (front) double (front)
That (fist) that (fist)
Double (front) this (back)
Double (front) that (fist)
Double (front) double (front)
This (back) that (fist)
Hints and tips:
Front = two players clap their palms together.
Back = two players clap the backs of their hands together.
Fist = two players bump fists together."
-Kidspot, May 23, 2013
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2. DOUBLE DOUBLE THIS
Double double this this
Double double that that
Double this
Double that
Double this that.
-African American girls, ages 7-10 years; Fort Pitt Elementary School (Pittsburgh, PA). collected by Azizi Powell, 2003
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Editor's notes:
This is a two person hand clap game. Usually, the two people playing this game stand facing each other, but the two people can play this game seated facing each other.
The most important part of the handclap rhyme is maintaining the correct sequence of hand clap exchanges. The chant helps children do this because you can remember which hand motion goes with which word.
The motion for the word "double" - hit the sides of your partner's fists with the sides of your fists
The motion for the word "this" - hit the palm of your partner's hands with your palm of your hands (clap your partner's hands)
The motion for the word "that" - hit the back of your partner's hands with the back of your hands
Each time "Double Double This" is chanted, it goes faster. Those who perform the wrong motion, or don't perform fast enough are out. The person who is the last one remaining is the winner, although a winner may not be announced.
-posted on pancocojams' sister blog https://cocojams2.blogspot.com/2014/10/test_28.html "(C, D) Hand Clap & Jump Rope Rhymes Examples"
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These motions are the same as the ones that are performed in the embedded video given as #2 in this post.
This is the only way I've observed "Double This Double That" being performed in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. I don't remember this game from my childhood & teen years in the 1950s and 1960s in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Please share in the comment section below how you play "Double This Double That" and also share what you call this hand clap game. Remember to include demographics (where you play/ed this game, ages, gender, and years (decade/s) you play/ed it). Thanks in advance!
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3. DOUBLE THIS DOUBLE THAT
Double double this this,
Double double that that,
Double this, double that,
Double double this that.
Variations:
Kids use almost any words they can think of…
Double double ice ice,
Double double cream cream.
Double ice, double cream,
Double double ice cream.
Instructions:
Face each other. Hold your hands up
As you’re saying the rhyme, turn your hands back and forth.
Whenever you say “double,” both hands are facing towards you.
Whenever you say “this,” and “that,” your palms are facing away from you.
Do it fast – it’s not as easy to do as it sounds! :)"…
- http://funclapping.com/song-list/double-this-double-that/ retrieved October 3, 2020
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4. Bubble Bubble Ice Ice
"it's bubble bubble
ice ice bubble bubble cream cream bubble ice bubble
cream bubble bubble ice cream
h oooooo oooooo yes😃😃😃😃😃☺😊😀😁😂😃😄😆😅😇😈😉😯😐😑😕😠😬😡😢😴😮😣😤😥😦😧😨😰😩😟😱😲😳😵😶😷😞😒😍😛😜😝😋😗😙😘😶😎😭😌😖😔😪😏😓😫"
-fun with andrea cute adventures, 2016, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0KMFSj-FrQ&t=23s&ab_channel=Camillecoggburn
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5. Boom Boom Tap Tap
Boom Boom
Tap Tap
Boom Boom
Tap Tap
Boom Tap
Boom Tap
Boom Tap
Boom Boom
-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zEcsIfe6lU&t=23s&ab_channel=Geneas
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This is my transcription of that rhyme from that video. Corrections are welcome.
Each time the chant and its accompanying motions are repeated it goes faster and faster.
This video is Part I of a series of two hand clap rhyme videos that were published by these young women. Part II can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-NKrzvqz_I&ab_channel=Geneas .
In response to a question in this discussion thread and in Part II of that series, these women are from Newark, New Jersey.
Here are three comments about this rhyme from the discussion thread for Part I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zEcsIfe6lU&t=23s&ab_channel=Geneas
(with numbers added for referencing purposes only)
1. Jada's Bff, 2020
"I was born in 2000's and the boom boom/tap tap was "double double this this""
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2. Essie Bray, 2020
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REPLY
3. Jada's Bff, 2020
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