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Hold up hands each side of head with fingers spread, like antlers, and move outwards.
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Start with both hands spread, in front of stomach, one slightly in front of the other. Move hands outwards to your sides.
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Bring pinched pointer finger and thumb to flat hand and pinch back of hand slightly.
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With flat hand extended in front of you, palm down, wiggle hand up and down and towards your side.
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With both hands clawed downwards in front of sides, one a little further forward than the other; move forward in forward-downwards circles.
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With hand in a fist, pointer and thumb extended from fist and hooked on either side of cheek; grip cheek and shake cheek a little.
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With hand clawed, palm forward, and fingernails forward; starting in front of chest bring hand downwards.
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Both hands point out from body and move to point up
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Rub spread hands, palms facing, together in a circle.
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With both pointer fingers extended quickly slide one finger forward along the length of the other.
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With fingers of both hands spread and curved, palms towards neck, bring hands outwards.
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With thumb and pointer finger touching and other fingers straight, move fingers left and right slowly as though floating down like a feather
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Start with hand flat, palm towards you, fingers pointing upwards at shoulder height. Move hand in a gentle arc, so that palm ends facing out..
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With one hand holding the other fist bounce hands downwards twice.
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Shake clawed hand in and out from chest.
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Tap cheek with curved pointer finger, twice.
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Start with hand cupped slightly backwards, little finger touching cheek; bring hand forward and down, so that the back of fingers brushes downwards along chest and out to side.
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Move flat hand, extended in front of you, palm out, in an downwards circle.
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With both hands palm upwards, fingers spread, at chest height, move hands downwards laboriously, twice.
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With both hands in a fist (palms forward), starting at temples draw large outwards circles with fists. Larger for larger horns.
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With fists at temples move hands outwards and upwards in an arc. The bigger the arc the bigger the horns.
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Both hands point upwards, palms forward, place hands so that base of pointer fingers are at temples.
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With palms forward, pointer fingers straight up from fist; starting at temples and draw fingers straight upwards. The higher you go the longer the horns.
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With both hands bent, fingers touching sides of stomach, tilt hands downwards so that palms start towards stomach and end upwards.
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With pointer and middle fingers apart, resting on palm of other hand, pull hand upwards and curve fingers towards palm.
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Hit hip twice with thumb of flat hand, palm down.
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Start with pointer fingers touching. Bring hands outwards to sides in a straight, horizontal line.
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With pointer finger and thumb extended in L shape (thumb pointing upwards), tap blade of hand onto the palm of your other (flat) hand twice.
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Hold hand flat, palm sideways, fingertips pointing upwards and wave hand in front of nose two or three times, keeping wrist still and bending hand at wrist.
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Draw slightly curved pointer and middle fingers down nose, with fingers on either side of nose.
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Hold one hand flat, palm facing you, fingertips pointing upwards. With you other hand grasp first hand so that thumb holds on to the palm and all other fingers hold the back of hand.
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With pointer finger curved towards lips, draw hand away from mouth quickly, twisting hand at wrist so that palm ends facing forward.
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Cup hands together, like a ball, and draw towards your body.
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With hand clawed, palm forward, and fingernails forward; starting in front of chest bring hand downwards.
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Start with pointer finger extended from fist, with fingertips of your other hand bunched around the tip of pointer finger. Draw bunched hand backwards and spread fingers out as you do.
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With fingers bent into an upside down L shape at head height, move hand downwards.
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With both hands flat, fingers pointing away from body, start with hands at body width apart and move hands towards each other.
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With hand flat, palm facing you, start with fingers at nose and move hand up and out in an arc.
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With finger and thumb bent towards nose, thumb just in front of chin, move hand away while closing. Like tracing the snout.
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With palm facing up and hand at hip, start with fingers and thumb apart and gently bring fingers towards thumb, but do not touch thumb.
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Point pointer finger towards chest and tap body at chest, then stomach and chest (tap more for more spotty).
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With pointer and middle fingers extended from fist, palm facing body, starting at opposite chest draw fingertips across chest, then across body a little lower two or three times.
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Clench both fists above shoulders and shake fists outwards slightly.
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Hold one hand flat, palm down, in front of opposite side. With pointer finger extended sideways from thumb down fist, and blade resting on the back of other wrist, wiggle hand backwards and forwards, keeping blade on wrist.
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With fingers bent into upside down L shape, at head height, move hand upwards.
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Tap teeth with curved pointer finger
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With hand in a fist, pointer and thumb extended sideways front fist and apart; move hand forward a little at chest height.
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With both hands pointing down, starting with base of pointer fingers touching face above edges of lip, move hands down. The larger the movement the larger the tusk. May curve forward for curled tusks.
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With hands (or just one hand) in a fist, pointer finger and thumb extended apart with tips just to the side of mouth; draw hands sideways and close pointer tip to thumb tip.
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Move pointer finger in a circle on side or back.
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Start with pointer and middle fingers extended above thumb and touching nose. Bring hand downwards and touch fingers to thumb.
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