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29 Apr 02 - 02:41 PM (#700594) Subject: need kid's music game ideas From: Lonesome Gillette Hi you all, I have a gig this weekend for kids. Will be playing a variety of folk stuff for them and I would like to maybe do a music game or two. Something traditional and real simple that can be learned on the spot. Any ideas? Any associated history info on suggestions might be cool too. -LG |
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29 Apr 02 - 03:17 PM (#700610) Subject: RE: need kid's music game ideas From: SharonA Lonesome G: Here's this thread, for starters: Lyr Req: Hi, my name is Joe, & I work in a button factory |
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29 Apr 02 - 03:48 PM (#700626) Subject: kids' music game- Singing in the Rain From: Joe Offer Here's one I learned at Cub Scout camp director school. It seems to go over with every age group. It may well be my "greatest hit." The sung part is from the 1929 song, "Singin' in the Rain" (words by Arthur Freed, music by Nacio Herb Brown). I'm singing in the rain Just singing in the rain What a glorious feeling I'm happy again. Leader: Thumbs up! Group: Thumbs up! All while swiveling hips and holding up thumbs: Toody-toddy, toody-toddy, toody-ta-ta Toody-toddy, toody-toddy, toody-ta-ta Other motions: Elbows in Knees bent Head up Tongue out This is cumulative, so on the last one, you'd sing the chorus, and then hear: Thumbs up! Thumbs up! Elbows in Elbows in Knees bent Knees bent Head up Head up Tongue out Tongue out Toody-toddy, toody-toddy, toody-ta-ta Toody-toddy, toody-toddy, toody-ta-ta And, of course, people realize they're rather silly saying this with their tongues out) |
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29 Apr 02 - 05:52 PM (#700730) Subject: RE: need kid's music game ideas From: Jacob B Here's a link to a thread with playparty games, provided you have enough room for the kids to get up and dance. |
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30 Apr 02 - 12:04 AM (#700926) Subject: RE: need kid's music game ideas From: MAG Bluebird bluebird, through my window, bluebird, bluebird, through my window; bluebird bluebird, through my window, You're the one, my darling. Everyone in a circle with hands joined, arms up. One child -- the bluebird -- goes in and out the "windows" until the song is finished, and then picks someone to be another bluebird. Continue until everyone is going in and out, and it's chaos. I'd try to tap it out in solfage, but I usually screew that up. Any simple tune will do. Another I do just about any ol' time is:
Circel to the left, the old brass wagon, right -- in to the center -- The great thing about these is you're training the next generation of square dancers. |
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30 Apr 02 - 11:39 PM (#701745) Subject: RE: need kid's music game ideas From: Lonesome Gillette Thanks you guys, good ideas. |
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01 May 02 - 06:56 AM (#701902) Subject: RE: need kid's music game ideas From: AllisonA(Animaterra) How old are the kids? Young ones (3-7) love Jump Jim Joe: Jump, Jump, jump Jim Joe Shake your head and nod your head and tap your toe Around, around, around you go, And choose another partner and you Jump Jim Joe!
Olders (up to about 11) enjoy Zodiac (aka Sodio, Spodio, or Billy Billy)(Longways set with partners) |
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01 May 02 - 02:36 PM (#702231) Subject: RE: need kid's music game ideas From: GUEST,MAG at work The above is from Bessie Hawes Lomax's book -- everything a treasure. |
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01 May 02 - 02:51 PM (#702250) Subject: RE: need kid's music game ideas From: Sorcha See if you can find "Tommy Don't Lick That Pipe". John McCutcheon does it and it's hilarious. Especially when you try to sing it with your tongue stuck out...... |
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01 May 02 - 03:33 PM (#702297) Subject: RE: need kid's music game ideas From: Fortunato Here is a rhyming song game that kids enjoy. You take an animal, chose a characteristic or body part, and rhyme another animal with the body part. Add a far away and/or strange sounding place name and you get the following:
Oh, the monkeys have no tails in Zamboango,
Or,
Oh, the Zebras have no stripes in Kalamazoo,
If the children are quite young you may have to suggest some body parts or characteristics that rhyme well. Examples are:
Knees/Bees; Bats/Hats; Cow/Eyebrows; Bear/Hair; Skunks/Trunks; Ants/Pants; Giraffe/Laugh, etc.
So you might sing (to any melody that fits):
The Hyenas do not laugh in Turkistan,
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