Mama to 5 Blessings received product in exchange for an honest review. This group of kids were just kind of all about sitting on the parachute, so I went with it.I wrote this post on behalf of The Laurie Berkner Band and their PR Company. However on this particular Friday, I let the kids sit on top of it instead and they just kind of played with the balls while the adults shook the parachute around them. It's fun because the song changes tempo and we have to keep up. ![]() # Slow and Fast by Hap Palmer: Usually for this song we bounce the balls around in the parachute slowly and quickly. For the second verse ("Cows are in the meadow eating butter cups, ashes, ashes, we all jump up!"), the adults shake the parachute quickly around the kids then snap it up around them when we sing the words "jump up!" I usually do the whole thing twice since it's short. We seat them all in the middle, then the adults walk around in a circle, holding the parachute handles as we sing the first verse. # Ring Around the Rosie: This is a great kids-on-top-of-the-parachute song. The song references "up" and "down" and "top" and "bottom" a couple of times, making it a super easy and intuitive parachute song- just follow along with the lyrics! # The Grand Old Duke of York: If you're not familiar with it, the lyrics to The Grand Old Duke of York can be found here. It's fun and I also just love this version of this song. When the song starts, everyone is "sleeping." Then, when Suzi Shelton says, "Wake up lions!" we all dance around and wave our scarves. ** The Lion Sleeps Tonight by Suzi Shelton: This is a fun one! I use the scarves and have everyone pretend that they are lions and their scarves are are blankets or pillows. Simple and fun, plus great for getting kids in this age group to reinforce the names of body parts. Then we come up with other body parts to sing about, usually doing about 5 in total. ![]() This is the way we wash our arms so early in the morning This is the way we wash our arms, wash our arms, wash our arms * This is the Way We Wash Our Arms: To the tune of So Early in the Morning, for this song, we pretend our scarves are washcloths and "wash" different parts of our bodies. Blow a Kiss by Laurie Berkner (parachute + balls + bubbles) Slow and Fast by Hap Palmer (parachute + balls) #ġ3. The Grand Old Dukes of York (parachute) #ġ2. Can't Buy Me Love by The Beatles (tambourines)ġ0. Whole Lotta Lovin' from Fats Domino (drums)ĩ. Rocketship Run by Laurie Berkner (rockets) ***Ĩ. The Lion Sleeps Tonight by Suzi Shelton (scarves) **ħ. ![]() This is the Way We Wash Our Arms (scarves) *ĥ. We're Going To Kentucky by Bob McGrath (shakers)Ĥ. well, honestly, my favorite group is just whichever one Sadie is in.Īnyway, here's my playlist for the week ( red = ipod, blue = sing):Ģ. That said (and I hate to sound biased but I totally am), it's currently my favorite group because. Even with my own kid falling in this range, it's still a hard group to accommodate fully- at least the way I'd ideally like to. In fact, I've always found this group the hardest one to plan for because of their varied levels of abilities and understanding. Until today!įriday, May 25 I did my last Musical Kids class before baby and I had my favorite visitor join me: Sadie! As it turns out, it has been over two years since I featured my "middle group" in a Musical Kids blog post! And now that I have a "middle group"-aged kid myself, it seems like the perfect opportunity to discuss them! They are such a fun, sweet group that seem to range so much in their 12-month span of ages. Just kidding! Turns out it's super hard to have a newborn and a toddler at the same time! I'm exhausted! Anyway, I started this blog post a couple of days before I went into labor and then-surprise!-my daughter came early and I never got to finish it. Greetings from my second official maternity leave! I am enjoying a summer off, sleeping in and relaxing poolside.
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