My children love to sing. I'm constantly hearing skewed versions of various songs the girls have heard once or twice and are trying to sing. So, I came up with this game, to help them learn the actual words--or at least with repetition they will get a few more lyrics right.
I bought about four dozen bright colored sticks, put the title of the song on one side, and a guide to the various verses on the back for me. ( I just can't keep all the verses to Frosty the Snowman straight, no matter how many times I sing it.) I even attempted to color code them so action songs are one color, Christmas songs another, songs I don't like I can avoid, etc.
Then I let the girls pick out a container to keep the sticks in. Almost daily one of the girls will bring the song canister to me and we'll spend half an hour with them picking sticks from the can and then singing the song. They LOVE, LOVE, LOVE to do this, and since I like to sing with them, and hear their sweet voices, I admit I love it too.
Try it sometime. It's cheap, easy, and you can add your family favorites--I included "Cowboy Joe," a favorite of ours, and a couple songs in French we love to sing, even though we don't know what all the words mean.
5 comments:
What a great idea! I'm totally stealing it. And it would make a cute cute Christmas present too! You're smart. And yes, you should definitely patent it.
I am loving the "Songs I don't like that I can avoid"...
TEE HEE HEE
This is a GREAT IDEA.
Yes, there's only sooo many times I can stand to sing "Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes."
What a fabulous & wonderful idea. You are brillant!
LOVE the idea! I am using it in Primary! It will be great for those weeks I just cannot come up with new ideas for songs!
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