I made my blow dryer box for fall with an autumn tree in the background and Dollar Tree table scatter for the blowing leaves.
Here's how it's going to work (for me):
I was going to have the names of songs on the leaves. Only.... it's turning out to be a little more complicated than just that. The leaves have a tendency blow out of the box and all over the place. And for effect I am going to put all 50 leaves in the box, not just the 8 songs we'll sing (it was sad with just a few leaves - and it was hard to get them to blow around. More = better). So I WILL have numbers on all the leaves (1-50) - the thing is, the numbers don't really mean anything, even though the kids think they do. The Pianist and I will just be going down a predetermined list of songs. I'll call out "leaf 25! what a great song!" and she'll just play the next one on the list. Or, I'll have the list, too, and I'll eyeball the next song and call out the name of that song when I look at the leaf number - like,"oh, I'm so glad you picked this leaf! I just looooove I Pray In Faith! Okay, let's sing!". That sort of thing. Sometimes it's the "magic of Primary" at work.
You can also add some movement/teaching conducting with this Lead Like the Wind idea.
Songlist:
*** LEARN, It’s Autumntime 46 - *after learned, sing while picking leaves
1. THANKFUL SONG: I Am Glad For Many Things 151
2. FUN SONG”: “Leaves” Are Falling All Around 241
3. THANKFUL SONG: Pray In Faith 14
4. THANKFUL SONG: For Health and Strength (round) 21
5. FUN SONG: “Leaves Are Falling From the Apricot Tree” 242
6. THANKFUL SONG: I’m Thankful to Be Me 11
7. FUN SONG: “Once There Was a Tree” 249 *(in the Fall the leaves fell off, leaves fell off, leaves fell off…)
8. THANKFUL SONG: My Heavenly Father Loves Me 228
Left side: Hole big enough for an arm to fit into the box, cut in mid-height. |
*Idea Credit: I found the blowing box HERE.
I'm five years late but this is a great idea! We still have our plastic wrap after 11 years, too. We'll use the rest of it to wrap stuff up for moving!
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