Hunting For Chips

This activity goes with the song Little Pioneer Children.

1. Make no bake cookies.
2. Hide them around the room.
3. Explain what "chips" are (dried "cow pies" used for fueling fire).
4. Have the kids find and collect them like the Pioneer did while you sing.
5. Repeat this activity by inviting some children to hide the "chips" while some go out in the hallway (maybe choose two classes to do these things).
6. Sing
7. Repeat from step 5 over and over.
8. Afterwards, have a cookie for everyone to take home.

*Cow pie alternative, have something for "berries" for any kids with allergies.

Actions for Little Pioneer Children

ACTIONS for Little Pioneer Children:


VERSE 1

*Have 4 children come up.

1) Pretend to pick berries
"little pioneer children gathering berries for food"
2) Hold nose (discuss what "chips" are!.... dried animal poop used for fires)
 "See the pioneer children hunting chips for wood"

3+4) Two children smile and shake hands
"Gladly helping each other, merry and happy were they"

 5!) All children walk in place
"walking along... on their way"


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*Although I've seen similar actions many times before, I'd like to give credit to Deborah C on the LDS Choristers Facebook Group for reminding me of fun actions for this song!