Moana

Moana Dance and Drama Party
Party Summary
NB: “TBS” means track to be sourced by the entertainer. The rest of the songs can be listened to throughout the plan and can be downloaded via the link above the party plan.
- Introduction
- Shake Your Sillies Out, TBS (warm-up)
- Let’s Make a Circle (song)
- Starlight, Starbright (wishing song)
- You’re Welcome, TBS (dance one)
- This is the Way We Make the Waves
(parachute activity)
- Shiny, TBS (musical bumps)
- There Was a Princess Long Ago (action song)
- Maui is Hiding (parachute activity)
- Catch Moana! (chasing game)
- Logo Te Pate, TBS (pass the parcel, if
requested)
- Moana (action game)
- How Far I’ll Go, TBS (dance two)
- Happy Birthday
- Give the birthday card
- Where You Are, TBS (bubbles)
- We Know the Way, TBS (prizes)
Props Required
- Moana costume
- Music player and speaker
- Sparkly magic bag
- Magic wand
- Parachute (size will depend on
number of children)
- Nemo soft toy
- 9 x Other soft toys and/or finger puppets
- An egg shaker for each child
- Parcel for PTP (if requested)
- A coloured scarf for each child - Birthday card
- Bubbles
- Haribo treat for each child
- Magic sparkles
- Party flyers
- Camera (e.g. on your phone) - Glitter tattoo kit (if requested)
When handing out props (for example scarves) always sing “Time to hand out the scarves, the scarves, the scarves. Time to hand out the scarves at insert birthday child’s name’s party,” to the traditional tune of ‘Here We Go ‘Round the Mulberry Bush’. The same should be applied for all props (including egg shakers) and for collecting them also. E.g. Time to collect the...
1. INTRODUCTION
3-4s: “Hi everyone. Firstly let’s all say thank you to child’s name for inviting us to his/her birthday party by giving him/her a great big round of applause! My name is Moana and today I’m going to teach you all about Motunui and my people. And at the end, everyone who joins in will get some magic sparkles and a Haribo treat. But before we begin, we’ve got to shake our sillies out!”
5-6s: “Hi everyone. Firstly let’s all say thank you to child’s name for inviting us to his/her birthday party by giving him/her a great big round of applause! Does anyone know who I’m dressed as? That’s because today we’re going to learn all about Moana. And at the end, everyone who joins in will get some magic sparkles and a Haribo treat. But before we begin, we’ve got to shake our sillies out!”
2. WARM UP DANCE: ‘Shake Your Sillies Out’ performed by The Wiggles
Click on song name to open the video in YouTube.
Play the track and perform the dance as in the video. Make sure to use lots of energy!
3. GET THE CHILDREN INTO A CIRCLE: ‘Let’s Make a Circle’ written by Anne Porter Without speaking, get the children into a circle by singing:
Let’s make a circle, A circle a circle.
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