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No toys dancing at the party, Boing, boing, boing, boing. No toys dancing at the party, Boing, boing, boing.
Take out the parachute. “If everyone listens really well I’ll put Poppy on top.” Repeat the song, but the group holds the edges of the real parachute, moving it up and down to the pulse (but with no toys on top).
Next, place your soft Poppy toy on top and sing:
One toy dancing at the party, Boing, boing, boing, boing. One toy dancing at the party, Boing, boing, boing.
“I think Poppy’s very lonely. Let’s find a friend for her to dance with.” Add a second soft
toy on top and sing “Two toys...” Repeat for up to ten toys. Then place as many soft toys and finger puppets as you have (so there are up to about 20 all together) on top and sing “Lots of toys dancing at the party etc.”. Don’t worry if they fall off. They always do!
7. MUSICAL STATUES: ‘Get Back Up Again’ performed by Anna Kendrick
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8. ACTION SONG OR POEM: ‘Chop, Chop’ by Traditional
“Who can tell me what Chef’s favourite food is? Now we’re going to be naughty bergens and help Chef make some lovely troll soup for Trollstice. First we need a giant pot.” Mime taking out a giant pot and the children should naturally copy you. “What’s the most important ingredient in troll soup?” Mime sprinkling in some trolls. Mime having a taste. “Yuk!” Be as silly as you can be to make the children laugh. “I think we need some more ingredients to make it more tasty.” Put your hand up quietly if you can name a vegetable to put into the pot.” Choose a volunteer who has their hand up. Mime placing said vegetable onto your chopping board (flat left hand with palm facing upwards). Chop the vegetable with your right hand in time with the pulse as you say the following rhyme.
Ask the children if they know the game Musical Bumps. Tell them that they’re going to play a game a little bit like Musical Bumps and that if they can beat you to win, you will give them all a Haribo treat.
Explain that they are going to be trolls and you are going to give them each a musical shaker.
When the music plays they must dance at the troll party (demonstrate as you say this). When the music stops it means that the bergens are coming. The children must hide (demonstrate jumping down and curling up and hiding as you say this) so the wicked Chef can’t see or hear them. “If everyone hides really quickly when the music stops, you will all win a Haribo treat.”
“I am going to turn into the wicked Chef every time the music stops.”
Give each child a musical shaker.
Play ‘Get Back Up Again’ and the children dance around the room and shake their musical shakers.
Pause the music and pretend to be the wicked Chef. The children hide. You get grumpy because they’ve managed to hide in time. “I’ll get you next time!” Try to be as silly as you can to make the children laugh.
Repeat several times until you confess that the trolls have beaten you as you haven’t been able to find any of them! You cry and say “I want my mummy!” Walk away and when you turn back you are no longer the wicked Chef. Tell the children that you’ve turned back into Princess Poppy/Branch, congratulate them and tell them you will give them their Haribo prize before you go home.
the children are mostly three then you may need to simplify by taking away the
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story and making it a simple game of musical statues with egg shakers where nobody gets out.
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