Page 2 - Dinosaur 2 hours

Set One (45 mins)
1. INTRODUCTION
“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 Dino Sparkles and you can remember my name because I have a sparkly magic bag and at the end everyone who joins in will get some magic sparkles and a Haribo treat. Does anyone know what I’m dressed like today? That’s because today I’m going to teach you all about dinosaurs. But before we begin, I’m going to give you a little test to see how much you already know!”
2. ACTION GAME: ‘Dinosaurs’
Use this game as a chance to introduce the children to the theme and warm them up.
T-Rex = claws out and say “Roarrrrr!”
Swamp = arms out wide and curved, legs apart and bent and say “blub, blub, blub” Palaeontologist = crouch down, dig and say “I’m digging for bones” in a silly voice Asteroid = find a friend to cuddle and yell “ahh”
Pterodactyl = flap wings and say “flap, flap, flap”
a) “Every time I say ‘T-Rex’ you have to remember to say ‘Roarrrrr’.” Demonstrate the action listed above (claws out) as you say, “Roarrrrr!”. Then you say, “T-Rex,” and the children get their ‘claws’ out as they say, “Roarrrrr!”. Practice several times.
b) One by one add in the rest of the actions listed above. Make sure to mix up the order in which you are saying them as you teach the game.
c) At first, do all the actions and sounds with the children.
d) When they have got the hang of it, you tell them you are now watching to see if they can be
really clever and remember all of the sounds and actions without your help.
e) Lots of energy!
3. WARM UP DANCE: ‘Shake Your Sillies Out’ performed by The Wiggles
Click on song name to open the video in YouTube.
“Well done everyone! I can tell you already know lots about dinosaurs and so we’re ready to begin the party! The first thing we need to do is warm up our bodies by shaking our sillies out!” Play the track and perform the dance as in the video. Make sure to use lots of energy!
4. 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.
Let’s make a circle,
At Child’s Name’s birthday party.
Repeat until everyone is in a circle. Please use this song every time you need the children in a circle throughout the duration of the party.
5. WISHING SONG: ‘Starlight Starbright’ by Traditional
“Let’s see what I have hiding in my sparkly magic bag today.” Reveal magic wand. “Does anyone know what this is? And does anyone know what it’s used for? Today we’re going to use the magic wand to wish for our very own dinosaur pets. You can wish for a Tyrannosaurus Rex, a Stegosaurus, a Triceratops or any other dinosaur that you’d like. But first you need to learn the magic wishing song and it goes like this.” As you sing the song, point your wand to different children to the pulse.
All: (sung)
Starlight, starbright,
First star I see tonight.
Wish I may, wish I might, Have this wish I wish tonight.
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