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A witch was naughty and cast a spell, cast a spell, cast a spell. A witch was naughty and cast a spell. Long, long ago.
(princess lies down and sleeps)
The princess slept for a hundred years, a hundred years, a hundred years. The princess slept for a hundred years. Long, long ago.
(choose one boy or girl to ‘ride’ an imaginary horse, using a coloured scarf as the reins, around the outside of the circle, you demonstrate first)
A handsome prince came riding by, riding by, riding by.
A handsome prince came riding by. Long, long ago.
(prince kisses princess who wakes up)
He/she kissed her hand to wake her up, wake her up, wake her up. He/she kissed her hand to wake her up. Long, long ago.
(all the children hold hands with a partner, including the prince and princess who hold hands with each other, and dance around in a circle as you sing the last verse two times)
There was a happy celebration, celebration, celebration.
There was a happy celebration. Long, long ago. X 2
If there is extra time at the end of the party you can repeat the game, choosing different children to be the princess, witch and prince.
9. PARACHUTE ACTIVITY WITH HIDING: ‘All Around the Castle’ (sung to the traditional tune of ‘Pop Goes the Weasel’)
“Can anyone name the scary monster that sometimes keeps the princess trapped inside the castle (dragon)? Now we’re going to play a game all about the dragon. But first you need to learn the special song.” Sing the song as you hold the imaginary parachute and lift it up high as you say “Roarrrrr” at the end.
Next, take out the real parachute and the children hold onto its edges. They walk around in a circle as you sing the song. They keep the parachute still until “Roarrrrr” when they quickly lift it high into the air. Once the children understand the game, reveal the toy dragon (or crocodile) and place it on top of the parachute. Repeat the song several times with the dragon on top, tossing it high into the air on “Roarrrrr”.
N.B: If the children are mostly three it may be easier to do this activity seated, moving the parachute from side to side to the pulse and lifting it up high at the end.
All around the castle,
The knight chased the dragon. The dragon thought it was all fun, “Roarrrrr” went the dragon.
Take the toy off and ask the children if they’d like to hide underneath. If there are 12 children or less they can take turns hiding under in groups of three. If there are more than 12 children, ask an adult to hold the other end of the parachute so all the children can hide under at once. Sing the song and lift the parachute up as you say “Roarrrrr” to reveal the hidden children. Repeat at least once if all the children are hiding at the same time. If the children have been taking turns, perform the activity one last time so they can all hide under at once.
10. CHASING GAME: ‘Catch the Princesses!’ (sung to the traditional tune of ‘Tiny Tim’) Put on your posh teacher voice. “And now you’re going to learn how to become real princesses. I am your teacher name of princess you are dressed as and you are my students. Follow me.” Sing the song acapella and perform the actions as indicated by the lyrics.
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