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12. ACTION GAME:
Moon = arms above head making big, round moon shape as you sing “Blue moon”, the first two words from the well known song
Stars = arms and legs outstretched like a star and sing first line of ‘Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star’ Black hole = spin around with arms out wide and say “Noooooo!” Try to be as silly as you can Space rock = curling up in a ball on the ground
Meteor shower = find a friend to hug and shout “Ahh!”
a) “To be like a real astronaut you have to be very clever so now we’re going to play a game to see how strong and clever your brains are today. Every time I say ‘moon’ you have to remember to sing, ‘blue moon’.” Demonstrate the action listed above as you sing the words. Then, you say ‘moon’ and the children make a big moon shape with their arms as they sing ‘blue moon’. Practice several times.
b) One by one add in the rest of the space objects listed above. Make sure to mix up the order in which you are saying the object names 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!
13. CHOREOGRAPHED DANCE TWO: ‘Hi5 Base to Outer Space’ performed by Hi-5
Click on song name to open the video in YouTube.
Hand each child a coloured scarf and practice the tricky moves. Play the track and perform the dance as in the video.
14. GIVE THE BIRTHDAY CARD: ‘Happy Birthday’ by Traditional
Give the birthday boy/girl their card, read it aloud and sing the traditional ‘Happy Birthday’ song acapella.
15. BUBBLES: ‘Reach’ performed by S Club 7
Play the song and use your bubble machine to create lots of bubbles for the children to pop. You should dance as you do this.
16. PRIZES: ‘Rocket Man’ performed by Elton John
Play the track and give each child some magic sparkles and a Haribo treat. Once you’ve packed up remember to ask one of the birthday child’s parents if you can put a party flyer in each of the party bags and if you can have a photo with the birthday child.
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