Page 4 - Star Wars One Hour

Climb aboard my rocket ship.
Zoom, zoom, zoom,
We’re going to the moon.
(spoken) In 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 BLAST OFF!
9. PARACHUTE ACTIVITY WITH HIDING: ‘Luke Skywalker is Lost’ (sung to the traditional tune of ‘Someone is Hiding’)
“It’s time to play with the parachute again!” The children sit around the imaginary parachute and move it from side to side to the pulse for the first two lines. For each, “Peek-a-boo!” the children quickly lift the imaginary parachute up high into the air and then down again on “I see you!” Repeat the song with the real parachute. Next choose two or three children (including the birthday child) to be Luke Skywalker and curl up and hide underneath the parachute. Repeat the song and for each, “Peek-a-boo!” you reveal the hidden children. Repeat until every child has had a turn. Once the game has been played a few times, encourage the children to sing the words with you. If you have a party assistant or if there is a willing parent nearby, ask them to hold the opposite end of the parachute and encourage the children to all go under together as you sing the song one final time.
Luke Skywalker is lost, is lost, is lost.
Luke Skywalker is lost, where could he be. Peek a boo, I see you. Peek a boo, I see you!
10. CHASING GAME: ‘Catch the Jedi Knights!’ (sung to the traditional tune of ‘Tiny Tim’)
Put on your posh teacher voice. “And now you’re going to have a lesson on how to be real Jedi Knights. I am the teacher and you are my students. Follow me.” Sing the song acapella and perform the actions as indicated by the lyrics. For the fighting verse demonstrate using your arm as a lightsaber, chopping side to side through the air and not with a partner (to avoid too much physical contact and therefore injury).
“All Jedi Knights must know how to march!”
The Jedi Knights are marching, the Jedi Knights are marching, the Jedi knights are marching, in the Star Wars class.
“All Jedi knights must be able to fight!”
The Jedi Knights are fighting...
“Jedi Knights must know how to fly space ships!”
The Jedi Knights are flying... The Jedi Knights are sleeping... The Jedi Knights are waking...
“Now I’m going to be the Storm Trooper and chase you and see how many Jedi Knights I can catch!” Chase the children as you sing the final verse.
The Storm Trooper is chasing...
Ask the birthday boy/girl if they would like to be the next Storm Trooper. If they say no, choose someone with their hand up who managed to escape you. Remind the next Storm Trooper that when you sing “The Storm Trooper is chasing” they must catch as many Jedi Knights as possible. Repeat and then choose a child who “managed to escape” to be the next Storm Trooper (otherwise they’ll all just be caught on purpose). Repeat as many times as necessary (for example if there is no pass the parcel and/or not many children you may get through the activities quickly and so extend this one, or if you are running behind you could perform the activity just two or three times).
11. PASS THE PARCEL: ‘Doctor Who Theme’ performed by Murray Gold (if requested) Make it clear to the children before you play the game that “everybody gets a turn.” Play the track and the children pass the parcel around in a circle. When you pause the music, the child holding the parcel opens a layer and keeps the gift inside. Use a remote control to pause the music so you can help the younger children pass the parcel and open it when it is their turn.
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