Yesterday's class brought its biggest numbers yet – 23 children and 9 parents! The energy was a lot to handle, but made for some great fun, singing and dancing. We managed to find a few Zen moments with the playing of the Tibetan Singing Bowl, as well as a few rowdy moments while shaking our sillies out. It's always great to see the older children helping the younger ones to follow along with the various songs and actions. I look forward to next week's class!
I led an animal themed class this evening at Robertson House. The children enjoyed wearing the animal hats I brought and singing all kinds of animal songs. We started with some swimming with One Little Minnow and Baby Shark. Then continued with a trip to Old MacDonald's farm, followed by Crocky Crocodile and The Little Green Frog. The moms loved the wooden frogs I brought for the instrument of the week – they were amazed at how realistic they sound.
Today was a nice mix of familiarity and leaning new songs. It was our second last class together and we sang some songs requested by the students – starting with Shut the Door and later, Five Little Pumpkins. We stayed "out of sight" for Turtle in My Shell, and that led us into a medley of animal songs, including Little Green Frog, Five Green and Speckled Frogs, Crocky Crocodile, Baby Shark, Minnows, and more. We danced to Shoo Fly, and everyone showed off their best strut for All Around the Kitchen. As always, the jam and parachute brought out lots of exuberance in the children, with everyone sounding particularly wonderful while singing You Are My Sunshine. I am looking forward to the last class next week, but I will miss the energy and enthusiasm of these families once the session is over.
So demanding. Either that, or the children were using ESP to read my set list. Before we started, one child asked for a "yucky" song, so we sang Sticky Bubble Gum. Another asked for a silly song, so we sang Mama Don' Allow, with the requisite warning. We also took flight -- Two Little Blackbirds, Alouette – and decided to take a ride because The Train is a-Comin'. Then one young gentleman thought he could sing Head and Shoulders faster than me. But worry not, the champ is still undefeated!
This week's class had a great turnout and was a lot of fun. We mostly sang songs about animals to reflect Rainbow Songs' celebration of animal week. A definite hit was the Sleeping Bunnies song, during which the only two year old in the class busted out some pretty impressive dance moves. The children were also mesmerized by the parachute flying up and down above them to the tune of Rockin’ Robin. Looking forward to another great class!
This week's class at Beatrice House was a load of fun. What started as a small class quickly grew into a large group of many ages. The group showed excellent sharing skills when passing the bean bag from person to person, and got very excited when passing the bean bag turned into a game of hot potato. We also had a lot of fun playing with this week's instrument of the week – the wooden frogs. I look forward to next week's class!
There was a nice turn out for class this evening with a very fun and positive vibe. I brought the steel pan as the instrument of the week, and everyone loved trying it out. Everyone was singing their hearts out to Bob Marley's Three Little Birds, as it was passed around the circle. It was definitely a special moment.
Gooch, as usual, brought an active and large group with a variety of ages and a penchant for dancing! We did lots of action songs as we sang through daily activities. Johnny Works with One Hammer put us to sleep, and then we woke up again through song, brushed our teeth, Shut the Door (a participant request), and went to The Corner Grocery Store. Big kids jumped high and little kids went for rocket ship rides while we danced to Zoom Zoom Zoom. We washed off the moon dust with Bathtime, and stayed asleep after the bath to become Sleeping Bunnies. Everyone let loose in a high energy jam (kids and grown ups both enjoyed Hot! Hot! Hot!) and finally a gleeful round of parachute. I look forward to the remaining sessions with this spirited group at Gooch.
Class yesterday at Jessie's Centre, though more like a private lesson, was a success. We had only one baby with her mom, but two staff members were also very involved and enthusiastic. The mom who was there with her daughter was very involved and attentive, which was nice to see. Her daughter was mesmerized by the guitar, as always, and seemed to be engaged throughout the songs and activities.
I was so happy to be back at Gooch after being away sick! It felt like a joyous reunion, with some of the students literally putting the guitar in my hands because they were enthusiastic about hearing it. We did lots of active songs with actions and the children enjoyed choosing animals for Old MacDonald. Everyone singing along to In the Jungle ended the jam with a feeling of positive community that I look forward to returning to next week.
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