Year of the Dragon

This is a fun review to do for Chinese New Year's.  Play the old Chinese game, rock paper sissors.  Pick a child to come play the game with you.  If they win, they get to pick a gold coin from the "good fortune envelope".  The gold coin has a song listed on it. If you win, then review As a Child of God (or the one you're working on).   For review, play hot and cold hiding a dragon as the object.  Or sing loud/soft with a paper dragon that pulls out to grow larger.  Or have a paper dragon parade (make dragon face with streamers attached).  Choose 2 or 3 children to be in parade waving their paper dragon while the other children sing.

 
This might also be a good time to bring back the dragon breaths.  Find them here :)

Melting Snowman

Melt the Snowman by singing really HOT!!!  Send one child out of the room and one child to hide the snowman (play hot and cold).  When the snowman is found, let the children decide which article to take off.  My kids loved this last year when I took off his top hat and said, "Look!  He's bald!!!".

This is a simple snowman made out of scraps of paper laying around the house.  Each piece/accessory was laminated and then attached with velcro.

 

***Here's another Snowman review from Littlegiraffes.  Scroll to the middle of the page to find the Roll-A-Snowman.  We thought this activity could be adapted for Primary singing time.  Let one child roll the dice and draw the part of the snowman on the chalkboard.  Then sing a song.  If they duplicate a number on the dice, choose another child to try.  Let us know if anyone tries these activities with their primary!!!

Winter Fun

This idea comes from A Children's Songbook Companion p. 31.  Prepare a winter scene on the chalkboard or poster board (trees, snowmen, etc.).  Make signs that say Avalanche Pass (sing), Humming Hill (hum), Thin Ice (whisper sing), Rest Area (piano only).  Prepare a figure (skier or sleigh rider) and attach it to the end of a dowel.  Move the figure to the various ski area at unexpected times during the singing.  Instruct the children to follow the directions on the signs.

This can be used as a fun review for As a Child of God!!!