The Snowman Dance actually started out as the Easter Bunny Dance (look out for that version in Spring) but I wrote that song after Easter. However the kids had seen it in my song folder and asked me to play it. They loved it so much I decided to rewrite it for Winter.
Some of you may recognise the melody. It is from a famous Elton John song so I have him to thank for the inspiration for this one :)
I am letting my kids sing and dance this one at our Christmas Concert. The Snowman Dance has got to be the #1 hit this year and as soon as I play the last note they start shouting 'Again!'.
The moves for the Snowman Dance should be self explanatory if you check out the lyrics. You can find the lyrics complete with the guitar chords here. You can also listen to a recording of The Snowman Dance below. A reminder : This is just me being recorded by a phone/computer so it is not the best quality but hopefully enough for you to hear the melody.
Oh and I recommend watching The Snowman (see pic). One of my fondest christmas memories as a child is watching this when it played on TV for the first time. I try and watch it every year with my kids at work. They always enjoy it despite the sad ending.
I don't know how I came up with this song. I must have gotten some inspiration from somewhere but to be honest I can't remember. However it has been a big favourite with all the kids I teach including the younger three to four year olds.
If you have a project about friendship or it is just a topic that needs some time in your group, The Friendship Dance is a great action sing-a-along. You sing a name and that child is allowed to stand up in the circle and dance. As you follow the lyrics, the child is then asked to pick a friend to dance with them. Those two dance together and take a bow to end their performance.
The Friendship Dance is a great action sing-a-long for Morning Circle or just a time filler. You can also use it as a way to cross over to other activities. For example if the kids have to go get dressed or lay the table you can always send the two kids who just took part in the dance off to do that when they are done. This means you don't have them all rushing off at once and it also means you won't have to sing the song as often ;)
If you don't have an even amount of children for this one and are left with three children. Just sing all of their names at the beginning and let them dance together. I usually sing, 'They don't need a friend today because they have each other'. Or something like that.
Oh and you may find this one to be a bit of an eye-opener! It is amazing to see which 'friends' the children pick to dance with. I have been surprised more than a few times and it is a great observation situation. If you use this one to cross over to another activity you can even be a little crafty and have a certain group of kids left over so they are forced to pick someone they wouldn't usually pick.
The lyrics complete with the guitar chords can be found here. You can listen to a recording of The Friendship Dance below. A reminder : This is just me being recorded by a phone/computer so it is not the best quality but hopefully enough for you to hear the melody.
