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Add Music to Your Child's Holiday Party at School 
- Favorite Ideas from Kathy's Music

So it's your turn to provide the "entertainment" portion of your child's holiday party at school?  Try something new by using music this year to add sparkle to your child's "Winter Celebration."  Here are a few of our favorite ideas:

1) Go Ice Skating - Pass out paper plates and invite the children to "skate" around the room while playing "Skater's Waltz" on your ipod.  Download this song from http://play.Kindermusik.com

2) Build a Snowman - Divide the class into groups of 5 children.  Choose one person in each group to become the "snowman".  Give out rolls of toilet paper.  Set the timer.  Give the children 3 minutes to wrap toilet paper around the "snowman" and then add coats and hats to complete the outfit.  The team that finishes first - wins!

3) Hold a Lip Sync contest using "Winter Wonderland".  Divide the class into groups and give each group 5 minutes to come up with their own version of performing this song.  Turn on the ipod and give each group a turn.  Then have the class vote on their favorite performance!  Download "Winter Wonderland" from http://play.Kindermusik.com

4) It's a Sleigh Ride - Give out jingle bells and streamers (these are the reins) to each pair of students.  One person is the horse and the other is the rider.  Play "Over the River and Through The Woods" while the kids gallop around the room.  It's a longer track, so stop the song every 20-30 seconds and make it a "freeze" game.  Be sure to have the rider and horse change places halfway through the track.

BONUS:  Name that holiday song!  Create a playlist of 10 favorite holiday and winter songs.  Play the first 5 seconds of each song and have the kids guess.  The student with the most correct answer wins.

Happy Holidays from Kathy's Music to all the families in our community!