Fun Friday: Santa and Reindeers
posted by jus on December 15th, 2011Here’s what we did for Fun Friday on December 9th.
The Stories
There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bell! By Lucille Colandro
When Santa Lost His Ho! Ho! Ho! By Laura Rader
The Songs and Fingerplays
The Rudolph Prance
Give each child a red sticky dot to wear on her nose as she imitates Rudolph in this song.
(sung to the tune of “The Hokey-Pokey”)
You put your [hooves] in; you put your [hooves] out.
You put your [hooves] in and you shake ’em all about!
You do the Rudolph Prance and you shake it all around—
That’s what the reindeer do…woooo!
Repeat the verse, substituting antlers, red nose, and white tail for the underlined word.
We Wish You A Merry Christmas
We wish you a Merry Christmas
We wish you a Merry Christmas
We wish you a Merry Christmas
And a Happy New Year.
Now let’s all do a little clapping (clap),
Now let’s all do a little clapping(clap),
Now let’s all do a little clapping (clap),
And spread Christmas cheer (raise arms above head)
Now let’s all do a little jumping (jump),
Now let’s all do a little jumping(jump),
Now let’s all do a little jumping (jump)
And spread Christmas cheer (raise arms above head)
Now let’s all do a little waving (wave),
Now let’s all do a little waving(wave),
Now let’s all do a little waving(wave),
And spread Christmas cheer (raise arms above head)
We wish you a Merry Christmas
We wish you a Merry Christmas
We wish you a Merry Christmas
And a Happy New Year.
Santa Claus Ho, Ho, Ho (Sung To: Where is Thumpkin?)
Santa Claus, Santa Claus
Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho,
Santa Claus, Santa Claus
Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho,
Ring Those Bells (Sung To: Jimmy Crack Corn)
Ring those bells and stomp your feet (stomp feet),
Ring those bells and stomp your feet (stomp feet),
Ring those bells and stomp your feet (stomp feet),
Christmas time is here!
Ring those bells and turn around (turn around),
Ring those bells and turn around (turn around),
Ring those bells and turn around (turn around),
Christmas time is here!
Ring those bells and jump up high (Jump),
Ring those bells and jump up high (Jump),
Ring those bells and jump up high (Jump),
Christmas time is here!
The Craft: Paper Bag Reindeer Puppet
What you’ll need:
- Brown paper lunch bag
- Construction paper; white, black, brown and red
- White craft glue or glue stick
- Scissors
- Star stickers
How to make it:
Trace both hands on the brown construction paper. Cut out hands. Set aside.
Cut two circles from the white construction paper. Cut two smaller black construction paper circles. Glue the black circles on the white circles to make the eyes. Glue eyes on the bottom flap of the sack.
Cut a strip of black paper with width of the paper bag, about one inch wide. Attach star stickers to the black strip of paper (collar). Glue collar to the sack just below the bottom flap.
Use glue stick to attach the hands to the back of the bag as the antlers.
About Fun Friday
Fun Friday is a weekly event at KangarooBoo in Valley Junction. Join us for interactive storytelling, singing, and crafts. A fun way to foster a love for reading and develop your child’s imagination. This event is free — no registration required.
