Autumn days. Fall colors. The crispness in the air. School starting for the kids. I have always loved the changes in the seasons.
I am happy to see that somewhere Elementary School Chorus must be happening. With the pandemic still heavily present among us, I have been happily surprised to see that some of my Fun Songs for Kids have still been purchased. I assume for Children's Choruses around the country.
The three big winners so far this Fall have been "Jingle Bells for 2-Part Children," "Let Kindness Begin with Me" and "For This is Halloween."
I am happy to see that somewhere Elementary School Chorus must be happening. With the pandemic still heavily present among us, I have been happily surprised to see that some of my Fun Songs for Kids have still been purchased. I assume for Children's Choruses around the country.
The three big winners so far this Fall have been "Jingle Bells for 2-Part Children," "Let Kindness Begin with Me" and "For This is Halloween."
"Jingle Bells" has been a perennial favorite for years. That's not surprising. "Let Kindness Begin with Me" has such a timely message and is so fun to sing for Children's Chorus that it is not very surprising it has been chosen, either. But I am always amazed at how well "For This is Halloween" does every year.
"For This is Halloween" began as a little finger play song somebody showed me once. She didn't know where it came from. We were doing a big Fall Festival and needed various "booths" to entertain the masses in areas around the perimeter of the gym and in classrooms around the facility. She asked me if I could do a Singing Room.
"For This is Halloween" began as a little finger play song somebody showed me once. She didn't know where it came from. We were doing a big Fall Festival and needed various "booths" to entertain the masses in areas around the perimeter of the gym and in classrooms around the facility. She asked me if I could do a Singing Room.
I had to come up with a bunch of songs that could entertain small groups, young and old, for ten minutes at a time. The songs had to be short, fun, active, and Halloween themed (but NOT scary!). We sang this one and a few others like "We are Out to Scare You" that worked perfectly.
Then another year, I decided to use "For This is Halloween" in a Fall school chorus performance. I added some extra interludes and utilized paper puppets on sticks of Halloween characters for the kids to hold up. Turned out so cute and the kids loved singing it.
Then another year, I decided to use "For This is Halloween" in a Fall school chorus performance. I added some extra interludes and utilized paper puppets on sticks of Halloween characters for the kids to hold up. Turned out so cute and the kids loved singing it.
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