THEME: PJ nightSUBTHEME: Dreams
5:50:COMING IN ACTIVITY: Doorknob hanger
6:00:OPENING CEREMONY
6:05: GAME: “Obstacle course” for the teddies. Joeys help their teddies jump over a green carpet square, balance along the stools, crawl under a row of chairs etc.
6:10: GAME: Musical Teddies: Chairs are set out in a circle. Joeys skip around the chairs carrying their teddies. When the music stops the teddies sit on a chair. Remove chairs. As chairs are removed the teddies share the chairs until all the teddies are on the same chair.
6:15: CRAFT: Dream Catchers Craft
Make dream catchers to catch bad dreams and let the good ones in! Using a coathanger, add wool, beads and feathers.
Discuss the traditional dream catchers and who made them.
6:40: GAME: Going on a Bear Hunt
(children repeat each line after adult)
We're going on a bear hunt,
We're gonna catch a big one,
I’m not scared
What a beautiful day,
Oh ,oh!
Grass,
Long, wavy, grass.
We can't go over it,
We can't go under it,
We've gotta go throught it!
Swish swish, swish swish.
We're going on a bear hunt,
We're gonna catch a big one,
I’m not scared
What a beautiful day,
Oh ,oh!
Mud,
Thick, oozy mud.
We can't go over it,
We can't go under it,
We've gotta go through it!
Squelch squelch, squelch squelch
We're going on a bear hunt,
We're gonna catch a big one,
I’m not scared
What a beautiful day,
Oh ,oh!
A river,
A deep, cold river.
We can't go over it,
We can't go under it,
We've gotta go throught it!
Splish splosh, splish splosh.
We're going on a bear hunt,
We're gonna catch a big one,
I’m not scared
What a beautiful day,
Oh ,oh! A forest,
A big, dark forest.
We can't go over it,
We can't go under it,
We've gotta go through it!
Swing swingswingswing.
We're going on a bear hunt,
We're gonna catch a big one,
I’m not scared
What a beautiful day,
Oh ,oh!
A cave,
A scary, dark cave.
We can't go over it,
We can't go under it,
We've gotta go through it!
Tiptoe, tiptoe.
(say the following verse all together and quickly)
OH NO IT'S A BEAR!!!
Quick!
Through the cave, tiptoe, tiptoe,
Through the forest, swing swingswingswing
Through the river, splish splosh, splish splosh,
Through the mud, squelch squelch, swish swish,
Through the grass, swish swish, swishy swashy.
Run to the house, run up the stairs,
Oh oh forgot to shut the door!
Run back downstairs, shut the door,
Run back up, to the bedroom,
Jump into bed, pull up the covers,
WE ARE NEVER GOING ON A BEAR HUNT AGAIN!!
6:45: Singing: Teddy Hokey Pokey.
Teddy Bear Teddy Bear Game
Teddy bear, teddy bear turn around
Teddy bear, teddy bear touch the ground
Teddy bear, teddy bear tie your shoe
Teddy bear, teddy bear that will do!
Teddy bear, teddy bear climb the stairs
Teddy bear, teddy bear say your prayers
Teddy bear, teddy bear turn off the lights
Teddy bear, teddy bear say good night
6.50: Story: My Brown Bear Barney
6:55CLOSING CEREMONY:
6:35: ACTIVITY:Find the Teddy: Follow messages around the hall and outside to find the lost teddy. Turn lights off and use torches.
6:55CLOSING CEREMONY
ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT NEEDED
Instructions to find the teddy