*Mini Class video coming at the end
Does your child sometimes have a low day? Low energy, quiet or grumpy?
I’m having days that are physically very tiring from my side job and I often wake up in the morning with low mood. But the other day a song suddenly came to my mind when I was still in bed in the morning.
The song “You Are My Sunshine”. Do you know this song?
I know this song is not originally made for children and I don’t know who first made the children version of it. But I saw many teachers singing this song in their classrooms and it was also my colleagues’s favourite song when I was working in an infant room.
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
Jimmie davis, charles mitchell
You make me happy when skies are gray
You’ll never know dear, how much I love you
Please don’t take my sunshine away
I sang this to myself on the day.☺️
Hehe. It made me smile.
If there are days when your child looks a little down or sad, sing this song together with your child.
I thought if I could make any activity to do with this song and I came up with a simple but meaningful activity.😀
“You Are My Sunshine” Chalk Art
Materials
- Construction papers (dark colours)
- Chalks (in different colours)
- Photos of you/your child/family
- Scissors
- Cookie cutters
What to do
Talk with your child about who is like sunshine in your lives.
Prepare photos of the shiny people.
Cut the faces out of the photos using cookie cutters and scissors.
Put the cut photo on top of a construction paper.
Trace the cut photo with chalk.
Remove the photo and re-trace the line. (We want a thick line.)
Smudge the chalk line with a finger and make a shining effect.
Glue the photo in the centre.
Do it for other photos as well.
An easy and great activity to do it while talking with your child!
Activity and therapy session 😊
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Now, watch the Mini Class and learn the song with me!
This action song I made is easy and fun for young children.😁
Happy learning and quality time!
Missangela👩🏻🎀