1 Check
out some easy non-fiction books on the animals in the song
(spider, cricket, firefly, beetles and just share a few
interesting facts and photos of each.
2. Use simple props for dancing; scarves, streamers, tiny
flashlights for fireflies, glow bracelets or glow sticks, and have
children dance with the lights off, or better yet- outside in the
garden on a summer night!
3. Remember- children have no trouble distinguishing fact from
fantasy, and love using their imaginations to combine the two. So
have fun!
Garden Party
Out in the moonlight, on a summer night
I went out to the garden to see
Just what was goin’ on between the dusk and the
dawn
There was a party waitin’ for me
The place was buzzin’, the air was hummin’
It was a magical fantasy
The trees were rustlin’, the ground was bustlin’
It was a garden party just for me
CHORUS:
All the spiders dancing on a silver string
The crickets were playing a song
And when the fireflies turned on the party lights
I couldn’t help but sing along
The stars were shining, the moon was smiling
The leaves were glittering all around
The flowers swaying, the beetles playing
The air was full of sights and sounds
(chorus)