Singing About The DVD Cord
Illustration By: Robert Proksa
Do you sing to your children around the house? If not, why not? You don’t have to know any “good songs” or be worthy of a recording contract. Just the other day I was helping my kids find the cord for our portable DVD player. While I was searching, I began singing (to no particular tune) about what I was doing. And do you know what my kids did? They sang back.
That’s right – no one told them to do it, no one announced that it was now time to talk in song, they just did it. Because that’s what kids do, they mimic our actions (sometimes more than we would like them to!). And they are always up for a game. Do your kids grumble when it’s time to pick up? Mine do. So I often will start picking up toys & sing the “Messy Mess” song from JoJo’s Circus (depending upon the age of your child, your mileage may vary here). My kids can’t resist singing the song so they join in & they can’t sing without picking up! It makes clean up time go so much faster & we have some fun in the process. For older kids, let them turn on their music to make the time fly by. You can even have them make a play list just for cleaning time (or getting ready for school, walking the dog, whatever task they are doing). When the play list is over, their time is up. And you’ll be amazed at how quickly those jobs get done!
The next time you are doing a menial task, like looking for the DVD player cord, turn it into a musical event! Make up the words, make up the tune & engage your children in a small moment of music around the house!
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