(Tune: "Little Red Box" -This song is on the "Happy Everything" CD.)
I wish I had a
little box (Pretend
to hold a box in your hands.)
To put my mommy
in. (Pretend
to put something in the box.)
I’d take her out
and go (kiss, kiss, kiss)
(Take
something out of the box and kiss in the air.)
And put her back
again.
If my mommy were
in my box
Were in my box,
then she would always know.
School or play,
night or day,
How I love her so! (Cross
arms over chest.)
I made this box
for mother’s day, (Pretend
to hold out a box.)
It’s full of love
for you.
When we’re apart,
hold it to your heart, (Put hands
over heart.)
And know I’m
thinking of you.
You can download this book on my May, 2007, website.
Box Necklace – You can collect small boxes that jewelry
come in or use matchboxes for this project. Spray paint the boxes and then let the children decorate
them with stickers, glitter pens, etc.
Glue a small picture of the child inside the box. Punch a hole and attach a ribbon so it
can be worn around the next. Teach
children the song and let them present their necklaces at a Mother’s Day tea,
or send the boxes home with the words to the song.
