This idea has got
to be on your “must do” list for the upcoming school year. There is absolutely no sugar involved,
but it will be a “sweet” memory just the same for your students. First, let the
birthday child choose “candles” (friends who stand around them with their arms
above their head like a candle flame).
The rest of the class holds hands and stands in a circle around them to
represent the “birthday cake.”
Recite the poem below and then sing the traditional birthday song as you
walk around the birthday child.
After singing, the birthday child blows out the candles one at a time
and the
candles “melt” to
the ground.
Today
is (child’s name) birthday
Let’s
bake him/her a cake! (Make
arms in a circle.)
Stir
and mix and mix and stir (Pretend
to mix.)
Then
into the oven to bake! (Throw
in oven.)
Here’s
our cake so nice and round. (Arms
in a circle.)
Let’s
frost it (child’s favorite color) and white. (Frost.)
We’ll
put (age of child) candles on it,
(Hold up fingers.)
To
make (child’s name)’s birthday bright!
*Give the
birthday child a special wish.
They can choose a song, a book, a game, or they can sit by their best
friend all day.
*Make a birthday
book. Each child gets a sheet of
white paper and is encouraged to draw a “gift” for their friend. Meanwhile, the birthday child gets a
large sheet of paper to decorate with stickers and markers. Classmates “present” their pictures to
the birthday child. Staple their
pictures in the construction paper to make a book of birthday wishes!
Note! Here's a YouTube video where I demonstrate this idea. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O53tvyWSWKA
P.S. I got the hat at Oriental Trading.
