Sunday, March 13, 2016

Song for the Kiddies

Rain is falling down.
Rain is falling down.
Pitter patter, pitter patter,
Rain is falling down...
SPLASH!

Imagine yourself sitting in the middle of fifteen to twenty energetic three-year-old children. You raise your hands toward the sky and start to sing, rain is falling down, as you flutter your fingers to indicate rain. (which technically indicates snow in sign language) Then you repeat the action singing rain is falling down a second time. Next you pat your hands together as you sing the pitter patter, pitter patter.Once again your hands go to the sky and you repeat the fluttering of your hands as you once again sing the rain is falling down. Then, you pause for several seconds and finally clap your hands together and sing splash. Several pairs of eyes widen as smiles spread on the faces in front of you. This is one of the memories from my years of working with children.