After you've "gobbled," make time to "warble"!

Description:
Kids love holiday songs, and it's fun to sing when friends and relatives are gathered all together. Mix contemporary tunes with funny new songs for a Thanksgiving concert that's sure to become a family tradition. Hand out song sheets that have been photocopied on orange or gold paper ready and waiting for those who need a little help remembering the words.

Step-by-Step:
Sing, sing, sing!

 "Over the River"
Over the river, and through the wood,
to Grandfather's house we go;
The horse knows the way to carry the sleigh,
through the white and drifted snow.
Over the river, and through the wood,
to Grandfather's house away!
We would not stop for doll or top,
for 'tis Thanksgiving Day.
Over the river and through the wood,
when Grandmother sees us come,
She'll say, 'O, dear, the kids are here,
pie for everyone.?
Over the river, and through the wood,
now Grandmother's cap I spy!
Hurrah for the fun! Is the pudding done?
Hurrah for the pumpkin pie!

"We Are Turkeys Big and Fat"
(Sing to the tune of "Mary Had a Little Lamb")

We are turkeys big and fat,
Big and fat, big and fat,
We are turkeys big and fat,
Strutting all around.
Here's the gobble sound we make,
Sound we make, sound we make,
Here's the gobble sound we make,
Gobble, gobble, gobble.

A Poem: "The Turkey is a Funny Bird"

The turkey is a funny bird,
(Put fingers behind you to make a tail.)
His head goes bobble, bobble, bobble;
(Wobble your head.)
But all he knows is just one word:
(Hold up one finger.)
Gobble, gobble, gobble.

"Thanksgiving Day is Coming"

Thanksgiving day is coming,
So Mister Turkey said,
And very careful I must be,
Or I will lose my head.
The pumpkin heard the turkey.
I'm worried, too. Oh my!
They'll mix me up with sugar and spice,
And I'll be a pumpkin pie!

Materials:
Family
Friends
Song sheets