So my friend's mom works at a daycare/preschool and over the summer they have a little camp for the little buggers...ages 2-4. Each week is labeled with a theme and this week was Hawaiian week. The last time I was over at my friend's house I had the uke in tow and we had a little sing-along session so her Mom asked me to make an appearance there during Hawaiian Week. So obviously I jumped at the chance and I walked into the little class room yesterday a little nervous but had so much fun. The kids were SO excited to have someone new in their classroom and excited to see the uke. I had my Pineapple Flea with me and they were so interested since they had just eaten pineapple at snack time (to stay with the theme of the week, I was also paid in pineapple, ha)
The teachers had written a song about camp to the tune of Little Grass Shack so I strummed away as the kids sang their lyrics. Then I just kinda picked along and did some strumming while they hula danced for me. They were really proud of it.
The coolest part though was when they brought out their little ukes. That morning they made ukuleles out of cardboard boxes, oaktag and rubber bands. The paint and glue was dry by the time I got there so they took them out and strummed along with me!
The 15-20 minutes flew by and they all thanked me as a class. So I took the opportunity to teach them how to say "Mahalo"
It was a really fun experience, just wanted to share
The teachers had written a song about camp to the tune of Little Grass Shack so I strummed away as the kids sang their lyrics. Then I just kinda picked along and did some strumming while they hula danced for me. They were really proud of it.
The coolest part though was when they brought out their little ukes. That morning they made ukuleles out of cardboard boxes, oaktag and rubber bands. The paint and glue was dry by the time I got there so they took them out and strummed along with me!
The 15-20 minutes flew by and they all thanked me as a class. So I took the opportunity to teach them how to say "Mahalo"
It was a really fun experience, just wanted to share