You'll never again be asked "Are we nearly there yet?" when you play our fabulous travel sing-along games. They will not only pass the journey time, but also make it so enjoyable your children won't be able to wait for the journey back again!
The following music activities promise that all travelling minds will be awake, active and stimulated, all voices will be singing, talking and laughing, and all bodies will be moving, grooving and clapping.
- Adapt them according to ages and abilities
- Use a variety of songs from different genres
- Set aside some quiet time too – to give voices, ears and minds a rest
- Take turns to sing one syllable and one note at a time – the quest is to get the song as smooth as possible and not so jerky
- Try Jin- gle – bells jin- gle – bells – jin- gle- all – the – way!
- Musical ‘I spy’- simply hum or la a line from a well-known song!
- Choose any topic and come up with a long list of songs/lyrics which match the topic in any weird and wonderful way! Any topic such as colours, weather, love or girls (e.g. ‘Girl put your records on’, ‘Girls just want to have fun’).
- Sing a well-known song, but take turns in singing a line each around the car!
- Challenge each other by changing the pitch (higher or lower) and tempo (speed)!
- Play a well-known song from a CD and do a cheesy voiceover introduction to the song – making sure you time your words just right before the singing starts!
- On a rainy day when the wipers are on intermittent, see who can sing the longest line from any song whilst the wipers are down. As soon as they lift, you stop. ‘One potato, two potato, three potato, four...’ works well.
- Tap the rhythm of a line from a song on the back, palm or on an area of the car (not the driver!)
- Using the morse code list tap secret words to each other (3-letter words to start) this really helps in memorising rhythms!
- A musical version of the shopping game. Each player adds a newly sung phrase to the list, and repeats everyone’s choices as the list grows…
- Everyone sings along with the CD – at the beginning of the chorus turn the volume down and carry on singing – turn the volume up after a while and see how close you are to getting it in tune and in the right place!
- If you have the CD inlay this makes life easier. Or choose very well-known songs. One person sings or says the lyric and everyone has to sing or say the lyrics which come after.
- Try changing old familiar songs and making them your own! Perhaps singing them faster and higher, slower and lower, operatic, jazzy, posh, punk etc.
- Sing a simple phrase or tap/clap a rhythm for the other person to copy! Make the phrases longer and longer until they make a mistake.
- Write your own words to a familiar tune or make up different lines within the framework of the song.
- E.g. ‘Row row row the boat’ could change to ‘Run, run, run away, from a hairy goat. If you dare to stand that close, it will eat your coat!’
- Take turns to teach each other songs from your childhood!
- You may even discover familiar territory.
- Perhaps make a collection of your favourites and explain your reasons.
- Each chooses to be a TV judge from a talent competition. Listen to the radio and when a song ends turn it down and take turns to make comments and give marks!
- Choose a number at random, perhaps from number plates, and find the radio station nearest that number- listen for a short time and repeat. This should give you a taster of a wide variety of styles.
The following music activities promise that all travelling minds will be awake, active and stimulated, all voices will be singing, talking and laughing, and all bodies will be moving, grooving and clapping.
- Adapt them according to ages and abilities
- Use a variety of songs from different genres
- Set aside some quiet time too – to give voices, ears and minds a rest
And remember, this site will be updated weekly with a new games packs to download and enjoy, including; colouring, dot-to-dot and puzzles.
Syllable Ping Pong!
• Take turns to sing one syllable and one note at a time – the quest is to get the song as smooth as possible and not so jerky
• Try Jin- gle – bells jin- gle – bells – jin- gle- all – the – way!
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I Sing With My Little Voice, Something Beginning With…
• Musical ‘I spy’- simply hum or la a line from a well-known song!
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Medley Madness!
• Choose any topic and come up with a long list of songs/lyrics which match the topic in any weird and wonderful way! Any topic such as colours, weather, love or girls (e.g. ‘Girl put your records on’, ‘Girls just want to have fun’).
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Throw Me A Line
• Sing a well-known song, but take turns in singing a line each around the car!
• Challenge each other by changing the pitch (higher or lower) and tempo (speed)!
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DJ Intro Wizard
• Play a well-known song from a CD and do a cheesy voiceover introduction to the song – making sure you time your words just right before the singing starts!
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Beat The Wipers!
• On a rainy day when the wipers are on intermittent, see who can sing the longest line from any song whilst the wipers are down. As soon as they lift, you stop. ‘One potato, two potato, three potato, four…’ works well.
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Tap The Rhythm
• Tap the rhythm of a line from a song on the back, palm or on an area of the car (not the driver!)
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Morse Mayhem!
• Using the morse code list tap secret words to each other (3-letter words to start) this really helps in memorising rhythms!
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I Downloaded A Track And Got…
• A musical version of the shopping game. Each player adds a new sung phrase to the list, and repeats everyone’s choices as the list grows…
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Sing The Gap!
• Everyone sings along with the CD – at the beginning of the chorus turn the volume down and carry on singing – turn volume up after a while and see how close you are to getting it in tune and in the right place!
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Lost Lyrics
• If you have the CD inlay this makes life easier. Or choose very well-known songs. One person sings or says the lyric and everyone has to sing or say the lyrics which come after.
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Old Favourites With A Twist!
• Try changing very familiar songs and make them your own! Perhaps singing them faster and higher, slower and lower, operatic, jazzy, posh, punk etc.
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Copy Cat
• Sing a simple phrase or tap/clap a rhythm for the other person to copy! Make the phrases longer and longer until they make a mistake.
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Making Your Own Up!
• Write your own words to a familiar tune or make up different lines within the framework of the song.
• E.g. ‘Row row row the boat’ could change to ‘Run, run, run away, from a hairy goat. If you dare to stand that close, it will eat your coat!’
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Old And New
• Take turns to teach each other songs from your childhood and then let them teach you a new one!
• You may even discover familiar territory.
• Perhaps make a collection of your favourites and explain your reasons.
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Can I Be The Horrid Judge?
• Each chooses to be a TV judge from a talent competition. Listen to the radio and when a song ends turn it down and take turns to make comments and give marks!
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Random Radio!
• Choose a number at random, perhaps from number plates, and find the radio station nearest that number- listen for a short time and repeat. This should give you a taster of a wide variety of styles.
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