Objective: Improvise a rhyming lullabye one line at a time based on a popular song
Instructions:
Everyone stands in a circle formation, one person designated to start
Get a suggestion of an object from someone in the circle
Starting person says line similar to “Hush, Little Baby”, but with other object
The next person, clockwise, builds off the line that was just said
That next line should reference the previous object then mention a new object
The next person, clockwise, does the same thing
This clockwise, line-at-a-time, rotation continues for a while
Eventually the song ends by someone holding their last note
Example:
Singer 1: “Someone give me an object you’d find in your room.”
Anyone: “A bed”
Singer 1: “Hush little baby, rest your head; mama’s gonna buy you a new bed”
Singer 2: “And if that bed don’t feel good, mama’s gonna buy you some firewood”
Singer 3: “And if that firewood don’t burn, mama’s gonna buy you an urn”
Singer 4: “And if that urn don’t hold the ash, mama’s gonna give you a mustache”
Singer 1: “And if that mustache don’t trim well, mama’s gonna buy you a Dell”
Singer 2: “And if that Dell don’t download files, mama’s gonna buy you floor tiles”
The rotation keeps going until someone holds their last note.
Notes:
If you want to prepare beforehand, it’s best to have the object in mind so that you know what you will rhyme with; then work backwards to figure out what word could be used to set you up for that rhyme.
If you fall out of rhythm, take your time to finish your line; others will adjust..