That Was Easy

Today at church I substituted as the Primary chorister for my friend, Robin, who was going to be out of town.  Since race day was fresh on my mind, I decided to do a "Music Half Marathon" for singing time.  I posted a Start and Finish sign on the walls in the primary room, and then posted mile marker signs (2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 and 13) around the room in between.  I explained to the kids how during a race, you'd see these markers posted along the course to help you know how far you'd come and how much farther you had to go.  I told them the best mile marker of all was the one that read "13" since you knew you were practically done!  

We started with a couple of wiggles songs (to get our race bodies and race voices all stretched out), then headed for our first mile marker.  Before we got to each marker, I chose 2 reverent children to come up to the table and "face off" on opposite sides of the Easy Button (see above).  Our pianist played a few notes of the song, and which ever child could name that tune first was instructed to push the easy button.  They loved it!  They were all familiar with the "THAT WAS EASY!" voice that emanates from the tempting red button when pushed.  They could hardly keep their hands off of it.  If the button pusher was successful in naming that tune, they moved us ahead to the next mile marker post, flipped it over, and read the instructions about how to sing the song (i.e., staccato, opera style, high low, follow the leader, marching, with flags, etc.)  It was super fun.

But the thing I'll probably remember most about our Easy Button/Music Half Marathon Day was Easton.  As we were leaving church today, walking out to the parking lot, he was gleefully holding the Easy Button in one hand and the flags in the other.  He said in all seriousness, "Mom, we don't have a green one."

Me:  "A green what, bud?"

Easton:  "A green button."

Me:  "What?"

Easton:  "We need a green button like our red one.  When you push it, it would say, "That was hard!"  And then he giggled away.  He thought he was pretty funny (and he was).

Kids say the darndest things!