Instrumental Activity Book - My Aunt Came Back

The "My Aunt Came Back" activity book offers a delightful musical game that combines singing, actions, and instrumental play, suitable for engaging children in a group setting. The game begins with a call and response structure where a leader sings a line, and the group echoes it back. Each verse of the song introduces a whimsical souvenir from a different place, such as a wooden shoe from Timbuktu or a waving fan from Old Japan, accompanied by corresponding actions like stamping a foot or waving a hand. These actions build up in a humorous and accumulative fashion, making the game both entertaining and memorable for the participants.

In the instrumental version of the game, children are seated in a circle and divided into four groups, each assigned a category of instruments like tappers, shakers, scrapers, or bells. As the leader sings about the various gifts brought back by the aunt from her adventures, each group plays their instruments in rhythm with the lyrics. For example, tapping drums represent the aunt's return from doing her sums, while shaky shakers are associated with a visit to the local bakers. The game concludes with a fun twist where the aunt brings back 'silence NOW!' prompting all the children to stop playing their instruments, teaching them both rhythm and the concept of musical rests.