Contact_FullName: Leslie

Contact_Email: lmmse@uno.edu

Area: Holiday: Mardi Gras

Idea:

Mardi Gras Song

"The wheels on the float go round and round." Different verses can have the riders on the float throwing beads; the bands in the parade going drum, drum, drum; and the drivers on the float going honnnnnk, honnnnnk, honnnk. Additional verses can have maskers catching beads and street cleaners cleaning up afterward. I like to let the children choose what part of the parade they want to sing about.

Contact_FullName: Yana

Contact_Email: yandar15@hotmail.com

Area: Mardi Gras Songs

Idea:

Here is a Mardi Gras song I came up with for a Mardi Gras storytime.

(sing to the tune of 'Are you sleeping, brother John?')

Mardi Gras colors, Mardi Gras Colors

purple, green, gold;

purple, green, gold

wear them today, wear them today

celebrate Mardi Gras,

celebrate

Mardi Gras.

Contact_FullName: Karla

Contact_Email: mkthmpsn@ptialaska.net

Area: Holiday-Mardi Gras-song

Idea:

Mardi Gras Masks by Karla Thompson

sung to: Mulberry Bush

This is the way we make our masks,

Make our masks, make our masks.

This is the way we make our masks,

So early Mardi Gras morning.

First we glue some feathers on,

Feathers on, feathers on.

First we glue some feathers on,

So early Mardi Gras morning.

Then we add some sparkles,

Sparkles, sparkles.

Then we add some sparkles,

So early Mardi Gras morning.

Now we can have a parade,

Have a parade, have a parade.

Now we can have a parade,

To celebrate Mardi Gras.