Remote Control Singing

I made a giant remote control out of that thick foam board. I rounded the corners and cut out 'buttons' from craft foam (brightly colored of course).

I then hot glued the buttons onto the remote control.

I made a 'power' button, which turned on Singing Time. I made a 'play' button, which meant we would sing the song or verse all the way through normally. A 'rewind' button meant that we would go back to a certain part of the verse and sing from there. A 'fast forward' button made us sing much faster than normal. A 'pause' button meant that if I held up my hand, everyone, including the pianist, would pause. Then I lowered my hand, we would continue. I also included volume buttons, which when pressed would make the kids sing louder or quieter.


Another button I would have liked to include would be a 'record' button. If you have a recording device of some sort, record the kids singing and then play it back to them. I didn't have anything to record them with, so I left if off for now, but I left room on the remote to add later.

Kids have great imaginations, they really do! I'd choose a verse to sing, then press a button and that's how we would sing it. They especially loved the pause button. It was very entertaining!