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The Balloon Song : Introducing Do Re Mi

February 15, 2013 By Sara Mullett 7 Comments

The Balloon Song is a fun and engaging way to help children practice playing and recognising Do Re Mi and the intervals of the scale.

This activity is perfect for toddlers because it’s simple melody and actions are so easy to pick up. And a beautiful, bright balloon comes in handy when singing this song as they always love playing with the balloons!

Balloons float up high,

Up to the sky!

Now bring them down,

Down to the ground,

Now let them fly!

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A good way to introduce Do Re Mi

  • Start singing the song with the balloon in your hands in front of you.
  • Reach up high over your head – (balloons float up high, up to the sky)
  • Down to your tummy – (now bring them down)  then to your knees.
  • Now to the floor – (down to the ground)
  • Throw the balloon up in the air – (now let them fly!)

If you have chime bars, this is a lovely song to practice playing Do So Mi Do (the notes of a tonic chord)

It’s easy to play and the visual image of the balloon being placed high, middle and low at the feet demonstrates the intervals of the notes perfectly. If you have coloured chime bars you could make this into an art activity, by painting a picture of four balloons the same colours as your Do So Mi Do chime bars.

Click on the thumbnail below to download the sheet music of the vocal line of The Balloon Song.

Vocal Line Sheet Music for The Balloon Song

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Filed Under: Action songs, Baby, How To Read Music, Introducing Do Re Mi, Musical Activities For..., Preschoolers, Toddlers Tagged With: Exploring Pitch, High Notes Low Notes, Introducing Do-Re-Mi Series, Solfege, Tonic Sol-fah

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Comments

  1. Brittany says

    March 25, 2020 at 6:23 pm

    This worked well for us today with my four-year-old and seven-year-old. We have a glockenspiel, and I think the boys both enjoyed figuring out hi and lo and letting their balloons fly. Thank you!

    Reply
    • Sara Mullett says

      March 26, 2020 at 2:37 pm

      That’s great to hear Brittany! I’m so glad that they had fun with the Balloon song! 😊

      Reply
  2. Hope says

    March 3, 2020 at 8:20 pm

    What age group would this be best for?

    Reply
    • Sara Mullett says

      March 4, 2020 at 11:16 am

      Hi Hope, The Balloon song is perfect for babies and toddlers of around 12mths-2years as it’s simple to pick up with easy actions and a great way to introduce Do-Re-Mi.

      Reply
  3. Felicity Thomas says

    February 27, 2019 at 11:57 pm

    I’m new to teaching class music and have used this for crafting my lessons. It was easy to put onto a powerpoint and for my brain to understand! Thanks so so much for sharing.

    Reply
    • Sara Mullett says

      February 28, 2019 at 10:26 am

      So glad The balloon song went down well Felicity! Thanks for your feedback, it’s always great to hear how things go! 😊

      Reply

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