Ghost Movement Scarf Activity for Halloween — From Will Doublestein at Bow Tie Music!
We are so excited to be sharing a fun, ghost movement scarf activity for Halloween from our friend, Will Doublestein. Will is an elementary school general music teacher from Indianapolis, IN. In 2013, he started uploading videos to a YouTube channel he named "Bow Tie Music". At first, the channel was intended to be a way of distributing program videos to parents who couldn't attend their children's performances.
As time went on, it became a record of sorts, not only for his music programs but also of his other classroom activities. A few years later, after developing a library of resources, he realized that the videos could be a help to other music teachers needing ideas and inspiration. Eventually, his audience began to grow, and he is now able to help thousands of music teachers all around the world to reimagine music class and help their students develop a lifelong love of music.
We are so thankful for the way Will has used his platform, and we are thrilled that our movement props have been helpful tools in his classroom and that they have also been used to bring an element of fun for his students.
Keep reading to learn all about how you can use ghost props under black lights to add a spooky and fun element to your music class, and create a dancy party that your kids won't soon forget!
Dancing with Ghosts!
In this video, Dancing With Ghosts! Making dance parties SPOOKY for kids!, Will demonstrates how he uses black lights and Bear Paw Creek props to create a ghost movement scarf activity, perfect for the spooky season.
To create the "ghosts", all you need are some of our white movement scarves, our Indoor Outdoor Soft Snowball Movement Prop Set, and a 100W UV Black light like these from Amazon.com.
Will used the snowballs as ghost heads and the white scarves as the ghost's body to create a ghost perfect for a dance party! Using the black lights in your classroom creates a glowing effect for the white of the snowballs and scarves. To step it up a notch, you could use one of our 9-foot white Canopy Scarves to make a BIG glowing ghost! For the ghost head under the Canopy Scarf, you could use a big bundle of snowballs or one of our Balloon Balls.
In the video, Will is using 36-inch white movement scarves for the smaller ghosts. However, you can pick from any of the size options we have available, depending on the size ghost you would like to create with your students!
Songs to Use With the Ghost Movement Scarf Activity
We created a short Spotify playlist for you with song suggestions for your next dance party. Get creative with "Peek-A-boo Ghost" from The Laurie Berkner Band, jam out to "Ghostbusters" the remix, and get crazy with a couple of other songs that have a good dancing vibe!
To have a calmer moment in between dance sessions and let everyone catch their breath, try using Stephanie Leavell's "Blowing in the Wind". You can replace the words "my scarf" with "my ghost". For example: ...blowing in the wind, blowing in the wind, my ghost is blowing in the wind. Falling down, falling down, with a whoosh and plop!"
If you have any other song ideas that we should add to this playlist, let us know! If you end up trying this ghost movement scarf activity, be sure to tag us in any photos or videos @bearpawcreek on Facebook and Instagram. For more resources and fantastic activity ideas from Will Doublestein, you can check out his website, www.bowtiemusic.net.
