Forget planes, trains, and automobiles. The most environmentally friendly mode of transportation is a bubble, of course. No ticket required - just a good imagination. I've used this activity in storytime with splendid results (and I even forgot the words to the song. Yes, a song that I made up. Kids are so forgiving).
1. Ask the kids to think of the one place they'd like to be at this moment - and anywhere is fair game. Grandma's house, Hawaii, Jupiter, the toy store...it's wherever they want to be. Tell them to keep that place in their head, because that's exactly where they're going.
2. Ask your audience to stand up. Now take out your bottle of magic (and pretend) bubbles. Slowly pull out the pretend wand (careful not to drip!) and very slowly blow the biggest bubble you can.
3. Got a big bubble? Good! Now slowly...sloooowly....crawl inside (you can demonstrate by keeping your hands held out as if you were in a bubble...remember, we're using our imaginations here, and some kids will naturally latch onto the idea while others may need a little encouragement. A leader who is a great pretender can make this work.).
4. Time to get this bubble off the ground! With faces pointed skyward, take a deep breath and BLOW!
5. Got your bubble up in the air? Great! Time to go to our destination. Explain to the kiddos that when you say their name, they can call out where they would like to visit. When the bubble pops, they clap their hands and fall to the ground and land...you got it!...exactly where they want to be.
The song (to the tune of "I'm A Little Teapot"):
Flying in a bubble way up high
Higher than the birds and the clouds in the sky
If you see (child's name), she won't stop
'Till she/he gets to (destination) and her/his bubble goes POP!
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