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Baby Song Program The Salvation Army
Coco Lin
Introduction of Baby Song program The background and development Baby Song and the church Objectives of Baby Song Human resources needed A session plan Suggestions on music Facilities and Equipment Advertisement and Registration
Baby Song
An Salvation Army outreach program for babies, toddlers and their parents
Parents and their babies meet others in the same situation, build relationships and make music together.
It is about relationships and fellowships, and making a positive impact of Christ through music
What is Baby Song program?
babies to experience developmentally appropriate songs, activities and games;
parents to assist their babies in language development and interaction through music;
parents to build relationships with other parents;
parents to gain parenting tips and information; the church to reach out into the community.
An opportunity for:
Started with a scientific research about the experiences of fetus in the mother’s womb
Music has great impacts on a child’s development.
The Salvation Army in Sweden picked up the program in the early 90’s.
Quickly spread and has been successful in reaching un-churched families in many countries.
The background and development
Baby Song and the church
Churches have a broad music tradition.
Baby Song brings new people into the church.
Baby Song helps with family ministry.
Baby Song helps with the social fellowship in church.
Overall objective Meeting people’s needs-spiritually, socially and
physically Intermediate objectives Make contact with people in the local community Build relationships and trust Give opportunities for fellowship Create an atmosphere that leads to conversations
about life and God Attract families to church and know more about God
Objectives of Baby Song
Musical objectives Stimulate the child’s linguistic,
musical and motor skills development Develop the child’s concept of space
and time Stimulate positive contact between
parent and child. Give the family a treasury of songs
that they can use at home.
Objectives of Baby Song
Who is running the program?
A music leader: Set-up before the session Prepares music and
makes song sheets Leads the music time Home league: Prepare and serve
food/snacks and drinks In charge of the fellowship
part with snacks as a host
Corps officer Make him/her known
and available Have him/her visit from
time to time Pray for these families
in the end of the music session
It is important that the whole church is involved in this program.
Who is running the program?
Helpers/ volunteers Look after and play with children Have conversations with parents Help to serve food and drinks
The rest of the corps Give the rest of corps as much ‘ownership’ as possible
by involving them, like giving them reports in weekly meetings.
It is important that the whole church is involved in this program.
60 minutes music 40 minutes fellowship
Planning a session (9:40am-11:20am) The Music Section:
1.Start with sharing parenting experiences. (common parenting questions, parenting tips)
2. Have a theme for each session, like animals, vegetables, flowers, etc. (enlarge child’s vocabulary)
3. Give each family a special name according to the theme. (engage and entertain families)
Give each family a prayer card, and we will pray for them.
Give each family a note to write down some recommendation songs.
(put them in an envelope)
The Music Section
Involve with games, performances and competition. (gain credits)
Give a small gift to the family that wins.
The Music Section
Prepare name tags for parents and children.
Set up the room in a circle with a mat for each family.
Prepare a basket for each child with instruments.
Always begin and end with the same few songs- Routine creates security and trust.
A guitar, piano, or CD music can be useful.
The Music Section
In the last day, give each family a gift as a memorial.
If you have a church going group, you can have many Christian songs. If your group is mostly strangers to church, you may just want to have a few.
Start with a Bible verse and end with a prayer.
Program sample
Welcome song Start with introduction/
sharing experiences (parenting questions and tips)
Read a Bible verse Introduce today’s
theme and decide each family’s name
Review the song that we learned yesterday
Rhymes & finger plays
2 brain teasers Family performance
Rhythm & instrument playing (marching)
2 brain teaser Family performance
Program sample
Action songs & dance- focus on the body
2 brain teaser Family performance
Spiritual songs 2 brain teaser Family performance
Lullaby (use scarves in movements to relax children)
2 brain teaser Family performance
Listen to music (write down the prayers and recommendation songs) Give a gift to the family
that wins Goodbye song Pray together
The Fellowship Section
Have snacks and drinks provided. Set up an area for the parents to talk and a
play area for the children. Invite friends and family for a special
celebration and do special refreshments.
After the program
New programs could be developed out of Baby Song.
For example: a choir for the adults or the kids.
Invite the Baby Song
families to special community Sundays. Have them perform from time to time.
Can I ‘play’ with the words? Can I reinforce parts of the songs with instruments? Are there natural movements to the song? Can I visualize anything from the song? Is the song easy enough for parents to sing with
their children at home?
Choose well-known songs (traditional), as well as introduce new songs.
Choosing MusicQuestions to consider when choosing a song:
Facilities and Equipment
Facilities Make sure facilities are
clean. Be careful with what is
within children’s reach. Use two rooms if
possible. (the music session/the fellowship session)
Divide one room into two sections.
Equipment Mats Instruments CD player/speaker An envelope (a prayer
card, a note and a theme picture)
A file with song Toys Light scarves
Remember to get the following information: Name of parent Name of child Birthday of child Address & E-mail address Phone number (Home church)
Keep a waiting list, if overwhelming response. Communicate well with the parents following
registration.
Advertisement and Registration