Great Big House in New Orleans

This song is another that I use for Thanksgiving. I sing it as written and then have the kids come up with all sorts of different pies. If you are adventurous you could make this a sensory experience by letting them try a few different kinds of pie.

Great big house in New Orleans
Forty stories high.
Every room that I've been in
Filled with pumpkin pie (key lime pie, apple pie, etc.)

Here is a vocal audio file:

Going Up to Grandma's

One of the important parts of teaching kids music is helping them invent their own. In Music and Movement we do a lot of songs that allow kids to alter the words so they can feel more involved in the song and begin to explore the fun of creating their own music. "Going Up to Grandma's" is an easy song to start with! We use it every year around Thanksgiving Time and encourage kids to think of all the food they normally have at Thanksgiving. Here are the lyrics:

Going up to Grandma's, Grandma's, Grandma's
Going up to Grandma's, Grandma's house.
Gonna eat some turkey, turkey, turkey,
Gonna eat some turkey at Grandma's house!

And of course, the kids can take turns substituting the word "Turkey" for whatever food they can think of: "Gonna eat potatoes", "Gonna eat some pie", "Gonna eat some beans", etc.  Here's the audio file so you can hear what the song sounds like: