eight-member Frankie Lemmon Ringers. We play small bells and big bells, loud bells and jingle bells, and whatever bells Miss Paula brings in. The sound of bells – especially at Christmas – is just glorious. To many of us it brings joy and comfort.Today, after Miss Forbis read to us from There was an Old Lady who Swallowed a Bell, we ran the gamut of fun with bells—from ringing jingle bells together (while singing a reindeer song) to ringing a giant sleigh bell one by one.
We learned that a good bell ringer has two traits: a sense of rhythm and being a good team me
mber. (Being able to read music is not required!) It's the ultimate in teamwork because each of us is responsible for one note. We have to play it when it’s our turn or sometimes together – and if just one person is missing, the music doesn’t sound quite right. Also, you have to concentrate; if you let your mind wander while you're ringing, you're lost.Oh, yes, we found a new thing you can do with bells. It’s called "jingle bell rolling". Each of us soaked a jingle bell in red, green or white Biocolor paint. Then we created our own design by rolling it around on construction paper in the bottom of a box. Neat!
There are a lot of different “bell-things” you can do with your friends – you can even say goodbye to them. Did you ever say goodbye with a sleigh bell? Try it sometime! Watch how these ringers do it at:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meNRWc3PcWc
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