Musical Dice - MSSS Crafts

Musical Dice

This is a simple idea to add a bit of fun and enjoyment to singing and praise time.

1 or 2 litre milk/juice carton
2 litre Juice carton (or for a slightly smaller dice a 1litre/600ml milk carton)
paper
round stickers/labels
pictures from magazines or clipart pictures

Read the instructions for making dice from a milk carton on the Creation Dice page.

Choose one of the options below to decorate dice.
At song time, allow children to throw the dice. Sing a song related to picture shown.

Using coloured round labels, create a numbered dice. Sing a song related to the number thrown.
Suggested songs
- Number 1
  - Jesus Loves the Little Ones Like Me
  - One Door and Only One
- Number 2
  - The Animals Came Marching Two by Two
  - The Wise Man and the Foolish Man
  - Be careful, little eyes, what you see
  - Two Little Eyes
- Number 3
  - 1, 2, 3 Jesus Loves Me
  - Peter, James and John in a Sailboat
- Number 4
  - I’m inright, outright, upright, downright...(four actions in this song)
- Number 5
  - Only A Boy Named David
  - Five Little Pilgrims
- Number 6
  - Apostles song (Very hard to find a song about six but two sixes equal twelve!)

Glue a picture of a different animal on each side of the dice.
Sing the song Animals, Animals and at the end throw the dice. Make the sound of the animal shown.

Choose six of the suggested pictures (find clipart or magazine pictures) listed below and sing the suggested songs when the picture is shown.
Jesus
- Jesus Loves Me
- Jesus loves the little children
- Jesus Loves the Little Ones Like Me
- J-E-S-U-S
Butterfly
- The Butterflies
- If I Were a Butterfly
- I Am a New Creation
Boat
- Arky, Arky
- Noah Built an Ark
- Peter, James and John in a Sailboat
- A Boat Goes Sailing
Fish
- I will Make You Fishers of People
- Jonah and the Whale song (Tune: I'm a Little Teapot)
- Who Did Swallow Jonah
Rainbow
- Who Made the Beautiful Rainbow
Bible
- God Gave Us a Special Book
- I Open My Bible Book and Read
- Oh the B-I-B-L-E
- There is a Book
- The Bible is a Special Book
Children
- Jesus Loves the Little Children
- Praise Him, Praise Him, All Ye Little Children
World
- This is my Father's world
- He's got the whole world...
Flower
- The Flowers Are Lightly Nodding
Angel
- Angels Watching Over Me
- Thank God For Angels Bright
Stars
- Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star