How many different sounds can be made with a sheet of paper?

You might be surprised! 

Give each child a piece of 8 1/2 x 11 paper.  Instruct all to follow your directions.

1. Have everyone roll their paper into a tube shape.
   (this can be done with ANY song) 
   First practice singing "We Thank Thee Oh God for a Prophet" by having everyone roll their paper into a tube shape.  Going through the song once sing the first line and "toot" the second through the tube, repeating through the verse:
    
   We thank thee Oh God, for a prophet
   "toot-da-doot toot-da-doot- toot-da-doot"
   We thank thee for sending the gospel
   "toot-da-doot toot-da-doot- toot-da-doot", etc.
    
   reverse tooting and singing on second time through:
   "toot-da-doot toot-da-doot- toot-da-doot"
   to guide us in these latter days, etc.
   
   
2. Make a snappy "pop"
   Show the children how to hold the sheet of paper loosely between two hands and then pull hard, but not too hard to tear it, and a very snappy "pop" can be heard.
   
   
3. "The Wise man and the Foolish Man" p. 281. 
   Lay the paper across your  lap with both feet on the floor and knees together.
   slap (slap hands on knees)
   tickle (wiggling all fingers on paper)
   rub (slide flat hand across paper)
   (slap) The wise man built his house upon the rock (repeat two times)
   and the rains came tumbling down
   (tickle) the rains came down and the
   (rub) floods came up (repeat two times)
   (slap) and the house on the rock stood still.
   
   (rub softly) The foolish man built his house upon the sand (repeat two times)
   and the rains came tumbling down
   (tickle) the rains came down and the
   (rub) floods came up (repeat two times)
   (wave paper through air) and the house on the sand washed away.
   
   
4. Holding the paper by the two short ends,
   Crumple  it and pull it out (but not too hard) with the rhythm of each prophet's name.
   (No crumpling during the other words!)
   
   
5. Hold the paper between two palms and clapped, this was fun because you can try to keep the paper air borne and catch it on the clap.
   
   
6. Hold the paper tightly between your hands and blow with your lips tight and make a squeeky sound . 
   Follow me to see when to make noise and when to sing the words.
   
   
7. We also rubbed palms together with the  paper in-between them. 
   On the last time through we started at one edge and tore a strip off,and then another until we ran out of paper.  About the time you get to "if I do it fast" you can really rip into it.  Then pass around a garbage can and clean up the papers.