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Mad Libs Song

Barak Malichi

A funny lyric game where the group supplies random words before discovering the familiar song they have rewritten.

SongwritingGamesFunnyCreativeAll ages

Goals

Create laughter, lower pressure around singing, practice lyric awareness, and give the group a shared musical joke.

Equipment

Prepared song with blanks, paper or device for the leader, and optional instrument.

Duration

8-15 minutes

Age group

Ages 7 and up

Group size

5-50

Energy

Medium

Musical level

Beginner friendly

Best setting

Indoor or outdoor

Preparation

Choose a song the group knows. Privately remove several words and label each blank as noun, verb, object, place, emotion, person, adjective, or silly sound.

Step-by-step

1Do not reveal the song title yet.
2Ask the group for words that match each blank, such as a noun, verb, object, place, emotion, person, adjective, or silly sound.
3Fill in the blanks with the group's words.
4Reveal the song and explain that the group has created a new version.
5Sing the funny version together.
6If the group wants, sing the original chorus afterward to bring everyone back together.
7To make it longer, split into teams and let each team create a different version of the same song.
8To make it more challenging, ask for words that still fit the rhythm or rhyme of the original line.

Preparation

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