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My hope is that these songs and rhymes continue to be chanted and the games played that wherever children use a sidewalk for play space, this tradition will continue.' The texts often tell a story which reflects life as it is in the urban ghetto, with strong doses of anxiety, death, and the kind of humor which satirizes both the establishment and oneself. It is fascinating to speculate on how these chants travel, because unlike other folk traditions which are passed from parent to child, these are passed from child to child. Chances are your own local variety of play chants is being sung and clapped to, or used as accompaniments to bouncing balls and jump ropes, and perhaps you will find some that no one else has yet discovered. To tune in on what's happening, join the children on the playground or sidewalk - and listen. In author Maureen Kenney's words: 'There may be an exciting world of rhythm and melody going on right in your neighborhood. Creativity kicks off an energy cycle that generates new ideas and stimulates creativity.This classic 1974 collection of urban children's chants and games has long been out of print. I know I’m happiest when I create, whether it’s redesigning an organizational structure, creating a new piece of jewelry, rearranging a room, or making sense from total chaos. Currently, I am proud to serve my Alma Mater, Texas Christian University within their Professional Development Center. standing circle One child is the squirrel and one child is the chaser All sing the song twice when the. Professionally, I have worked as a Child Protective Services investigator a medical, hospice and occupational social worker manager of training and organizational development, employment, and benefits departments director of two hospital units, director over a large self-insured/self-administered insurance program spanning sixteen states, and a professional business consultant. traditional Kenney circle round the zero. ( drums throughout ) com - ing, tall angel at the door, From Circle Round the Zero by Maureen Kenney, St. Through all of this, my appreciation has grown for the beauty of our country, the uniqueness of each region in which I've lived, and how changing things up has added exciting dimensions to my life. After college and graduate school in Texas, I added California to my list, came back full circle to my home state of Maine in 1993, and circled back to Texas in 2015.

By the time I graduated from high school in Fort Worth in 1981, my family had lived in Maine, Wyoming, Utah, Idaho, New York, Florida, and Texas. Growing up in an Air Force family as the youngest of five children, I learned my nomadic tendencies early in life.