ESTIEM spirit is the force that has been uniting ESTIEMers all over Europe for more than 30 years!
The ESTIEM spirit is something every ESTIEMer shares in their heart. This page was created to make sure that
ESTIEMers anywhere can learn, practice and feel the spirit. You can visit the ESTIEM spirit portal whenever you are
in events, with your peers or when you simply want to revise good memories or learn more about our traditions.
Are you ready to feel the real ESTIEM vibe? Then – let’s go!
Legendary ESTIEM spirit book is now online! Local Group Yellowstone has put together all of the ESTIEM traditions, so give it a look if you want to learn more about them!
If you still prefer to use traditional methods. We still provide stone tools for you to sing with. But remember to recycle your paper songbook in the responsible way!
Are you in need of some Get2Know games that you can apply in your Local Group or in your events? Are you having an online chat, and you would like to have some teambuildings or are you simply looking for activities? Then make sure to check out the:
Baby shark dodoododododoo…
Mama…
Papa…
Grandma…
Surfer comes…
There’s a shark…
Swim away…
Shark attack…
Where is my board…
Surfer shark…
Plant banana, plant, plant banana (2x)
Grow banańa, grow, grow banana (2x)
Pick banana pick, pick banana (2x)
Peel banana, peel, peel banana (2x)
Eat banana, eat, eat banana, (2x)
Go banana, go, go banana (2x)
Meidän laivassa, meidän laivassa;
On suuri reikä pohjassa;
Ja se uppoaa, ja se uppoaa;
Siis kaikki pumppaamaan, PUMPPAAMAAN!
Ykköspumppu,
Kakkospumppu,
Kolmospumppu,
Nelospumppu,
Viitospumppu,
Kuutospumppu,
Seiskapumppu.
My brother was a parachuter in the U.S. Marines (3x)
And he ain’t gonna jump no more.
Glory, glory what a hell of a way to die (3x)
And he ain’t gonna jump no more.
He jumped from eighteen thousand feet without a parachute.
He was the last to leave the plane but first to hit the ground.
He hit the ground and turned into a ten-by-ten feet square.
They scraped him off and sent him to the ketchup factory. Solo:
So think of my dear brother when you eat at Burger King (3x)
All: ‘cause he ain’t gonna jump no more!
(Everybody repeats what the Leader says and does)
Leader: What to do, what to do?
– Kang kang kang kangagarooo
(jumping like a kangaroo)
Leader: What to do, what to do?
– Go go gogogorilla
(hitting the chest like a gorilla)
*then repeat kangaroo moves
Leader: What to do, what to do?
– Fla fla flaflaflamingo
(while standing on one leg)
*then repeat gorilla, kangaroo moves
Leader: What to do, what to do?
– Oran Orangutango
(swinging the arms like an orangutan)
*then repeat flamingo, gorilla, kangaroo moves
Oooh, once upon a time, in a small town in Germany,
There was a shoemaker, Schumacher was his name.
He could play the violin, the violin, the violin,
He could play the violin, the violin he could play!
(Mimic instrument)
Then instead of the violin, insert the following,
but always repeat the
sounds of the instruments you used before:
flute, piano, drum, bass, guitar, triangle,
the ESTIEM Song, “no more”!
Small group starts, rest of the participants repeats.
Pretty much like this:
UHAJAAJAAJAA
AXIKAXIKAXIMA
AMUSIMUSIMUSI
HIAHIAHIAHIAHIA
*Do 3 times: first time with normal voice, second – with whispering, third – with shouting.
Aramsamsam, aramsamsam, gulli gulli gulli gulli gulli ramsamsam (2x)
Arabi arabi gulli gulli gulli gulli gulli ramsamsam (2x)
If done in pairs, divide group in pairs and do the same actions.
Our friend from Yellowstone Charlie Bear wants to teach us cool hula hula song he learned on the holiday in Hawaii. Join the Charlie Bear and dance and sing with him. It is going to be fun!
Do you want to go for bird spotting and see the famous “Kneu”, if you dance this song, your trip is going to be a huge success! Instructions on the video are quite clear.
El Chombo came from Mars to show us their local mating rituals. Join him and your night will be instant success. Only legends tell that someone have successfully danced the whole song perfectly, it is physical.
Do you feel you are in a company of 4-year-olds. Mentally, you probably are, so time to dance something for children! Fliegerlied!
Have your participants been naughty and behaved bad during the event? Do you think they should be punished due their actions? Pick one that suits for the moment, or dare to roll the infamous Wheel of Pain to find one!