Fun Activities For Kids – Play-Scripts – Jack And The Baked Beanstalk
Fun Activities For Kids – Play-Scripts – Jack And The Baked Beanstalk
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Pantomime Time!
Around Christmas and New Year, it’s got to be pantomime time. This activity is perfect for keeping kids occupied and out of the way with their secret rehearsals. Give them all the encouragement they need to get started and make sure they know to keep things simple. Older children tend to like directing, writing scripts, sorting out costumes and props, and being the narrator. Younger children are usually best at playing the central roles. Agree on a fairytale and decide who’s who. Break down the story into no more than five scenes. All the characters should introduce themselves to the audience when they first appear in the story, but then limit their parts to a few lines each per scene. The narrator can fill in any gaps in the storyline and keep things moving along.
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