| One of the best ideas for making a fun school | | | | used with white gloves and sign language. |
| program is to listen to the kids. Children have | | | | TUMBLING—A group of students suggested |
| very active imaginations and they are not shy | | | | putting mats across the front of the stage and |
| about expressing their ideas. If you are open to | | | | doing tumbling routines to modern music. |
| their ideas you can give your programs zip and | | | | Cheerleading became popular and they were used |
| humor. It also gives the children ownership to the | | | | for that. |
| program. Here are a few ideas that the students | | | | SINGING---When two girls had to sing a sad song |
| have come up with in some of my programs. | | | | about having no friends they suggested sitting on |
| INSERT A COMMERCIAL. Our children are | | | | the piano like the professional singers do. |
| bombarded with commercials and they can sing | | | | SONGS---For Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer the |
| most of the jingles from memory. One year I | | | | students suggested having one prop that they |
| had 3 boys that felt our program needed some | | | | could use and do the silly part of the song such |
| spicing up and they suggested the old | | | | as “Dumbo” “Monopoly”. |
| Wendy’s commercial “Where’s the | | | | You know the part that irritates music directors |
| Beef”. They dressed up as three little old | | | | and teachers. So they made something in the |
| ladies and brought the house down with laughter. | | | | shape of a giant 1 foot light bulb, with a small |
| SHY STUDENTS—One shy student wanted to | | | | knob on the handle, that was yellow on one side |
| be front and center on stage and speak, but he | | | | and gray on one side. They used it for the light |
| didn’t want anyone to see him. He came as | | | | bulb, for an elephants trunk for Dumbo, a |
| the unknown comic with a sack over his head | | | | monopoly piece, and the knob was glittered red |
| with holes cut for his eyes. | | | | for Rudolph nose. |
| STROB LIGHTS—The students came up with | | | | COSTUMES---Students ideas for costumes can |
| many ideas to use a strob light. A baseball game, | | | | save a lot of time. They were always to keep |
| a wrestling match, a cop chasing the bad guy. | | | | them to only things that they had at home and |
| BLACK LIGHTS—Some girls suggested the use | | | | not ask mom for anything else. They used mops |
| of black lights for a rock and roll song. They wore | | | | for hair, Styrofoam balls for noses, cowboy hats |
| white shirts, white socks, and white hair ribbons. | | | | for a western, tinsel for belts, glitter to make |
| The black lights became so popular that they | | | | them sparkle under the lights. |
| would make up other dances . Once they were | | | | |