Festive Spirit with a Christmas Play

Now that the holidays are going to set in within a few months, how do you plan to usher in Christmas? Will it be the same routine of decorating the Christmas tree followed by a grand Christmas dinner, or do you want to do something different this time? Well, in case you are searching for some bright ideas, how about conducting a Christmas play with the neighborhood kids? If you are looking forward to doing something interesting this holiday season, conducting a Christmas play could definitely be it.

You are wondering which play to take up, there are a variety of them such as Have You Seen Christmas the Nativity Play, Papa Martin's Christmas or parts from the Christmas Carol. In case you want a shift from these regular Christmas plays, you can either make a script out of Christmas stories and poems or enact a fairy tale and give it a Christmas theme. For instance, have you ever thought of Santa Clause as the Fairy Godmother? What if Cinderella's royal carriage was driven by reindeers? There are a lot of possibilities to explore with Christmas themed plays and the kids will obviously have a lot of fun taking part in them. This is a delightful way in which you can engage them and help them to enjoy their holidays in a constructive fashion. Christmas plays also help the children to get a fair amount of exposure to literature and learn more about the spirit of Christmas. Being in touch with fables and fairy tales is something that does not come too naturally with the kids these days. They are too busy gaming and with their latest hi-tech gadgets.

After you have zeroed down on a play, look for relevant music that can be woven into the storyline. Also see to it that the play is not too long as it might bore the audience after a certain period of time. As far as the costumes are concerned, if your budget isn't too elaborate, make use of paper costumes and placards. If the theme is an innovative one and the story captivating, then minimalism on the sets will not distract the audience.

There isn't much variety when it comes to Christmas plays. So you have to have a creative approach to make it a truly entertaining one.