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