You have a magical piece Use plastic bags and tape Click to find

of candy. Every time you to construct a costume out about

put it in your mouth and for a character. You could different jobs
chew, imagine it gives choose a monster, a
you a different character princess, a superhero or at the
voice. E.g. robot, witch, anything else you can National
bear, queen… How many think of. Theatre
Click to take voices can you do?
a backstage
tour of the Why not send
this to your
National Put on some music that friends, then
Choose a favourite story. Choose 5 places in your
Theatre Act it out without using you like. Choose a part of share photos and
home. Choose or make
words. Play some fast your body. Imagine there videos of the
up a story and perform
music as you act it out. is a string attached to it things that you
each scene in a different
How does your pulling you. Move around area. You could decorate create with each
performance change if to the music letting that these areas, creating a other?
Choose your favourite you use slow music? body part lead. What backdrop to the scene.
song. Can you create a shapes and movements Ask your audience to
story based on the can you make? Can you walk between each area.
lyrics? Who is singing the create a dance?
Pick a book. Turn to
song? What is happening
Ask an adult if you can page 5. Read out the
to them? Can you
have an old pillow case. first 5 words. These 5
perform the song as that
Cut a hole for your head words need to be used
character?
at the top and two holes Find a pair of shoes that in the opening line of
for your arms at the Collect objects from are not your own. Put your new play. Can you
sides. Design and make it around your home that them on and walk in write the rest of the
into a costume for one of could make different them. How do you walk? first scene?
Find a picture with your favourite characters. sounds. What sound What does it make you
people or animals in it. effects can you create feel like? Think up a
Imagine a conversation using them? Can you use character and see how
between the characters them to make the sound long you can pretend to
in the picture. Can you effects for a story? be that person for.
write this dialogue Cut out a large face shape Use a lamp or a room
creating a short script to from a piece of paper. with sun on the wall
perform? Design the make up for a and see what shadows
magical or monstrous you can create - you
character. Think about Pretend to have an can use your objects or
Think of a favourite story. argument with someone
the colours you use and Scrunch and sculpt tin foil cut out shapes and
Find a spot in your home what features you using only the word silhouettes. Can you
to build a story den. Read
or paper into miniature BANANA. How can you
include. props for your story. Use use them to tell a
one of your favourite show emotion? story?
stories or plays inside it. them to act the story out.