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Michael238 Inner circle 1192 Posts |
I was wondering what stories you all told during your Christmas shows that are creative in the way to teach the kids the real meaning of Christmas?
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Leland Stone Inner circle 1204 Posts |
Haven't used this in a show, but I have used it while teaching an adult Sunday school class (for which I used a bonsai tree rather than a Goofus Tree or similar prop):
"Our first mother and father were certainly delighted by the variety of beautiful plants that God had placed in their Garden home. When they abandoned this lovely place, perhaps -- in their haste to leave -- they failed to notice a forgotten little corner of the Garden. "Had they looked there, they could have seen a very different sort of tree. Like any other, it would drop its acorns or seeds, to grow more trees, which would drop their own seeds, and so on. But a descendent of that very special tree would one day be cut down, hewn, and nailed into a different kind of Tree -- one on which a great Price was paid, and an even greater Gift was offered. "In remembrance of that Gift, we now decorate our trees at Christmas time." Sincerely, Leland Edward Stone |
Phred Regular user 118 Posts |
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Regan Inner circle U.S.A. 5726 Posts |
I like that Phred. Thanks for the link.
Regan
Mister Mystery
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Clifford the Red Inner circle LA, California 1941 Posts |
Script an O. Henry story (the last leaf?) or another beautiful short story and incorporate magical effects to accentuate your storytelling.
http://www.online-literature.com/o_henry/1303/ Here is the text of the Last Leaf - it is a tale of hope, love, and sacrifice unto death for another. Great symbolism for a Christmas story. Here is a scripting, needs some editing but gives some ideas. http://www.balancepublishing.com/leafscrp.htm
"The universe is full of magical things, waiting for our wits to grow sharper." Eden Philpotts
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