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St Patrick’s Day Drama Workshop for Children

Drama Start Books, 9 Feb 202411 Mar 2025

Exploring St Patrick’s Day through movement  Long ago, a boy named Patrick was taken from his home by pirates. He became a shepherd and prayed a lot during this tough time. After six years, he escaped and went home. But then, he dreamed that the people of Ireland needed him,…

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2 Minutes Mimes – Solo Mimes for children

Drama Start Books, 14 Oct 202327 Oct 2025

Scan the code below and sign up to our mailing list and receive a free copy of Aesop’s  Fables on Stage. Fun and simple two minute mimes. If you would like one minute mimes, click here. Subscribe to my mailing list and receive a free copy of Aesop’s Fables on…

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One Minute Mimes – Solo Mimes for Children

Drama Start Books, 14 Oct 202327 Oct 2025

Scan the code below and sign up to our mailing list and receive a free copy of Aesop’s  Fables on Stage.   If you want two minute mimes click here. 1. The Invisible Wall (1 minute) Step 1: Stand in place and act as if you’ve encountered an invisible wall….

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Fairy-tale Chaos: A Fun Journey through Drama

Drama Start Books, 2 Jun 202310 Aug 2024

  Fairy-tale Chaos: A Fun Journey through Drama Duration: 2 hours Objective: To explore the concept of Fairy-tale Mash-up through creative drama techniques, promoting imagination, teamwork, and confidence among the participants. Workshop Plan: Warm-Up (15 minutes): Initiate with a fun “zip, zap, zop” game to warm up the group and…

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Solo Mimes

Drama Start Books, 19 Feb 202227 Oct 2025

Scan the code below and sign up to our mailing list and receive a free copy of Aesop’s  Fables on Stage.   The following are the outline of three solo mimes. The Magician A magician enters , bows and then takes off his cape and hat – he puts them…

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Occupational Mime

Drama Start Books, 13 Feb 202227 Oct 2025

Scan the code below and sign up to our mailing list and receive a free copy of Aesop’s  Fables on Stage.   How do we represent occupational mime correctly? To present a correct representation of the occupation. In order to do occupational mime correctly we need to convey The size…

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Cu Chulainn – Mime Play

Drama Start Books, 28 Jun 202127 Oct 2025

    Scan the code below and sign up to our mailing list and receive a free copy of Aesop’s  Fables on Stage. Cu Chulainn (This is a mime play with a storyteller, the mime actions are in italics). The storyteller: This is the story of Cu Chulainn and how…

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Solo Mimes For Children

Drama Start Books, 28 Jun 202126 Nov 2023

Subscribe to my mailing list and receive a free copy of Aesop’s Fables on Stage If you would like to sign up to our mailing list and receive a free copy of Aesop’s Fables on Stage, click here. One  minute solo mime outlines Two minute sole mimes outlines  Solo mimes …

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Body/self awareness Activities

Drama Start Books, 2 Nov 201825 Jun 2025

Game: Colour Jump Instructions: Ask the children to look at their clothing. Ask them to notice the colors they are wearing. Tell the children that when you name a color they are wearing, they will jump up and then sit back down. Be sure the children have enough space to…

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More Fun Movement Games for Children

Drama Start Books, 13 Jan 201816 Jan 2023

Game: Call and Response Age: 4 years + Minimum number of participants: 2 Resources: Clear space Other Benefits: Creativity, focus, listening. Instructions: Everyone sits in a circle. The teacher starts the activity by making a simple clapping rhythm. The rest of the circle repeats the rhythm. The child who is…

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The Gruffalo – Drama Workshop

Drama Start Books, 30 Dec 201530 Dec 2022

The Gruffalo drama workshop from Julie Meighan

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Mime Workshop for all ages

Drama Start Books, 11 May 201227 Oct 2025

A wide range of mime ideas.

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