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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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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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Space Adventure – A Drama Workshop for Children ages 5 to 8

Drama Start Books, 23 Apr 202326 Nov 2023

Objective: To help children explore their imagination and creativity, while learning about space and the different elements involved in space exploration. Age Group: 5 to 8 years old Materials Needed: Space-themed props (such as helmets, cardboard cutouts of spaceships, planets, etc.), costumes, a space-themed soundtrack (optional). Warm-Up Activity: Space Walk…

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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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The Magical Music Shop -A Movement Story

Drama Start Books, 5 Apr 202016 Jan 2023

The Magical Music Shop -A Movement Story Resources needed: Clear space, triangle and pictures of different types of instruments (optional). Introduction: Tell the children they are going to participate in a movement story about a magical music shop. Show them pictures of different type of instruments. Discuss different kind of…

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Emotions -a drama workshop for children based on emotions

Drama Start Books, 1 Aug 20195 Jul 2025

    Drama is a great way of expressing emotions. Explain to the children everything we do and every thought we have comes with a feeling. Sometimes the feelings feel good and sometimes not so good. Some feelings are strong, some are weak. When we feel something we can choos…

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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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Drama Lesson based on “The Lion and The Clever Rabbit”

Drama Start Books, 11 Feb 201726 Sep 2025

The following is a Drama workshop to do with children in primary or elementary school. It is a useful workshop if you want to focus on the issue of Bully and isolation. It is based on the fable from the Panchatantra called “The Lion and the Clever Rabbit”. Here is…

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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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