On Wednesday 25th October, the pre-school children at nursery went to Mareel to see an interactive dance adventure show for under 5’s called ‘Paper Moon.’ The show was about a girl called Poppy Diddle who wakes up after falling asleep to discover that the MoonMoo (the cow that jumped over the moon) has got stuck on the moon. Poppy goes on a space adventure with her dog Peppy to help rescue the MoonMoo. She needs the help of the children in the audience when she goes on her space mission.
The children were very excited about the bus journey to Mareel and enjoyed pointing out familiar sights on the way there. It was the first time that many of the children had been on a bus. When we arrived at Mareel, we had to take off our shoes before sitting down on pillows which were arranged in a circle. The area was set up as a bedroom with a space theme. The children were engrossed in the show and enjoyed having the opportunity to be actively involved in the story telling.
Here are some of the children’s comments about the trip:
“I loved the show, it was exciting.”
“It was good fun going on the big bus.”
“I liked the paper rockets the best.”
“It was funny watching Poppy dance on the bed.”
“The music was really cool.”
“Can we go and see another play?”
Here is a short video taken by Miss Wilkinson:
