Story time

Chris and I love stories, whether it be books, movies or theatre so kids aren't any different. We've started visiting local movie theaters and both Ivor and Mia can't get enough. So we figured that they might be ready for more. Through their school they went to see a kid theatre performance "Miffy" (about a bunny) and couldn't stop talking about it. When I saw that Disney's Beauty and the Beast is on stage we had to go take a look. The performance was absolutely mesmerizing. Music was wonderful with the live orchestra and actor's voices were spectacular as well as they were singing the familiar Disney songs. Yes, the words were all translated appropriately and it was done so well that it seemed like it was meant to be sang in Croatian. I am proud to say that both munchkins managed to last through the three hour performance (I didn't know that it would be that long) and have loved it. The story does get scary, so I've prepared them ahead of time. We talked about the plot and costumes, and how it all comes together on stage to tell a story, just like in a movie. They understood and got a little nervous when "wolves" showed up on stage but after a little reassurance they've really enjoyed it. Then a week later we went to see Sleeping Beauty on ice. That was fun as well. Now they keep asking what we're going to do next. As if I am supposed to have live entertainment ready for them daily. :) Chris and I went to see Za Ondekoza (Japanese drummers) perform a few weeks ago and that was really nice as well. Our near future theatre plans include Cinderella and Miffy (again) as soon as it's on stage.