The big kids were awesome. We've got some lovely singers. And the little ones had a ball.
SP was a very quiet sheep, a bit over-awed with the whole thing I think. And F spent most of the time on Nana's lap in the front row of the audience, rather than on the rug with her fellow angels, but she was mighty cute.
If I had my time over, we'd spend 3 times as long rehearsing the big kids with parts, and 1/3 as long practicing the nursery rhymes with the little one. A lesson for next time.
Praying especially for all the playgroup parents/grandparents/friends who came, many of whom may have heard the gospel for the very first time tonight. That makes it totally worth it.
Glad it was a good night :)
ReplyDeleteOur carols are next Sunday. But we don't do the whole pageant thing for the kids. Sometimes I think it would be good for them to participate a bit more than they do, but I'm a little reluctant to say so because I'm sure I'll then get asked to organise it ;) Some years they have brought the kids out the front to sing a Christmas song or something they've done at Good News Week (our kids' holiday outreach program) but this year the carols come before the Good News days so I think the kids part of the program was culled :(