Stellaluna

Girls day out to the theater...KIND OF.....Lynn was sick so it ended up three girls and Kyle! A theater near us had a children's series that looked just perfect for Dawson. The package consisted of four shows through out the year, each one about an hour in length and an optional behind the scenes craft and discussion after the show. Today's show was Stellaluna. A story about a baby bat that is dropped by her mother (due to an owl attack). The tiny bat lands in nest of baby birds but, only on the condition that Stellaluna will act like a bird not a bat. . Soon, Stellaluna has learned to behave like a good bird should – she quits hanging by her feet and starts eating bugs. When she finally has an opportunity to show her bird siblings
what life as a bat is like, all of them are confounded. Anyone who has ever been asked to be someone they’re not will understand the conflicts – and possibilities – Stellaluna faces.

The show was "OK." The girls listened and paid attention for the first 30 minutes and then they lost interest...so did everyone else! The puppets were not quite large enough for everyone to see so the kids kind of got tired of watching. My whole purpose of taking Dawson to the theater at this age is experience. When we got in the car, she told me all about the play. She even described the characters and called them by name. She also said "I see show again." Dawson really did pick up a lot of information from just a short show experience. It always amazes me what she can remember. We can't wait until the next show..."The Very Hungry Caterpillar!"