more psalty stuff

Here's a very bad picture of the stage flats we are painting. Last Saturday we had a 4 hour musical rehearsal at our house and while the kids were practicing, most of their dads stayed for the morning to build these great flats for us. There's 5 of them, and they're all 8ft x 4ft. We are so thankful for our church men who built these for us, because we're not too good at that sort of thing. :) When they were finished, we got to work painting them to look like the inside of a barn. Some of the crafty, artsy ladies from church came over on Monday to help us paint (and to break our trampoline...) and we'll hopefully have these completely finished within the next two or three days.

With 30 kids ages 4-12, rehearsing a 60 minute musical gets confusing. From week to week, the smaller kids forget where they're supposed to be, what group they're supposed to sing with, or who their partners are for certain songs. As the director, I was losing my mind trying to tell the kids over and over again what group they're in, where to stand, etc. So the girls and I made these nifty little posters that have every scene and every song drawn out, including our curtain call at the end. We've blocked out each scene and labeled where each child is so that there is no confusion as to where anyone is supposed to stand. :)

A few shots from mine and Beth's room these last few days. Lots of crafts going on...we're making props, cards, posters, costumes, etc.



And here's a sneak preview of 3 out of the 5 book costumes! These are our 3 booklets...Melody, Harmony, Rhythm. These are all handmade by COG people. Once the bodies were assembled and glued together, they were brought over here where we've done all the ribbon, names, and the decorating is still happening as we speak. My goal is to have all 5 books finished by this weekend.



So...yeah. If you were doing this stuff, you wouldn't be blogging either! ;)