Fairy Tale Day / Fairy Tale Retelling
Fairy Tale Retelling
Small groups choose a well-known fairy tale and act it out with props, adding their own twist to the ending.
How to run it
- Read or recap a few short fairy tales.
- Split children into small groups and let each choose a tale.
- Give groups time to assign roles, gather props and rehearse.
- Perform for the whole group and share each twist ending.
You will need
- props
- dress-ups
- fairy tale books
Make it easier or harderGive younger groups a narrator educator; older groups can write a script.
My Time Our Place · Outcome 5Children retell and reinterpret stories through performance.
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