Characterisation and improvisation played a large part in this year's Christmas production, as children took the lead in developing their own version of the Nativity, says Tessa Fenoughty

As one of our goals this year is to raise the creativity in our children, we decided to encourage the children to tell their own story of the Nativity.

In the past, we'd always staged a nativity play for our parents, families and friends. We had always relied on commercially produced plays with accompanying vocal and backing tracks, scripts, stage directions and casting lists. These are excellent resources, produced by professionals who create accessible storylines and appropriately pitched songs for early years settings.

For run-down staff struggling to organise all the seasonal festivities at the end of the year, these resources are a godsend! It's the 'just add an egg' approach that we need to get us through the production season.

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