By using their imagination and full-body movement, they explore creativity, role-play and expressive physicality.
1. Introduce the story
Introduce yourself as a Witch or Wizard and explain that you need help making a magic potion that will let children transform into any animal they wish.
2. Form a circle
Ask the children to kneel around your Magic Cauldron.
3. Create a spell
Together, invent a magical spell word.
4. Add ingredients
One by one, each child adds an imaginary ingredient into the cauldron while saying the spell word.
5. Transform
Pretend crystal goblets are lowered from above. Everyone drinks, then gradually let their feet, legs and whole bodies wiggle until they fully transform into their chosen animal.
This is a highly dramatic game that children love because it combines magic, imagination and transformation. Lean into your character as the Witch or Wizard, as the more theatrical you are, the more fun it becomes. It's brilliant for encouraging children to be creative with ideas and to throw themselves into physical role play.
Lucy Quick, Principal of Perform.
