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December 27, 2011 By silverpebble 20 Comments

Small pantomime

The girls’ main present was a puppet theatre. We’ve been treated to a couple of little plays since Christmas morning, mostly involving a monkey, a selection of pigs and a rather two-dimensional princess. I captured one of these performances yesterday morning. 
It’s chaotic. Part way through one of the stage hands gets bored and asks if she can ‘play with playdoh in a minute’, I ran out of batteries before the finale and the entire production takes place in pyjamas but I think this might become a family favourite. Merry Christmas.
P.S. Festive preparations took over in the last week and I haven’t yet managed to compile the Making Winter mosaics. They’ll be on their way soon. 

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  1. dottycookie says

    December 27, 2011 at 1:08 pm

    Is it weird that I found myself saying "hello!" back at the screen in a pig voice?

    Priceless!

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  2. greenrabbitdesigns says

    December 27, 2011 at 1:38 pm

    Priceless Emma, just priceless. 🙂

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  3. The Coffee Lady says

    December 27, 2011 at 1:54 pm

    I always wanted my kids to do this. They eschewed the puppets. They did do 'shows', where we had to endure 20 minutes of them leaping on a bed to the HSM soundtrack.

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  4. Lynn says

    December 27, 2011 at 3:13 pm

    Little Lad has now watched the video five times in a row, and on each viewing, he laughs uproariously at the vigorous oinking. And exclaims that Pebble #2 is "so cute!"

    Email coming shortly.

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  5. Ali says

    December 27, 2011 at 4:52 pm

    Magnificent grunting baritone that pig has. And your pebbles are the cutest!

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  6. Toffeeapple says

    December 27, 2011 at 5:57 pm

    How sweet, I would have loved the theatre when I was a child. I wonder if it will form a love of acting in either of them?

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  7. Madelief says

    December 27, 2011 at 8:15 pm

    Hi Emma,

    What a delightful pantomime!!!

    Enjoy the last few days of the year!

    Lieve groet,

    Madelief x

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  8. Thimbleanna says

    December 28, 2011 at 12:25 am

    How fun to watch your little sweeties playing. I Love their cute accents LOL! Thanks for sharing Emma!

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  9. Handmade in Israel says

    December 28, 2011 at 10:49 am

    We had one of these, sadly packed away now 🙁 Enjoy those priceless performances – they're the best!

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  10. Rachel says

    December 28, 2011 at 3:21 pm

    I hope it becomes a family tradition – such fun!

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  11. Mrs. Micawber says

    December 28, 2011 at 6:29 pm

    Wonderful minimalist dialogue. The hand-held camera lends a nice edgy, realistic feel. 🙂

    How sweet they are. A family classic to be sure.

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  12. Poppy says

    December 28, 2011 at 8:05 pm

    Hello Emma, just adorable!
    Happy New Year….

    Lou xxx

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  13. Gina says

    December 29, 2011 at 2:51 pm

    That is absolutely priceless Emma. Hope you've all had a wonderful Christmas.

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  14. Jenevieve says

    December 29, 2011 at 9:21 pm

    Love it! Have a great New Year! 🙂 x

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  15. mrspao says

    December 30, 2011 at 12:12 pm

    Awww that's super! Happy Christmas and New Year!

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  16. Kitty says

    December 31, 2011 at 8:11 pm

    That princess's acting was perhaps a little wooden? 😉 Love the oinking of that pig though! I'm sure you're right – that little video will become a classic. So glad you had a good Christmas, and here's wishing you all a wonderful 2012 🙂 x

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  17. Menopausalmusing says

    January 2, 2012 at 9:37 am

    Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww…….:O))))))))

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  18. Ginnie says

    January 4, 2012 at 3:35 pm

    Oh my gosh, Emma, they are so sweet! (And I'm sure always so, right?) Thanks for sharing this glimpse with us.

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  19. Locket Pocket says

    January 13, 2012 at 7:31 pm

    Absolutely adorable Emma! I do so love the Little Miss Pebbles! Lucy xxx

    Happy Christmas and Happy New Year!

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