clown ministry with teens and pre-teens

[woodley4god]

Where can I buy the face paint you were talking about that is only $10-$12? I am glad you said about not sharing the makeup, I had not even thought about that. Thanks!

[saphireSue]

for clown make up check with www.bubbasikes.com He carries a student make up kit, just checked it's now $15, been awhile since I needed to order one,you'll still need setting powder, and brushes. Personally I think the pencils are easier to learn with for eyebrows and eyeliners, than the brush. But he has a full kit that includes setting powder,liner, brushes etc. for $21 states it will do about 20 faces, Even if you teen group did 1 show a week that close to 4 months worth and if lite will prob do a lot more,

Now as for face painting, I prefer Pardise, but snazaroo, has more colors and a little cheaper. check out www.snazaroo.com for this.

Big differents in clown make up and face paints not the same at all,

[Willace-the-Clown]

some party supply stores sell Greasepaint Noses & Adhesoves. Even the grease paint pencils. & i use plane babypowder to set my make up. there is only two party stores here that dont sell clown stuff

[saphireSue]

Now when we plan a show. I try very hard to look at each ones's area that they are best in, and give them parts accordingly, also I try to make sure each one has about the same performance time [otherwise at this age some get their feeling hurt if they think they're not getting to do as much as the others] and this is one of the hardest things for me to do, not all skits come needing _# of clowns. If I have speaching parts who will speak up, etc.
Ok this might not be in order as my brain doesn't always work that way......
First find out if there is a theme they would like you to address in your show, Then how much time they are aloting for your performance. I then look at the skits I want to do, any magic and then we put music to it. And then the practice, practice,practice. Last year I got an introduction cd for my group so I just play it and it's long enough for us to be introduced and finish one skit. Basically this is how I do it. and we repeat those same lessons, facial expressions, body movement. unfortunately I cann't juggle, so we don't do that one, although they've had classes at the assoc. mtg.

[woodley4god]

We have our characters ready, we have their personalities match the teens. We have ideas on the costumes, we just have to go find everything and purchase it. One of my teens plays the piano, he actually plays during praise and worship in church. So, he is playing the music for us. I have to work on who is going to talk after a skit. I might have them take turns, though I doubt if all of them will want to. They have been coming up with their owns skits, but we have to practice more on them and we only have a couple completed. So, we have to work on coming up with and learning more skits, and we have to come up with some magic tricks and other entertainment. Currently no one knows any magic tricks. I saw on the bubbasikes.com site that he has some really neat gospel tricks that we will probably buy some of. We have alot of work before we can perform, but I am soo excited and the teens are also. Thanks for all the help!

[saphireSue]

I really like Bubba, his been real helpful and he will respond to email concerning anything he sells, never had a prob. He's also a wonderful instructor, if you ever get the chance to take one of his class or his weekend university don't pass it up.[not everything he carries is on the web site, ask for his catalog. Anything else just ask. Oh and definitely check out Good Will, and Consignment shops, you'd be surprised what you'll find. ex. if girls want that flouncy look sometime you can get the crinoline skirts to go under an outfid after dance recitals and every donates them.