Hansel and Gretel Crafts and Activities

Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel

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CRAFTS 3D Witch’s Candy House Materials: printed templates, colors (crayons, markers, pencils), glue sticks, scissors Optional: glitter glue, gems, stickers

Template and instructions by The Savvy Sparrow.

ALTERNATIVE: Though requiring more supplies, this could be an opportunity for kids to make a real gingerbread candy house complete with frosting and gum drops! The Hansel and Gretel opera is commonly performed during winter festivities, making a gingerbread house activity very fitting.

Woods Pop-Up Scene Materials: construction paper, colors (crayons, markers, pencils), printed templates, glue sticks, scissors Optional: glitter glue, stickers, fake moss, miniature garden accessories

Video guide by Agastya International School (0:00-2:13)

Opera Advertising Poster Materials: printed template, colors (crayons, markers, pencils)

GAMES

Zip, Zap, Zop For larger groups, this a game of passing the “energy.” It encourages focus in kids and emphasizes the importance of letting one person speak at a time. Children stand in a circle and, one at a time, say “zip,” “zap,” and “zop” while making a forward movement. The group challenge is to go very quickly and stay consistent in rhythm. Further instructions provided by The University of Texas at Austin.

One Word Story For larger groups, this game encourages creativity and teamwork. Kids will create a story one word at a time. For example, the first person in the circle may start with “Once” and the second person might follow with “Upon,” etc. until the story has reached a natural conclusion.

Making Camp For small groups, this scavenger hunt engages kids’ imagination and critical thinking. The prompt is simple: grab three items you would want to take into the woods if you were spending the night like Hansel and Gretel did. If playing at home, kids can then set up camp in the living room for the afternoon or involve the whole family for an overnight backyard camping experience!

For larger groups, kids can simply discuss what they’d bring (rather than scavenging for items) and the fun can be in challenging them to think of the craziest, most helpful tools to surviving in the woods.

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OPERA ITHACA PRESENTS DECEMBER 10, 2021 ITHACA, NY

COMPOSED BY

ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK

BASED ON THE STORY BY

THE GRIMM BROTHERS

DIRECTED & ENGLISH LIBRETTO BY ORIGINAL LIBRETTO BY CONDUCTED BY

BEN ROBINSON

ADELHEID WETTE

MARIA SENSI SELLNER

ANNIE ROSEN, MARLEN NAHHAS, MEGHAN KASANDERS, MARIO DIAZ MORESCO, MARIYA KAGANSKAYA, MEGNOT TOGGIA

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Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel Storyboard

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