Shadow Theatre at Bedtime
Storytelling
Shadow Theatre at Bedtime
Make a tiny moonlit scene with three story prompts.
- Ages 3–7
- 15 min
- Grown-up role: Set the scene
- Pairs withThe Adventures of Maya's Shadow
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A cozy off-screen activity
Make a little night theatre.
- Ask a grown-up to help you use a torch safely.
- Put your hands, toys, or the paper shapes below between the light and the wall.
- Give your shadow a voice. What does it do while you sleep, like Maya’s shadow?
Keep lights low, never point a torch into anyone’s eyes, and let an adult hold the torch.
Tonight’s opening line
“A moonbeam slips under a sleeping door…”
“A moonbeam slips under a sleeping door…”
Paper character kit: cut along the dashed lines, tape each shape to a straw.
- rabbit
- owl
- big hat
- moon
- cat
- Maya
Continue the journey
Read next: The Adventures of Maya's Shadow