We calculated the time involved in production and figured they could earn 1/2 a credit in fine arts for each production. (our local theatre has 8 weeks of production and 2 weekends of performances)
Our middle daughter decided that acting was fun and on stage was definitely where she wanted to be. But neither of the other kids wanted anything to do with being on stage. One found her passion in tech. She started out operating a spotlight and worked her way up to operating equipment in the tech booth; she has even acted as the senior technical director for a few productions. The third child has a gift for all things crafty and found that she enjoys building things and painting sets with me. She has even helped with some sewing projects in the costume department.
It has been a wonderful experience to find something that my kids and I can do together, earns them school credit, and is fulfilling to each of us in our own way.
