Christmas Play

These days I have started practicing for Christmas Play.
I had done this play in CMS too, but CMS with all its wealth of resources and facilities cannot be compared with this kindergarten. There I had a fabulous stage with electric curtains, not one, two but three, special lights, several varieties of mikes and as many as needed, construction department to create any stage prop needed and music teachers to play just after your heart. Here there is no stage, no mike and very few resources. I hate the idea of children performing standing on tables which is not only uncomfortable but also produces thus thud sound  every time someone walks on it.
Besides, there's such a difference in children's caliber too... I am bound to admit that my little 4-5 years old non native English speaker nursery children of CMS were smarter, quicker, and more capable than 5-6 years native English speaker pre schoolers here. Most of them are unable to grasp the dialog though they are in a simpler words than what they use in their conversations. Others simply don't bother; they just don't want to participate.
Whatever, I plan to make a stage by putting tables together with a carpet thrown on top, maybe I'll buy pocket mikes out of my own money if the school doesn't pay, I shall create huts out of mattresses and for music I plan to use my synthesizer. Difficult part is dressing up of the children. There, I could use the Indian dupattas from my own wardrobe or from parents to create any imaginable character whether thief or king, ghost or bride, grand mother or grandfather. Here we don't have that, only mufflers and scarves which are very thin and short. Nor can I make instant beards and mustaches from my black marker because here they all have blond or brown hair and I do not have blond marker....