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| - Attended Old MacDonald, the content of which was perfect for my 3yo, and my 5yo seemed to be just barely still young enough to enjoy it as well. The puppeteer did a great job engaging the kids with a few of the characters (the pig, the duck really made the kids howl).
A few things really made it a bit underwhelming - one is that adults pay $10 each to see what is obviously of interest only to kids. I was assuming it would be $7-10 for kids and either free or a couple bucks for adults. Priced the way it is, we are more likely to send just one parent next time.
One other issue was temperature - we were looking for a way to beat the heat but it was quite warm in there. Our 2 month old was sweating and unhappy the whole time. They made mention of one of the AC units being broken, and had two fans way back at the entrance to the theater, but only one was on. I was happy to get out of there for an air conditioned car.
Last issue was one of attention span. I get that rules must be reviewed for a smoother show; I want that done for my kids' sake as well. However, I think it needs to be more concise at a show like Old MacDonald geared toward 2-5 year olds. My kids aren't going to be taking cell phone pictures or removing unruly babies; maybe the parent-centric rules could be reviewed at the time of ticket purchase or by the hand-stamp checker on the way in, so the kid-focused rules could be reviewed quickly at the start of the show. Also, there are spells in the show between the funny antics that get a bit dialogue-heavy, and almost all the kids in the audience started losing focus. As a plus, she was able to pull them back in toward the end.
The puppeteer came out afterward to show the kids how the puppets worked and was very good with the kids. Overall a pretty good experience but a bit tough to do routinely when it costs $34 for my 2 kids to be entertained for 40 minutes in a hot auditorium.
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