"Dear Raewyn,
I was saddened to hear of your daughters reaction to the skeleton in last year's show as part of the performance of the song 'Dem Bones'.
Talking to the concert manager, I understand 30,000 children have now participated in this show and this is the only complaint received about the skeleton, but as we assured your husband a couple of times on the telephone last year, we take it very seriously. As a child-focussed organisation, the last thing we ever want to do is upset a child.
After learning of your concern last year, we now try to warn all new entrant teachers that there will be a dancing skeleton in the show so they can prepare any children they think are likely to be upset by it.
Kids for Kids shows use props and costumes to put together a professional production. While Kids for Kids has been a very popular and fun part of Kiwi children's lives for 14 years, the content of the show changes regularly and we are now reviewing whether we will use any props at all next year.
With very best wishes,
Catherine Healy and Chrissy Fletcher
Communications Team
World Vision New Zealand"
catherineh’s Comments
on Kids for Kids Christmas 5 years ago