Kinder Kristmas

This original Lisa Dean presentation featuring Melody, Santa's Helper, is a fast moving variety show, ideal for the under sevens age group. Thirty minutes plus of Christmas fun build up to the arrival of Santa Claus. During the show all the children have their face painted as reindeer and dance about singing and making actions to Christmas songs. Lisa's "We are little elves" song is also performed as a Christmas version of musical chairs with a prize offered to the winning child. Finally, everyone joins in singing Jingle Bells waiting for Santa to arrive. This jam-packed Christmas event also features magic, comedy, games, and giveaways.

Father Christmas

Lisa believes she has the BEST Father Christmas in Melbourne, (but then of course she is biased.) AND he is available - the early bird price for an ongoing booking is exceptionally reasonable for the quality of the performance. This Santa has an otherworldly glow, and a beautiful stoop, and as any Santa should be - is naturally doddery and odd. He has participated in Lisa's Santa workshops over the last two years and has impressed with his performances in the Kinder Kristmas show. He can also sing, dance and play guitar when required for stage work. His name is Merrin Bailey. Other Santas are in training every year, however we consider Merrin a very hard act to beat.

Melody - (Wandering Minstrel)

For three hours a day Lisa will be present at your shopping centre or event providing characterisation and fun activities. She can sing with the jazz band, coordinate with other performers, and make reindeer balloon sculptures, paint faces, and present one-woman shows. Lisa can sing Christmas carols as she wanders around the centre, or be accompanied by Santa's Jazz Band or piano accordian player. A delightful meet & greet performance and a highly effective way to add atmosphere to large, crowded areas.

Santa's Jazz Band

The musicians Lisa uses for the Santa's Jazz Band are all full time professionals. They are fully booked for Christmas every year before 30 October. After this time a semi-professional bunch of musicians are available, but for a cheaper fee. Santa's jazz Band have been with Santa's Helpers since 1990 and are familiar with the emphasis on entertaining children and providing novelty.

Santa's Helpers for Hire. (Specialist characters.)

Fairy on the Christmas Tree

A wonderful fairy personality, soft and full of kind Christmas Spirit. She provides a five minute dance sketch, describing how she wakes up when Father Christmas comes to put the presents under the tree. A graduate from the school of dance at the Victorian College of the Arts, she is wonderful and fairy like, a beautiful storyteller and can also provide spot face painting and sculpt balloons where necessary. The fairy spontaneously stops during the day to present her dance. Her wait for Santa begins as she becomes as still as a statue!

Story telling Booth

This booth is provided by Eddie james at James Leigh Promotions and any of the performing characters present on the day, including Santa can enter the booth and tell a story. Santa's Helpers stories include "How melody got to Santaland", "Santa's Jazz band to the Rescue", "Rudolf has a bad day!" and "The sun the Snow and Melody",. Also available:SANTA'S DEN. A special version of the "storytelling booth", featuring Santa telling about his many adventures.

Reindeer Face Painter

Lisa Dean Productions presents face painters as characters, dressed in character and with an attractive face painting board displaying the faces to be created. Characters available include Melody, Sunboy, Snowgirl, Santa, Rudolf and Rudolf's Blacksmith. You can have the reindeer face painter dressed as Sunboy or Snowgirl, or book Lisa as the face painter to have Melody herself. The faces are reputed for their mask like quality and arty presentations. (All faces are designed by Lisa Dean). The reindeer face painter is presented with the Rudolf the Rednose Reindeer board with a hole where the children put their head. The children's faces are painted as characters from the Santa's Helpers team.

Elves

Two Christmas elves who interact and clown around together characterising and telling the stories from the Santa's Helpers tradition. Balloon sculptures and spot face painting included.

Pearly

A Christmas Elf who plays the piano accordian to accompany the Kinder Kristmas show and provide mobile music with Melody (Santa's Helper) around any event. This elf character has been performing with Santa's Helpers since 1990 and for budget quality presentations doubles as a Santa. Lisa prefers to have the piano accordian player present for her show, but can accompany herself on guitar. It must be said, however, that the bright and happy atmosphere the accordian can create is difficult to match.

Rudolf's Blacksmith

An eccentric clown character who has been given the job as Rudolf's blacksmith in Santaland. He always wanted to be a blacksmith. The funny thing is that Rudolf and the reindeer don't wear shoes! But in Santaland, everybody is given a job and Rudolf's Blacksmith is in charge of keeping the many reindeer in order, looking after their feet and getting them out of trouble. Rudolf's Blacksmith has crooked eyes, and creates the most amazing balloon scultptures of reindeer, reindeer antlers, and the reindeer sleigh. This unique character is created by Lisa Dean and the specialty artist is booked via Flim Flam Entertainment.

Plum Pudding

Another Lisa Dean comedy character presentation, this one created for an adult audience as a 'meet & greet' comedy routine. Recommended for the University student population, a pub crowd, or a business function. "Plum Pudding" is also available as a singing telegram and is a Lisa Dean Production created for Flim Flam Entertainment.

Christmas Card Making

This presentation comes with children's tables and chairs and a craft printer. The children get to make their own Christmas cards. If they wish to design a card themselves the cost is $15. Otherwise they can all create and decorate cards that have the same design. With this presentation we provide picture sheets with Santa's Helpers characters to colour in, crayons and pencils, and glitter to make the cards dazzle like snow flakes. Creative fun that will get kids thinking about the deeper significance of Christmas through giving another person something of themselves.

Santa’s Jazz Band repertoire

We wish you a merry Christmas, Ding Dong Merrily on High,The Holly & the Ivy, Mary’s Boy Child (Bossa version), Santa Claus is coming to town, We three kings, Jingle Bells, Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas, God rest you Merry Gentlemen, The First Noel, Calypso Carol, Good King Wenceslas, Silent Night, Frosty the Snowman, Twelve Days of Christmas, While Shepherds watched their Flocks by Night, Away in a Manger, Rudolph the Rednose Reindeer.