Perform an encore for your audience

What can we use instead of special props, a costume, or a music player if those items are hard to find?

Use household items like a scarf, hat, or spoon as props, wear layered clothes as a costume, and play backing tracks from a phone or use counted claps instead of a music player when you 'gather your props or costume pieces' and 'run the whole encore with music or counts.'

My timing gets off when I try to 'practice the highlight slowly three times'—how can I fix that?

Fix messy timing by counting aloud or using a metronome app while you 'practice the highlight slowly three times,' then rehearse with the music at half speed before doing the two full-speed runs.

How should we change the encore for younger or older kids?

For younger kids shorten the 'short favorite part' to 15–30 seconds, simplify moves and the 'intro gesture' and 'simple bow,' and for older kids extend the highlight toward 60–90 seconds and add extra choreography and a vocal warm-up.

What are simple ways to make the encore more special or longer after the basic performance?

Make the encore more special by adding a quick costume change during the bow, teaching the audience a clap or call-and-response for the 30–60 second highlight, or recording the final performance to share on DIY.org.