I like the foam microphone. It looks pretty real and sometimes I like to fool around a bit with it
before the show.
Try to speak throuhg the microfone and getting some interaction with the kids
whether it is working or not and why not.
Then after a while just throw it in a paper bag or
something and crumble it and throw it away ("cause it is not working anyway")
A bit like you can
make the neilsen bottles dissapear but more with a ;) because it is no problem if the audience
figures out it was not a real mic.