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The symbols are things that you can find in your home. Things that represent the story and you can tell the story using just those symbols. Like a door nail for "Marley was as dead as a door nail" which is important. The symbols have to go in order stave 1 -5. 3 of the symbols need to be a representation of the three ghosts.This would help a lot thanks a million for anyone who gives me a wonderful answer.

Here's what I'd use:

1. one lump of coal (or a rock painted black) to symbolize how stingy Scrooge is with the heat
2. a pair of moth-eaten knitted gloves to represent poor Bob Cratchit
3. a door knocker
4. a long chain (for Marley)
5. a clock set at 1:00
6. a holly branch (for the 1st spirit)
7. a bunch of flowers (for the 1st spirit)
8. an old school book to represent young Ebenezer
9. a ring to represent his lost love
10. a bowl full of nuts and fruit and candy (for the 2nd spirit)
11. a sprig of mistletoe and a length of ivy (for the 2nd spirit)
12. a crutch
13. a homemade Christmas ornament to represent the Cratchit family
14. a Bible opened to the nativity story in Luke
15. an old suit coat with pockets turned inside out
16. a Christmas card signed "Merry Christmas! Ebenezer Scrooge"

If you have flagstones in your yard, you might use one of them to represent a tombstone.

I hope this helps!!

Could someone plese give me a symbol for the third spirit Christmas yet to come?

In reply to #2: Oh this is wonderful! Thank you so much!

I forgot that one! How about a black or gray hoodie to represent the spirit's robe?