More puppets, but this time we’re celebrating spring. It’s a great way for children to talk about the changes they’re seeing in nature; how plants are awakening, flowers are blooming, and little creatures are suddenly everywhere. They can use these observations to help them develop ideas for puppets.
Their mates abandoned them, and left them to languish in the corners of drawers. They are known as the lonely socks, unpaired outcasts deserving of a second chance at life…as puppets. In the mood for some sock history? Check out lonelysock.com where you can learn, among other things, about the Bureau of Missing Socks…uh huh.
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Children at a Puppet Theatre in Paris, 1963. Photo:www.christies.com
We all have a story to tell. Humans have been at it for a while, with the first recorded play being in ancient Egypt in 2500BC. This table top theatre project will undoubtedly help spawn a few storytellers, armed with lots of imagination. Let the drama begin! Continue reading
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