Water Puppetry

An inanimate object that is meant to represent a person, animal or thing, manipulated in various ways can be considered a puppet. Puppetry is a craft that requires extraordinary skill brought about by years of practice. The puppeteer should have advance movement skills to manipulate the puppet and in the process develop a character. Puppeteers [...]

Built for Viewing

Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to their audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music, or dance. The Maverick Theater is a storefront theater [...]

Handy Wonders

When buying toys for your children, one must always think about the benefits they may get from them. Play time is one of the important activities for any fruitful childhood, but having the ability to incorporate the development of various skills and creative learning is always an added bonus. Learning can actually be fun so [...]

Water Puppets

I just had the experience of watching a different kind of puppet show. The show is performed in a puppet show theatre that has a stage filled with water. Puppets are moved using long sticks by skilled puppeteers behind the stage. It appears as if the puppets are moving on their own. The water puppet [...]

Fun Activity for Kids

Puppets are some of the best toys that help develop a child’s imagination. They are simple enough to be played with and can provide children with hours of fun. The whole family can spend one weekend making puppet crafts and a kids puppet theater. From then on, you can stage puppet shows any time you [...]

The Best Kids Entertainment

When my son turned two this year, there were some things I could no longer do. When he was a year old he would watch patiently as I put on my own puppet show for him. As he got older he became wiser and less patient. He couldn’t sit through any of my puppet shows. [...]

hand puppets

The age between 0-5 is crucial for child development. No other time in one’s life will rival the capacity to learn of that time. That is why preschool is important. That is why I’m in a preschool teacher. One of the great teaching techniques that I use is teaching with hand puppets.
Small kids have very [...]

hand puppets

The joy in playing with puppets is in how they can tell stories through the player’s voice and simple hand movements. One of the most important techniques in puppetry is continuous motion. A puppet that remains still has a dull, lifeless appearance and is said to be dead. Motion should shift from one portion of [...]

Folkmanis finger puppets

Bring home some creative fun and surprise your kids at the things they can do with their new toys. Folkmanis finger puppets can be used by anyone. Members of the family can take turns using them to entertain the others. Even little children can manipulate these cute toys which will provide hours of fun.
A [...]

hand puppets

Puppets are very useful in developing a child’s imagination. Take a pause from the television or DVD and try to do some story telling with your child. Widen your child’s imagination by giving him different hand puppets and start with a narrative so he can continue the story. Involve yourself by being [...]

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