My dad was the first person to introduce me to shadow puppets. When my sister and I were tiny kids, he would tuck us into bed, turn off the lights and then cast an image of a dog against the wall.

When teachers noticed that children in Oakland preschool and kindergarten classrooms were not engaging in imaginative play or interacting with each other as much after the pandemic, staff at ...

Puppeteer Barnaby Dixon takes inanimate objects and turns them into uncannily real characters. Barnaby's creations have brought joy to millions over the last decade. His unique take on puppetry is ...

Learn how to make your own sponge monster puppets! These DIY puppets are so easy to make and will hep your toddlers have a fun sensory craft any time of the year. Crafting with toddlers is always an ...

Puppet play can help your child to use their imagination, be silly and problem solve. They can learn to face fears and challenges by talking through creative solutions with their puppet. Puppet play ...

There may never again be a single name that bears a stronger association with the world of puppetry than Jim Henson. After pioneering a puppeteering major at his alma mater of the University of ...

Fairfield High School drama teacher, Elizabeth Choy, thought it would be interesting and cool to learn how to make puppets. Using videos on YouTube and modeling her creations from images on social ...

For children facing serious medical conditions, the hospital can be a confusing and scary place. Unfamiliar people, weird machines, and strange sounds can be startling and uncomfortable. Which is why ...

A professional puppet artist from Heart of the Beast theater in Minneapolis is spending a month in New London as part of the town's first Small Stages Artist in Residency program. During this time, he ...

Fairfield High School drama teacher Elizabeth Choy thought it would be interesting and cool to learn how to make puppets. Using videos on YouTube and modeling her creations from images on social media ...