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Puppet Theatres Promote Literacy and Learning

Once the puppet theatre curtain opens, language, reading and comprehension skills converge as meaningful learning takes a front row seat! Puppet theaters promote literacy and a love for learning. From young children building pre-reading skills, to high school students developing higher level cognition, puppet theaters are a stage for hands-on-learning and practical skill application. Real life application strengthens language cognition and reading comprehension. After receiving my certification as a Reading Specialist, I searched for a program that would help kids learn to speak, read, write and communicate. Then, I realized that I needed something to help my little learners engage, ...

What To Look For When Buying Puppets For Children

Puppets appeal to kids in many ways. When watching a puppet performance, you only have to look around at children's faces to see how they engage with the puppet figures. Kids also take great pleasure in performing puppets. Puppets can be friends that come to life or they can also be the way in which even the most reticent child can communicate to the world. When purchasing puppets for children there are a few things you should keep in mind. The most significant factor is the age of the child, more specifically the size of their hands. For very young children with undeveloped ...

A Short History of Sock Puppets

Puppetry is an art involving manufactured characters and in case of sock puppets are made from socks designed into different faces and accessories like hats, eye glasses, cigars etc. Sock puppets can be controlled by one hand. Allowing the puppeteer to use the other for the second hand or controlling the stage items. A stage of a sock puppet is the size of a table and there can be nine to ten puppets on the stage at one time. Puppets were used in India back in the 11th century and quickly spread to other parts of Asia. They were used as ...

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What To Look For When Buying Puppets For Children

Puppets appeal to kids in many ways. When watching a puppet performance, you only have to look around at children’s faces to see how they engage with the puppet figures. Kids also take great pleasure in performing puppets. Puppets can be friends that come to life or they can also be the way in which even the most reticent child can communicate... [Read more of this review]

Super puppets and jigsaws – the best educational toy for your child this Christmas

What’s the best thing about classic toys for young children? The fact that they have an appeal of their own, touching a chord of memory for the parent as well as being fun for the child? The fact that they are cheaper than the overpriced plastic packaged nonsense that comes as an offshoot of the latest flash in the pan fad TV series? The fact... [Read more of this review]

Using Puppets For Self Expression

Puppets are one of those wonderful inventions that have been around for aeons but continue to delight and engage kids centuries later. Who would think that putting a couple of buttons on a funny sock, sticking it on your hands and making funny noises could be so fun. But kids love puppets. They love watching puppets and they love playing with puppets. The... [Read more of this review]