PUPPETS COOL! Daycare and Summer Camp Workshops keep kids quiet, engaged and happy. This is a ‘seated’ activity. There is nothing physical involved. If your recreation program needs the perfect calming influence, you need PUPPETS COOL!
Please note that we sell out quickly for PA Days, so book early to avoid disappointment.
PUPPETS COOL!
(JK – Grade 8)
Puppetry Workshops
We begin by asking “What is a Puppet?” and “How does it differ from a toy or a doll?” The class explores different types of hand puppets, comparing the mechanics of a Kermit the Frog-type rod-puppet to a Cookie Monster-type live-hand puppet. Then we’ll discuss Big Bird, a walk-around, full-body puppet and solve the mystery of “How does the man inside Big Bird see where he’s going?”
The students learn how to synchronize their voices with their hand movements – so that the puppets will actually appear to speak.
After a lesson in character design (We’ll see how the position of eyes on the puppets’ faces affects our perception of their personalities) the kids create their own characters, with eyes, hair, arms, hands, etc. PUPPETS COOL! supplies all of the materials needed. There is no preparation or clean-up required from teachers, students or staff. These are no-sew/no-glue creations. They’re absolutely clean!
Once the puppets are built, there’s time for a short play (based on the award winning book, “The True Story of the Three Little Pigs”) and a rousing wrap up sing-along.
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