Puppetry is more than just child’s play at Children’s Fairyland, Oakland’s iconic storybook theme park. Small children have been stimulated by the wonders of live performance at the Storybook Puppet ...

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 ...

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 ...

A controlled study discloses that puppet play may prepare children for minor surgery. Younger children (4–6 years old) of the intervention group reduced their aggressiveness and hyperactivity after ...

A Staunton performing arts group is adapting the novel "Tangleroot" into a shadow puppet play. The story follows a teen who ...

Shadow puppetry, also known as "shadow play," is a traditional form of storytelling through the medium of flat articulated, elaborately engraved figures. Manipulating them with silken strings and ...

On the third night of their four-night residency on late night talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Metallica not only played their legendary song "Master of Puppets" in full, they also played with puppets ...

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