Puppets

Make your own Punch & Judy puppets
It's fun to make puppets - for children or adults
I developed an interest in Punch &Judy after recording John Pole's song by the same name. I love making masks and puppets and I plan to make a Punch, a Judy, and a Baby for the Pratie Heads (me and Bob) to cart to gigs when we plan to perform Pole's song. I'm using this lens to collect resources, and when I start building, I'll add my own photos to the lens. Most Punch dolls are made out of papier mache or whittled from wood. It's been more than twenty years since I last m...

Groovy Kids Puppets
Does your child have a creative mind? Is your kid forever making up little stories for his toys? Spark imaginative play with these cool puppets that encourage your child to explore interaction and everyday elements in life while providing endless hours of play and learning.

Adult puppet theater: puppet intervention and uprising
Bread and Puppet Circus has spawned generations of fabulous puppeteers
I first met up with Bread and Puppet Circus in the mid-1970s, because I was singing Sacred Harp music (as well as Balkan music with Laduvane) and performed with the Word of Mouth chorus, based in Vermont near the puppet folks and interwoven with them. Their tall, ponderous, eerie figures fascinated me, so it was with great delight a few years ago that I realized we had a local troupe here in North Carolina carrying on the tradition. I wanted to share a few adult puppetry resources with you....

Glove Puppets
Farm Animal Glove Puppets have been around for a long time, but today's puppets are better made, designed with happy, bright colors and fun to play with. Designed to fit like a glove, the plush glove puppets will entertain you child and yourself. Moving fingers can make the puppets come alive. Their different personalities become obvious. Whether it's the parent that's animating the puppet, or the child playing alone, the puppets are happy little friends that let a child enter a magical world...