Puppetry Programs
Designed especially for younger students, we will bring these programs to local schools, or you may wish to visit Arroyo Verde Park for your puppet show. You may also arrange to have your puppet show presented at a local park near your school.
Our Feathered Friends For preschool
through 2nd grade
Cost: $2.50 per child with a $50
minimum. Non-resident fee please add $15 per program.
Baby birds, nests, and bird songs! This lively, fast-paced one-hour program
will focus on bird biology and behavior. "Our Feathered Friends"
features:
- The story of Dudley the duckling and his bird friends told with hand puppets
- "Bird Feet Rap" and other songs
- A costume dress up activity
- Circle share with bird nests, feathers and eggs.
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Ladybug and her Creepy Crawly Friends
For preschool through 2nd grade
Cost: $2.50 per child with a $50 minimum.
Non-resident fee please add $15 per program.
Will Ladybug and her insect puppet friends be able to save Kelly the Caterpillar
from being stuck in a pickle jar? Find out during this activity-packed
program which is designed to introduce students to the fascinating world
of insects. This one-hour program includes:
- Ladybug and her puppets tell the story of Kelly the Caterpillar's adventure
- "Is it an insect?" activity
- Songs and circle share with insect specimens
Marla the Mermaid and Company For
preschool through 2nd grade
Cost: $2.50 per child with a
$50 minimum. Non-resident fee please add $15 per program.
Marine mammals are the focus of this imaginary underwater adventure presented
by our costumed character, Marla the Mermaid. Activities in this one-hour
program include:
- Dolphin dress up activity
- Hand puppets
- "Animals don't like junk food" activity
- Songs
- Hands-on materials
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Mother Nature's Furry Foothill CrittersPreschool
through 2nd grade Cost:
$2.50 per child with a $50 minimum. Non-resident
fee please add $15 per program.
All of Mother Nature's critters have a special place that they call home
sweet home. Discover the habitats of many local animals such as the raccoon,
eagle, bear and even skunk, as Mother Nature's special critter friend,
Sidney the Snail, searches for a new home. This one-hour program includes:
- Hand puppets
- Costumed mother nature
- Songs, finger puppets, and rhymes
- Hands-on materials, including several kinds of fur and antlers
Rain Forest Ramble Preschool through 2nd
grade
Cost: $2.50 per child with a $50 minimum. Non-resident fee please
add $15 per program.
Take an imaginary walk through a tropical rain forest. During our journey
children will meet the fascinating animals and plants that live in this
endangered habitat. This one-hour puppetry program includes:
- A rain forest tale told with hand puppets — "Layers of Life" and rainfall activities
- Songs and rhymes
- Hands-on rain forest materials