The Secret of the llama: A Peruvian tale
Performed a suitcase puppet show with crankie @ Hallockville Farm's Fleece and Fiber Festival! Surrounded by all sorts of activities for...
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Bookworm Academy
This was a fun puppet build and short performance. I started with the idea that I wanted the children to participate as much as possible,...
Martina la Cucaracha - Martina the Cockroach - (Cuban version)
I have wanted to share this folktale for a long time, and finally came across this version from Cuba that was the best! I instantly began...
St. Patrick's Day Gnome Sock Puppets
Another sock puppet workshop at the VEME Art Studio in Greenport! This time we were going to be making Gnomes! I'm always amazed how...
Getting Ready for a Maker's Fair, and It's All Cardboard!!
The Peconic Community School in Cutchogue is having a Community Maker's Fair with a huge attendance. Participants will have a table and...
The Dog Who Meowed
I presented a puppet presentation, followed by a puppet workshop at a local library. A story about a dog who was bullied because he...
Felting: Can be addicting!!
I decided I should do a deep dive here since it can be helpful when making finger puppets or even adding to fleece puppets. I know I...
The Tomten and the Fox
Another opportunity to work with Turtleback Farm for a story read of 'Tomten and the Fox'. What a wonderful story for children to read!! ...
Keeping Beeeeesy!!
Working on a big glove puppet for a future date! I knew I wanted to do something with bees! He has a lot of personality and I can't wait...
Making Nurse Lynn for Dalton Music class
Every year we have a tradition for the 5th grade music class, where they honor an important member of the the Dalton community. The...
Making Sock Puppets @ VEME art studio in Greenport
A wonderful experience making sock puppets with kids at the VEME art studio. The studio offers so much to the community that I was...
Three Kings Day / Los Tres Reyes Magos
As part of a grant, as an outreach for the North Fork Latino community, I created a puppet show about the Three Kings Day. I made finger...
Gaston, the ghost who needed glasses!
My solo performance for the Brooklyn Boo in Albee Square in Downtown Brooklyn. I made all the puppets except for the cat puppet. Luckily,...
The Return of the Osprey!
My first try at making a Mascot-like costume! My inspiration was the first Orient Beach State Park celebration of the osprey! They had...
Jane Goodall : Hoping to share her stories
I was fortunate enough to be a part of the MASS MoCA (the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art) Residency Program. Under the tutelage...
The Great Migration of Mari and Lucia
This is a Suitcase Crankie theater. I created a story about Mari, a monarch butterfly from the North Fork of Long Island and Lucia, a...
AATSP (American Association of Teachers of Spanish & Portuguese) Mini-Conference
I recently had the opportunity to share my love of puppetry in the language classroom with a group of dedicated teachers on a Saturday...
These are the people of the neighborhood
A few years back, our FLES program and our Music department decided to work collaboratively in a project as a way of welcoming the new...
Animals in the Winter/ Los animales en el invierno
A one-day puppet bilingual workshop for children 7-12 yrs. old. The workshop was the idea of Jennifer Murray @turtlebackfarm. She wanted...
Piping Plover Chicks
Again, I have been inspired by Jennifer Murray, whose Instagram account , Turtleback Env Ed Center, I began to follow quite some time ago....
Cats, Rats, and More!
So while I'm not working on any specific workshop, I have to keep learning by making! So I am a fan of Adam Kreutinger's puppet patterns...
How I became fascinated by the Horseshoe crab
I have lived on Long Island, NY all my life and have often seen the carapace of horseshoe crabs littered on the beach. I mostly thought...
Making more puppets for the camp!
As I prepare for more activities for the kids and puppets, I get more and more excited about learning about the animals I am making. I...
Connecting Summer fun with puppets and learning!
This summer, I was fortunate to connect to a camp that focuses on learning about animals and trees around them in a real hands-on way! My...
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