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The Fairy Cradles

The Fairy Cradles

This story was sparked by my childhood garden.  We had many old strong lilacs surrounding the patio outside the kitchen door, and we made forts und...
Online Summer 2024 ECE Professional Development Programs From Juniper Tree Puppets - NEW!!!!  Puppet Boot Camp 2024 - The Art of Silk Marionette Theater!!  Early bird Pricing Now Through April 15 2024

Online Summer 2024 ECE Professional Development Programs From Juniper Tree Puppets - NEW!!!! Puppet Boot Camp 2024 - The Art of Silk Marionette Theater!! Early bird Pricing Now Through April 15 2024

Every summer we offer unique, practical, artistic and in-depth online trainings in the puppetry artsThis summer we are highlighting a NEW Puppet Bo...
A Winter Tale - Brownie Finds a Winter Home

A Winter Tale - Brownie Finds a Winter Home

When I lived in Bavaria, it was common for the farmers to put out a bowl of milk every night for the elemental who looked after their farms. Some h...
Masha The Christmas Cat

Masha The Christmas Cat

                                          Masha The Christmas Cat.                                                                         Long ...
Late November Story The Sleepy Bear, by Suzanne Down

Late November Story The Sleepy Bear, by Suzanne Down

A Call for ‘Sheltering’ Stories  Our world today seems very fragile in so many ways.  We feel this as adults – leading to our own worries and vulne...
A Stone Soup Tale adapted for solo puppeteer presentation

A Stone Soup Tale adapted for solo puppeteer presentation

Here we are at mid-November…a difficult month for some locations…gray sky, rain, bare trees…All the more important to bring that light in other w...
Mama Luisa's Thanksgiving!

Mama Luisa's Thanksgiving!

Generosity can be contagious, as it is in this story of giving. May Mama Luisa inspire many communities and families of the world this Thanksgiving...
Video of Mouse finding his Pumpkin House

Video of Mouse finding his Pumpkin House

The mornings are getting colder this mid October, snow is predicted for the end of the week.... Mouse is looking for his Winter House! Here is a v...
Introduction to Shelter Stories

Introduction to Shelter Stories

  For a young child, the story image of a little house where a character can find refuge in a cozy, warm, sturdy, place, makes the child feel sa...
The Doll Cafe - A Good Tale to Tell When Wet Felting with Young Children!  by Suzanne Down

The Doll Cafe - A Good Tale to Tell When Wet Felting with Young Children! by Suzanne Down

In this little tale, the innocence of a girl's play is threatened by a force in nature. Raven is hungry, and thinking he spots something good to...
Sweet Autumn Tale - The Acorn Shop

Sweet Autumn Tale - The Acorn Shop

I lived in the Arizona desert for a time and became friends with the Javalina, Jack Rabbit, Desert Bunny and the Woodpeckers.  It took me a long ti...
The End of Summer Picnic - A Story

The End of Summer Picnic - A Story

Summers as a child, and for my children as well, were spent outside in nature. There was time to linger with things that captured our interest, ...