Juniper Tree Puppets Blog and Story Resources

SUMMERTIME PUPPETRY

May 06, 2026

I remember when summers were lazy days to ride bikes freely over the land, float boats in creeks with my brothers and swim like fishes in the co...

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A Tale for Christmas - The Very Little Camel

November 22, 2025

The Very Little Camel An old tale from Syria adapted for early childhood telling and puppetry Once upon a time in a far away land, lived a Mama Ca...

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Why Silk Marionettes are so Wonderful for Children

May 20, 2025

I began my puppet career with Silk Marionette Theater, I later formed different troupes over the years and we performed regularly for fhe pu...

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Juniper Tree Puppet's Summer 2025 Professional Development Courses ONLINE

March 09, 2025

Upcoming Summer 2025In-Depth Professional DevelopmentCourses Online I am so happy to announce our Summer Pro-D Online courses for 2025! They all ...

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The Valentine Baker of Pink

February 08, 2025

When I lived on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, it is true that in February the streets were lined with pink blooming cherry trees. It was m...

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Pipper's Winter Blue Moon Adventure

January 16, 2025

Living along a northern ocean coastline, we lookedforward to a winter full moon night. We would put on ourcross-country skis and warmest cloth...

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Jack Frost and Little Frostling

January 10, 2025

We have been blessed with a few days of Hoar Frost,frost that is formed when there is a lot of moisture inthe air. It forms crystals of frost and ...

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Masha the Christmas Cat

December 08, 2024

We had a cat called Pepper that loved to curl up by my daughter as a youngchild when she slept, I know she kept her warm and loved in mid-winter....

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The Winter Shop of Wonder

December 02, 2024

This story is something of a wish in my biography of holding storyand puppetry in the Light…. Sparkling star-light. Maybe, justmaybe, some of you ...

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The Harvest Fair - A Tale for Autumn

October 02, 2024

This little tale was inspired by living in the countryside of British Columbia with young children. Everyone had a garden, and everyone was an entr...

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