Juniper Tree Puppets Blog and Story Resources

Who's that in my garden? A May Story for Puppetry

April 09, 2024

As I went walking one May dayOut in the meadow and garden to play,The bees were a’ buzzing around their hive,Ladybugs crawled on my finger’s f...

garden story for spring May story Snail tale

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A Simple and Sweet Little Bulb Tale for An Early Spring Walk

March 23, 2024

This is a simplified version of the Little Brown Bulb story. It is perfect for a wee tale to tell on a spring walk with children when you co...

simple spring tale of little bulb

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The Fairy Cradles

February 18, 2024

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...

dolls cafe story for young children early childhood puppetry early childhood teacher classes early spring tales spring stories for young children the Fairy Cradles

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Online Summer 2024 ECE Professional Development Programs From Juniper Tree Puppets - Highlighting the NEW!!!! Puppet Boot Camp 2024 - The Art of Silk Marionette Theater!! 5 summer Courses Offered!

February 08, 2024

Every summer we offer unique, practical, artistic and in-depth online trainings in the puppetry artsThis summer we are highlighting a NEW Puppet ...

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A Winter Tale - Brownie Finds a Winter Home

December 21, 2023

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...

Brownie Finds His Winter Home puppetry and storytelling winter story for children

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Masha The Christmas Cat

November 29, 2023

Masha The Christmas Cat. Long ...

christmas story for ECE Masha the Christmas Cat

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Late November Story The Sleepy Bear, by Suzanne Down

November 13, 2023

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...

Hibernating bear story for ECE late autumn tale for ECE story and puppetry autumn

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A Stone Soup Tale adapted for solo puppeteer presentation

November 12, 2023

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...

Early Childhood Puppetry November story about Sharing Stone Soup story for Puppetry thanksgiving story for children

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Mama Luisa's Thanksgiving!

October 28, 2023

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...

thanksgiving story ECE