Juniper Tree Puppets Blog and Story Resources

Celebrate The Creative - My Outdoor Felting Kitchen

June 15, 2022

A beautiful sunny morning to felt outside in my 'felting kitchen'. The birds are curious, right above me is a nest. Flower buds are swelling. A squ...

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The Star Dipper - A Summer Tale Adapted for Puppetry from an Old Legend.

June 04, 2022

When we find generosity and kindness in story, rewards follow. Keys to a magic castle are given; or perhaps a gift of a cloak of invisibility giv...

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3 Year Long In-Depth Trainings Coming This Fall 2022 - So Excited About Them!!

May 26, 2022

Enrollment is now open for a New Group 2022-2023 Year Year-Long Online In-Depth Puppetry Training Program Begins Sept. 18 ...

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One way to make Puppetry Meaningful - Warming.

May 26, 2022

Let's think about 'warmth' in the young child – inner warmth, a healthy ‘inflammation’ that weaves us whole. Children ‘hum’ with harmony at certai...

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An Introduction to Outdoor Puppetry as Support of Children's Movement

May 10, 2022

I grew up in the countryside where my brothers and I spent hours everyday in active outdoor activity, running through the woods, making forts und...

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A Resource Round-up of Puppet Silks/Gauze! A Good Resource to Keep and Add To!

May 05, 2022

Silk and Cotton Gauze Silks and cotton gauzes for instant stages are a puppet's best friend. I buy natural silk and dye them at an annual Se...

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Our Early Childhood Puppet Story Apron Theater - Felt and Silk - a Pocket Full of Wonder!

May 04, 2022

After trying out different kinds of pocket story aprons for puppet telling, I decided the best one for early childhood use was one that would prov...

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Spring Song - A Tale of Listening and Wonder

May 02, 2022

A long time ago, way up in the mountains of a small kingdom, there was a shepherd boy. It was spring and the shepherd tended his sheep day after ...

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The Art of Listening at Story-time

May 02, 2022

In my teaching travels and online courses, I hear teachers say ‘the children just can’t sit and listen at story-time’. This has become a familiar ...

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A Roundup of our Summer 2022 Professional Development Courses Online

April 26, 2022

We are excited to be offering a selection of summer courses you will love! In all of them you can work on them at your own best schedule... lots of...

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Puppet Story Aprons With a Theme To It! Part 2 on story aprons

April 20, 2022

Today I am going to share about puppet story aprons that have a theme. Unlike the traditional story aprons that have many pockets filled with thin...

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The Puppet Story Apron Part 1 - Ye Olde Story Apron!

April 10, 2022

Beginnings Some things are permanent and delightful in our world. Two of these things are children’s love of story and hide and seek. Put the...

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