Juniper Tree Puppets Blog and Story Resources

Sweet Autumn Tale - The Acorn Shop

August 31, 2023

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...

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The End of Summer Picnic - A Story

August 03, 2023

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, ...

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A Summer Tale - Frog and Rose by Suzanne Down

June 07, 2023

When I was young my dad would take me by the hand in the early evening of a summer night. We walked down the path to the rose garden, which was ...

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How the Rooster Got His Red Crown - a tale from China adapted for puppetry

May 03, 2023

All of us love a good rooster tale, so robust in posture and song. Here is one that makes a great puppet show, and inspires and delights the chil...

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A Nursery Rhyme Story sparked by Hickety Pickety My Black Hen

March 24, 2023

Hello friends, here is a little intro to Nursery Rhymes becoming Stories for Puppetry! The Nursery Rhymes are true verse from literature that have...

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What if Winter Stays too Long - Seasonal Transition Stories

March 09, 2023

I love the 'in-between' stories, the seasonal tales that weave season to season. Children love them too, and they help connect children to the l...

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Mother Earth and the Thaw Fairies - A Sweet 'End of Winter' Tale

February 20, 2023

We have had so much snow this winter, it has been white white for months, and some days it is breathtakingly beautiful, and some days I sigh, deepl...

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Summer 2023 Professional Development Courses Online

February 01, 2023

So happy to announce our Summer Pro-D Online courses for 2023! They all have start dates and timeline, but you can work on them at your own best t...

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Gnome's Candlestick - A Delightful Puppet Tale for Candlemas

January 18, 2023

The Gnome’s Candlestick A Delightful Puppet Tale for Candlemas Day One dark and misty morning in late winter, Gnome was out early walking along...

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A Peek at Puppetry for Babies and Tots

January 15, 2023

A Peek at Puppetry For Babies and TotsWe love to see a mother lovingly holding a baby on her lap playing with a nursery rhyme puppet. They are d...

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Enlivening Puppets with a Sense of Place - the Wonder of Animals

January 11, 2023

In a recent 'introduction to therapeutic puppetry' course, we dove into some of the fundamentals that make puppetry healing and therapeuti...

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The Warmth, and Wonder, Within our Story Voices

January 05, 2023

One of the most powerful tools available to us for bringing our storytelling to life is the engagement of our own inner warmth and wonder. W...

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