The Return of the Osprey!
My first try at making a Mascot-like costume! My inspiration was the first Orient Beach State Park celebration of the osprey! They had...
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Jane Goodall : Hoping to share her stories
I was fortunate enough to be a part of the MASS MoCA (the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art) Residency Program. Under the tutelage...
The Great Migration of Mari and Lucia
This is a Suitcase Crankie theater. I created a story about Mari, a monarch butterfly from the North Fork of Long Island and Lucia, a...
AATSP (American Association of Teachers of Spanish & Portuguese) Mini-Conference
I recently had the opportunity to share my love of puppetry in the language classroom with a group of dedicated teachers on a Saturday...
These are the people of the neighborhood
A few years back, our FLES program and our Music department decided to work collaboratively in a project as a way of welcoming the new...
Animals in the Winter/ Los animales en el invierno
A one-day puppet bilingual workshop for children 7-12 yrs. old. The workshop was the idea of Jennifer Murray @turtlebackfarm. She wanted...
Piping Plover Chicks
Again, I have been inspired by Jennifer Murray, whose Instagram account , Turtleback Env Ed Center, I began to follow quite some time ago....
Cats, Rats, and More!
So while I'm not working on any specific workshop, I have to keep learning by making! So I am a fan of Adam Kreutinger's puppet patterns...
How I became fascinated by the Horseshoe crab
I have lived on Long Island, NY all my life and have often seen the carapace of horseshoe crabs littered on the beach. I mostly thought...
Making more puppets for the camp!
As I prepare for more activities for the kids and puppets, I get more and more excited about learning about the animals I am making. I...
Connecting Summer fun with puppets and learning!
This summer, I was fortunate to connect to a camp that focuses on learning about animals and trees around them in a real hands-on way! My...
Joey the Star!
Joey Velasquez is a puppet I have made as a mini marionette. He is a very popular employee at our school. He is beloved by the students...
Hedgehog for a friend
So a friend at work asked if I could do a hedgehog puppet for her. What a fun make it was! Who knew you can order hedgehog fur on Etsy? ...
Miguelito visits an Animal Refuge in Costa Rica
So while doing volunteer work at El Refugio Animal in Costa Rica, I had Miguelito interview a few volunteers, employees and the owner and...
Crumpled Paper Animals!
After taking a workshop with Galia Levy-Grad, I learned about crumpled paper art! I am always looking for more to do with kids and...
Let's go on Safari!
My 6th graders have been studying animals of Africa, so I decided to make a small Crankie theater with a few choice animals. A few...
Malala Yousafzai : Inspiration for me and my students
While prepping for a celebration of Women's History Month, I decided to research a little more about Malala Yousafzai. I was surprised...
Las Meninas - Tunnel Book
Not a lot of puppetry here but this is a tunnel book I created using Las Meninas by Diego Velázquez. I also wrote an original poem to go...
Alma y como obtuvo su nombre
I took the book by Juana Martinez-Neal and narrated it with small marionettes.
El Apartamento de Ana- remotely together!
This is a follow-up post. After my students received their puppet I sent them, I created a project for them to put them in action! We...
Dr. Fauci in time for the vaccine!
Thought I would make a little Dr. Fauci puppet in time with the arrival of the COVID vaccine! I plan on interjecting him into my classes...
Frida's imaginary friend
Cardboard Miniature theater! Using an Amazon box, cardboard & Fridas re-created a scene from Frida Kahlo's diary of her imaginary friend...
Frida Kahlo in a Suitcase!
Giving a tour of La Casa Azul with the help of a carved mini Frida puppet by famed puppeteer, Hobey Ford. After reading the book, 'Frida...
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