On March 19 and 21 we welcomed an enthusiastic group of kids and parents to the Salt Spring Library for a free hour and a half workshop on building puppets.
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| The Salt Spring Library Program Room |
The workshop began with Tyler reading "Who's in Rabbits House?", a visually stunning picture book about a group of Masi tribes people putting on a play. It was to serve as the inspiration for the puppets we would create.
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| Storytime with Tyler |
We had settled on a deceptively simple design that used an envelope as the head of the puppet. Beyond that, the kids (and parents) could let their imaginations run wild!
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| Everyone hard at work |
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| Just because you're old enough to vote doesn't mean you can't make an awesome puppet |
Everyone got about an hour to create their puppet masterpiece. Then we sat down and introduced all the weird and wacky and beautiful creatures that we had made.
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| Nit and Wit, a puppet comedy duo. |
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| The caterpillar. It has a third rod so it can be a cooperative puppet! |
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| A tribute puppet: she made a puppet version of her Mom. |
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| A beautiful duck puppet. |
There were lots of smiles and laughs and incredible displays of creativity from everyone. A special thank you to Stephy, our volunteer, and of course, the Salt Spring Library for providing the space and materials.
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