It's the Swiss Army knife of activity books: how to make puppets anywhere, in ten minutes or less, using everyday materials. Parents and kids can learn how to make 30 puppets using socks, paper bags, napkins, and the most important tools of all — your two hands.
10-Minute Puppets is filled with imaginative ideas, energy, and the pure, childlike pleasure of turning objects into characters. With full-color illustrations throughout, the book has step-by-step instructions for each puppet, pages of puppet parts and bodies to cut out and use, and tips on how to create a simple puppet theater.
So the food is late and your six-year-old is about to lose it. You know what to do: Using a marker and your napkin, make the fashionable Lady Finger and start entertaining. Better yet, pass the marker to your child to create Handford, and the two of you can put on an impromptu dinner show.
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I’ve done appearances all over the country and right here in NYC at Book Culture (in Manhattan), Boulevard Books & Cafe (in Dyker Heights Brooklyn), and P.S. 32 (in Park Slope, Brooklyn), to name a few.
Now, if YOU would like me to come to your school, pre-school, or parent group, here in NYC, and show you all how simple and easy it is to make puppets, just click on “contact.” With my “One Hour Puppet Workshop,” I’ll show you how to make puppets from my book, plus we’ll actually make TWO simple puppets, together. And you’ll get an autographed copy of my book, as well.
So what are you waiting for? Let’s make some puppets!
