A puppet theatre

Ages 3 to 5 Read and do together · about 25 minutes

Read together

Here is our stage. The curtain opens. The show begins!

Everyone claps at the end.

Do it

1. Turn a cardboard box on its side. Cut a window for the stage and hang a cloth as a curtain.
2. Use puppets made earlier, or draw figures on sticks.
3. Let your child plan a tiny show with a start, a middle and an end.
4. Invite family to watch. Practise a bow.

Talk about it

• What is your show about?
• Who is in it?

For the grown-up

Puppet shows build confidence, story sense and speech. A grown-up should do all the cutting and watch for sharp cardboard edges.

Mark as done

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Where this comes from

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