Puppet-making Workshops

An after-school program for ages 9 and up
Mondays from 4-5:30 starting Nov 8; a six week class

Rod puppets! Hand puppets! Marionettes! Puppeteer/puppet-maker Anna Sobel will guide you through the steps to make your own unique puppet in each of these styles, then teach you how to bring it to life.

On the odd numbered weeks, let your creativity run wild as you build a character no one has ever met before, then every other week, explore how that puppet speaks and moves in a variety of fun theater activities.

Drop-ins welcome Nov 8, Nov 22, and Dec 6 for construction days.

For Homeschoolers ages 8-13
Mondays from 11am-2pm starting Nov 8; a six week class

Same curriculum as Puppet Skillz after-school program; a seven week class.

An after-school program for grades 1-4
Thursdays 4-5:30 starting Nov 11; a five week class; NO class Thanksgiving

Wackier than lunchtime, better than storytime, it's Puppet Time! First you'll have a blast making your own puppets with puppeteer Anna Sobel.

Then you'll get to come up with silly puppet voices and play fun games with your new puppet friends. And at the end you'll get to take home all the puppets you made.

How great is that? Drop-in welcome Nov 11, 25, and Dec 9 for puppet-making.

For all ages
Wednesday Feb 23 and Friday, Feb. 25 9am-12pm

Who wants to hear the same old fairy tales again? It's time to make some new ones! Get ready to get silly and get creative! We'll use toy theater to tell our own made-up fairy tales, using puppets we make ourselves. Toy theater is a form of puppetry using very small puppets on sticks inside a tabletop stage.

In the 18th century in Europe, paper kits were sold at theater so people could take home the play and re-enact it at home.

In 2011, we'll put a fresh spin on an old style. Puppeteer Anna Sobel will present a sample toy theater show and inspire you to create your own.

Open to children of all ages.