I was trying to think of a great gift to give my great niece who is 2 and her parents were needing ideas to keep her busy at ...

When teachers noticed that children in Oakland preschool and kindergarten classrooms were not engaging in imaginative play or interacting with each other as much after the pandemic, staff at ...

Puppets are everywhere—on beloved TV shows and movies, in local theatre productions, in classrooms, and even at the doctor’s office. And while most parents may not know this, puppets are also integral ...

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A controlled study discloses that puppet play may prepare children for minor surgery. Younger children (4–6 years old) of the intervention group reduced their aggressiveness and hyperactivity after ...

Bound into the back cover, a plush finger puppet peeks through the die-cut pages of the Snuffleheads series titles Little Lamb's Christmas Story and Little Donkey's Christmas Story, both by Kathryn ...

For the kids who have to spend time at IWK Health Centre, a women's and children's hospital in Halifax, sometimes the only thing that can bring a smile to their face is a simple finger puppet, ...

In Hello Kitty: Hello School! Book & Finger Puppets, illus. by Jean Hirashima, the white feline and her friends each tap into different talents at school and decide to put on a show. Kids can join in ...

Jeff has been hopping on Goombas and collecting Triforce shards since the late NES era. Today, he appreciates all things console games - with a slight favoritism towards his Nintendo franchises. He's ...

January 8, 2026 - It's time for John Fensterwald's annual predictions for what's in store for education in 2026. Puppetry is more than just child’s play at Children’s Fairyland, Oakland’s iconic ...

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