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Gruffalo wooden spoon puppets One of our favorite books is Julia Donaldson's Gruffalo. Apart from the humor and the cool rhymes and rhthymn of the text , I find the illustrations of Axel Scheffler particularly attractive. It is also a great story to act out with funny voices. So last week I bought some wooden cooking utensils (a pack containing a spatula, a spoon and two less useful items a fork and a spoon with two holes in it) and decided to make some puppets out of them based on the…

Gruffalo wooden spoon puppets! Story telling, puppet show, children's literature, teaching, resources, cute!!!

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Or how about Doorway Theater or From The Doorway To Broadway... What ever name you give this project, your children, grandchildren, nieces or nephews will be glad you turned 2 tension rods from the hardware store into... a Doorway Theater! This is more of a technique, rather than exact measurements, because every one's doorways are different sizes and well, so are your children! lol. Just as a reference, my doorway is 34 inches wide. I used 2 strips of fabric that I had. Each pieces is 28…

One of the best things I get to do for my job is make cool stuff for my kids. It’s a serious perk. But there is also a downside… trying to keep my kids away from the cool stuff until I have a pinterest worthy photo of it. I sometimes wonder what the neighbors think …

Keep the kids entertained with this DIY lemonade stand. It also easily transforms into a cafe, grocery store, hardware store with just a few changes of accessories. Made from a sheet of plywood, it makes a great Christmas gift for kids.

Be the most awesome parent ever, and keep them occupied so you can relax (at least a little bit). Or let them help you build it, if you're feeling brave.

Quite a few of you guessed correctly that the lemonade stand we showed on Monday was also a little puppet theatre. I have to say this has ...

Waldorf style, wool felt doorway puppet theatre "Caribbean dream" develops your imagination and creativity. It will stay besides your little theater director all the way from the very first scene to to masterpeace like performances. Ingredients: 100% wool. Dive into the world of theater. Fall in love with the creative process and assist your little theater director. Play with the toys you have at home or produce new characters out of paper. Color each other's faces and the scene awaits you…

DIY Wooden spoon puppet craft from Bloesem kids craft - could make a whole family of spoon people!

DIY Wooden spoon puppet craft from Bloesem kids craft - could make a whole family of spoon people!

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Happy Valentines day friends! I hope you are having a great day full of thoughts of love and those dear to you. In honor of this special day, I thought I would share a couple of photos of some heart ornaments that Emma and I created when she made her stamped air dry clay bowls. ... Read More about Air Dry Clay Ornaments

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