hands-on-mama Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Wan't to help me shop? She loves to make believe and has been obsessed with puppets lately. Her birthday is next month, so I figured why not. I'm looking for something that goes on a tension rod and some really cute puppets to go with. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustEm Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 I got my kids folkmanis finger puppets this year. They have hand puppets too. Both are great quality but the finger puppets are cheaper. Amazon sells them. As for theater I don't know. We use a cubby in our half wall shelf and add a tension rod to it with a curtain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zuzu822 Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 My sister is getting my niece one for her birthday next month too. She looked at Land of Nod, Hearthsong, and Magic Cabin. She ended up choosing Hearthsong: http://www.hearthsong.com/fairy-toys/50-durable-cotton-twill-doorway-puppet-theater.htm When we were girls we had a similar one our mom made. Got so much use over the years! I'm sure your DD will love whatever you choose. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bambam Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 I just sewed a basic curtain that fit on a tension rod. We would put the tension rod up in the hallway, and the kids occupied many afternoons putting on puppet shows. The puppets lived in a plastic shoe box in the closet with the tension rod/curtain combo. We handed our puppet kit down to a friend. I miss them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*lifeoftheparty* Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 IKEA has lots of regular and finger puppets and backdrops and things... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerileanne99 Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 My dd loves all manner of puppets, and we have quite a collection...from all kinds of sources. Stuffed animals make appearances as well, as do random household bits and bobs:) Our puppet theater I actually made in a few minutes from fabric scraps and a table cloth over one of those inexpensive portable clothes racks. I glued fabric to a piece of plywood for the base. I just snapped a phot with my phone to post, so it isn't great quality. Her daddy spent about an hour painting a generic scenery backdrop on a canvas we had lying around. It is set up for a Gruffalo puppet show, but we actually use it for all sorts of LA activities! Hhhm, lets see if I can post the photo... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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