My dad was the first person to introduce me to shadow puppets. When my sister and I were tiny kids, he would tuck us into bed, turn off the lights and then cast an image of a dog against the wall.

Kids in B.A.S.I.C., a Pennsylvania support group, recently learned the basics of building a puppet during the Muppet/puppet workshop at Eastern Monroe Hughes Public Library in Stroudsburg, Pa. The ...

CLEVELAND — While cleaning out the guest room closet, I stumbled on my plastic bin of craft supplies. Having a kindergartener, I’ve amassed a strange collection of barely used feathers, pom poms, ...

Creations are for a local theatre production. Most of the creations that art teacher & master puppet maker Adam Kreutinger has put together over the years are cute & cuddly. His puppet making workshop ...

If you find a few soft, bruised apples hiding behind the pickle or mayo jar in the back of your refrigerator, or discover some castoffs at a local orchard or farmers’ market, consider them perfect for ...

Brant Bollman operates a cat puppet from inside during a "puppet stroll." Brant Bollman doesn’t just make puppets — he brings larger-than-life creatures to small-town Iowa. Bollman, who serves as the ...