Category Archives: Puppets

Getting Started With Puppets

So you’ve found your puppets or made your puppets. You know that you’d like to use them with your group, but… what exactly are they going to say ? You’re not quite ready yet to launch into a full scale … Continue reading

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Two Sock Puppets Sing a Christmas Song

Archie and Socrates sing “Lowly Manger” to the tune of “Jingle Bells”  

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Two Sock Puppets Sing a Christmas Song

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Puppet Plays

Two simple puppet plays to do with ‘light’ which require either two puppets of one puppet and a puppeteer. Light Up My Life Salt & Light

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Christmas Bulletin

I have just posted my new skit that I wrote for our Children’s Christmas Eve Service. Feel free to use it if it suits your setting. It’s called Christmas Bulletin.

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Carolling Christmas

I have just posted my new short Christmas puppet ( or vent) script. It’s called “Carolling Christmas”. Ricky can’t get to sleep because he has Christmas carols going around in his head. He comes to hear about the Nativity and … Continue reading

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Christmas is Coming!

A few years ago I wrote a small 12 page PDF booklet called Christmas is Coming! It includes a number of original Christmas puppet scripts, stories and chants. It’s available for download for $10 USD via PayPal.  I also have … Continue reading

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New Puppet Scripts

Skits for Fun and Learning: Helping Children Learn, Love and Live the Word of God Ann Shorb has written a number of scripts/skits that can be used with puppets or acted out by children. These scripts are great for use … Continue reading

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Free Children’s Puppet & Drama Scripts

Christianskitsscripts.com offers a wide range of free puppet and drama scripts. The random musings blog page has loads of great ideas on writing scripts. Dramatic License uses wit and wisdom to make the Bible come alive through creative, funny and … Continue reading

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Olympic Games Holiday Club Resources

Our church is gearing up for our annual children’s holiday club (vacation bible school) in our July school holidays. This year we are following an Olympic Games theme and bible passages from Luke’s gospel. If you are looking for material … Continue reading

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What a gift!

A simple puppet script I wrote a couple of years ago for an all-age Pentecost service might be of interest to someone who is planning to use puppets. What a gift ! at Eliab.com

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Puppet video website

A new website which uses a YouTube type interface has just been launched for puppet videos. You may find some ideas and practical instruction on using puppets amongst the videos on offer. PuppetMaddness.com

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Trying to write a puppet script?

Some guidelines for writing puppet scripts- 1. Have your aim clearly before you. Many Christian script writers fail to execute their aim and end up producing a nice story with no Christian content. 2. Many people these days have little … Continue reading

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String Puppets

Cut out figures of persons and objects (from magazines, newspapers, Sunday School resources) and mount them on cardboard. Then attach string to the cutouts and make a small loop at the end so that a finger can easily be slipped … Continue reading

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Christmas Program Pictures

I have posted a few photos from our MOPS (Mothers Of PreSchoolers) children’s program. I used a sheep puppet (Baaanabas) and a camel puppet (Kismit) to tell some of the Christmas story to the young children.

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20 Ways to Use Puppets to Teach a Bible Memory Verse

20 Ways to use puppets to teach a memory verse 1. Teach the puppet the verse. 2.The puppet can teach the verse to the children. 3. Use the puppets to teach the meaning. 4. Use puppets to emphasise the main … Continue reading

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It’s Father’s Day!

I have just posted a short puppet play that I have written to be part of our Worship Service on Father’s Day. I know it won’t be relevant in some parts of the world at this time but you might … Continue reading

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