The materials are simple, but the expressive potential is high! Children explore shapes and emotions through simple collage techniques and everyday materials, like paper and craft sticks. This collage puppet experience emphasizes creativity, exploration, and discovery as children assemble shapes into faces and identify the emotions they represent. 

How do we express ourselves through our bodies, voices, and art? Picture books like When Sophie Gets Angry by Molly Bang, Glad Monster, Sad Monster by Ed Emberley, and Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin, Jr serve as the focal point for inspiring expressive theater games. Children then create torn paper collage puppets that convey emotion and use voice and movements to bring them alive.

We delve into the realm of stories and imagination through two puppet types, the Expressive Collage Body Puppet and the Paper Theater Puppet. With puppets on hand, children embark on Imagination Journeys and create stories and sets for their puppets. Children practice cooperation through play, as they work together to build and explore imaginative environments and narratives for their characters.