50% off the Chicken puppet pattern. Website only sale ends 10-31-22.
Next puppet of the month: Penguin
Origins of Puppetry in the Arctic of Western Alaska
In this blog we will travel to the frozen Arctic Zone of North America where the Inuit lived. The Yup’ik speakers of Western Alaska still use mechanical figures. Ceremonies were held to celebrate important occasions and to ensure successful hunting.
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Origins of Puppetry in Northern United States
I wanted to do a blog series on the history of puppets in the United States. While searching for information, I discovered that puppetry has been around a lot longer than I thought. Puppetry used by the Native American Nations is fascinating.
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Puppet of the Month: Dog
50% off the Dog puppet pattern. Website only sale ends 9-30-22.
Next puppet of the month: Chicken
Why Do Puppets Exist?
Why did puppets and puppetry ever get started? The consensus of historians is that all over the world puppetry started in the area of the sacred with religious ceremonies. Puppets were used as ritual objects that were animated to either bring forth or to appeal to supernatural forces.
Puppet of the Month: Pig
50% off the Pig puppet pattern. Website only sale ends 8-31-22.
Next puppet of the month: Dog
Different Types of Puppets
I admit that my knowledge of puppet history is pretty limited. I’m aware of Asian shadow puppetry, Punch and Judy and Carnival puppets. That was pretty much it, so I started to investigate with the ever so helpful Google.
Puppet of the Month: Triceratops
50% off the Triceratops puppet pattern. Website only sale ends 7-31-22.
Next puppet of the month: Pig
Puppet of the Month: Chinese Dragon
50% off the Chinese dragon puppet pattern. Website only sale ends 6-30-22.
Next puppet of the month: Triceratops
Puppet of the Month: Alligator
50% off the alligator puppet pattern. Website only sale ends 5-31-22.
Next puppet of the month: Chinese Dragon