puppetsmasksandtoys

STUFFED ARK

http://www.stuffedark.com/

incredible variety of stuffed animals

dogs, cats, American wildlife, zoo, farm, & sea animals, birds, and pets

large selection of llamas

PUPPETS! PUPPETS! PUPPETS!

http://legendsandlore.com/index.html

http://www.nose-n-toes.com/

http://puppetuniverse.com/

http://www.demco.com (Search for "puppets")

http://www.folkmanis.com/

http://www.puppetdream.com/

http://puppetgallery.com/

http://www.puppetjungle.com/

http://www.puppetsuperstore.com/

http://www.lakeshorelearning.com (Search for "puppets")

http://www.childgraphics.com/html/puppets.htm

http://www.earlystart.co.uk/puppets.htm

http://www.projectsalvador.org/children.html

http://www.lucuma.com/asp/puppets.asp

plush, fabric face, and wooden head puppets

finger puppets, pop-up puppets, marionnettes, animal puppets

ethnic family puppets, dress-up puppets, character puppets

"big-mouth" puppets are my favorites, available from Lakeshore and Demco

Note: visit Other Language Art Topics to find out more about teaching with puppets

NANCY'S PLUSH TOYS AND GIFTS

http://www.nancysplushtoys.com/

excellent customer service

special order unique animals

wonderful, sweet burro is available

DOVER PUBLICATIONS PAPER MASKS

http://store.doverpublications.com/by-subject-children-masks.html

punch-out color masks from many cultures --- Africa, India, Indonesia, Japan, and México

animal masks, too -- pets, North American mammals, wild animals, farm animals

CHILDREN LOVE LANGUAGE ACTIVITIES WITH MASKS MOUNTED ON PAINT-STIRRING STICKS!

CREATIVE TEACHING PRESS

http://www.creativeteaching.com/p-217-kids-bright-spots.aspx

"Bright Spots" are six, face-sized multicultural children

adaptable for masks on paint-stirring wooden sticks

FINGER PUPPETS

http://www.lucuma.com/asp/puppets.asp

http://www.vibrante.com/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&search_in_description=1&

zenid=

dad3296971a2c8d59e97fcef0cc8d92f&keyword=finger+puppet

first URL INCREDIBLE assortment of handmade animal and people fingerpuppets

last URL finger puppets of Monet, Dali and Rivera

BABY PUPPETS

http://www.multiculturaldolls.com/Hug_and_Hold_Puppet.html

http://www.chinasprout.com/shop/A922

PUPPETS AND MASKS IN THE CLASSROOM

http://perso.wanadoo.fr/gibaud/tetyc/practic/puppets.htm

http://legendsandlore.com/teacher-resource.html

http://www.earlystart.co.uk/puppets.htm#use

http://chartier.rainbowwings.org/Kids/puppet.html

http://www.axtell.com/manip.html

http://www.earlystart.co.uk/puppets.htm

http://homepage.mac.com/jcorner/losnumeros.mov

string puppets, hand puppets or glove puppets, finger puppets, stick puppets

importance and value of using puppets and masks in world language class

next to last link is about making any object into a puppet!

instructions to "professionalize" the actual manipulation of puppets

last link is cute stick puppet show about numbers!

HEFTY ZOO PLATES

http://www.pactiv.com/heftypals/ZooPals/index.html

unique, extremely attractive and appealing animal design paper plates

basis for creative class activities and crafts like role plays and short presentations

listing of large variety of animals with accompanying pictures

short description with characteristics, personality, and "birthday" for each animal

note: retail purchase of one package of plates yields various animals at random

MAKING FRIENDS PUPPETS

http://www.makingfriends.com/puppet_making.htm

animal and people puppets to make

MARIONETTE THEATER

http://www.dibujosparapintar.com/manualidades_teatro.html

for any language

marionette stick figures -- king, princess, dragon, sheep, farmer, farmer's wife, knight

black outline format

"MUZZY" FINGER PUPPETS

http://www.early-advantage.com/smartkidtips/pdf/fingerpuppets.pdf

all major characters from this award-winning video/DVD series

children color and cut finger puppets to manipulate in dialogues

for more information about "Muzzy" go to www.early-advantage.com

ANIMAL HEADBANDS AND HAND PUPPETS

http://www.kizclub.com/craft/headband/Animal-Headband(C).pdf

http://www.kizclub.com/craft/headband/Animal-Headband.pdf

http://www.kizclub.com/craft/handpuppet1.pdf

make headbands for primary school children, adorned with variety of animal heads

tiger,elephant, horse, sheep, hen, chick, dog, cat, duck, cow, rabbit, pig,

lion, mouse, bear, monkey, giraffe, zebra, donkey, and goat

first URL is color; second is in black and white

third URL contains cat and dog handpuppets

HUGE FILES! BE PATIENT!

ONLINE PUPPET WEBSITES FROM AROUND THE WORLD

http://perso.orange.fr/takey/FrameCompa.html

organized by country

puppet-selling companies or puppet shows for hire

ALL ABOUT PUPPETS

http://familycrafts.about.com/od/puppets/

large variety of patterns for all categories of puppets

MAKING FRIENDS MULTICULTURAL PAPER DOLLS

http://www.makingfriends.com/f_Friends.htm

themes -- career, athletic, seasonal, holiday, scout, and more!

PAPER ANIMALS TO MAKE AND PLAY WITH

http://www.tudiscoverykids.com/actividades/cortaryarmar/perrogato/

http://www.tudiscoverykids.com/actividades/cortaryarmar/rana_saltarina/

dog and cat finger puppets

jumping frog

JAN BRETT'S STORYBOOK ANIMAL MASKS

http://www.janbrett.com/activities_pages_masks.htm

paper masks from several of Jan Brett's storybooks for children

animals are from the rainforest, forests, houses and farms

cut off English captions for target language masks

STICK PUPPET MUSICAL SHOWS

http://homepage.mac.com/jcorner/lasvocalesweb.mov

http://homepage.mac.com/jcorner/diassong.mov

http://homepage.mac.com/jcorner/losnumeros.mov

vowels, days of the week, numbers

performed by students of Jean Rincón

ELLISON EDUCATION ELASTIC MASK STRAPS

http://www.ellisoneducation.com/product/5035

elastic mask straps for use in mask masking

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