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Patchwork Puppet performances, 45 to 60 minutes in length, are planned for
preschool and elementary children and their families. They offer unique opportunities for multicultural learning as the audiences experience art, music, and folk traditions from around the globe. Most recently Carol has added environmental and nature tales to her repertoire, teaching about ecological issues through her programs and workshops.
Learning Fun with the Patchwork Puppets
Summer Reading Programs — For almost thirty years Carol has designed puppet shows to accompany the Summer Reading Programs. She travels throughout the state. Contact Carol for more details.
Kinderpuppen — This new extended creative program for young children ages 4-6 in the Des Moines area offers once-a-week workshops for six weeks at preschools and childcare centers. The hour-long sessions feature puppets, creative drama, storytelling, movement and lots of giggly fun. They could be based on themes such as animals and their habitats, endangered animals, ecology, folk tales or also on topics related to the learning curriculum. Contact Carol for more details.
Teaching with the Arts — As a long advocate of using the arts as teaching tools, Carol can tailor shows and tales to supplement the elementary core curriculum, offering students compelling and lively interactive educational classroom experiences using puppetry and creative drama. Contact Carol for more details.
The current show lineup includes:
- PUPPETS AROUND THE STORY WORLD - A literacy/library program of
puppet-telling which features tales about how our stories come to us-How
Anansi Brought the Stories Down (African), The Revenge of the Story Spirits
(Far Eastern), and Tales of 1001 Nights (Middle Eastern). The presentation includes opportunities with puppets, costumes, instruments, props, and storytelling chants.
- DOING THE GREEN THING! Green is More Than a Color.
Earth-friendly words from eco-friendly tales hosted by Professor Heinrich Broomschizer, a wacky puppet fellow, who thinks he knows a lot about everything. Shows in this major theme include:
1. HOOKED ON BUGS - Carol, The Professor and other Patchwork Puppets share
stories, songs, riddles and creative movement with moments of silliness about insects.
Facts, Fiction, and Fun!
2. TALES ALONG THE TRAILS - Animals stories, riddles, songs, and chants teach about habitats and animal adaptations to their environment. Want a show focussed on a specific habitat? Let Carol know.
3. WHERE THE WILD ONES WERE - Become acquainted with stories of endangered animals as Carol and the Professor stack a tower of tales.
- WALK AWHILE IN MY SHOES
Step into other cultures with Carol as Tillie Tatterfield, the retired, world-traveling eccentric nanny, who with Theatricat, a feline puppet drama queen, tells tales of their journeys to far-flung destinations. With puppets, props, colorful costumes, and native folk art, they carry us to other cultures and acquaint us with special colorful traditions and stories from around the globe. Current shows feature China, Peru, Nepal and Russia with their folk crafts revealed through puppet dramatization.
- ADMIRABLE AESOP
ANECDOTES
The program features tales of character education told with puppets and storytelling using
fables from around the world. Ideal for character-building programs.
- GRANNY FRUITCAKE, STORY PEDDLER reminds us of the peddler lady with her
pockets, bags, and baskets who traveled the country years ago, selling
trinkets, toys, sewing notions, kitchen goods and assorted household
necessities. Today it's Carol Taylor as Granny Fruitcake whose pockets are
once again filled with wonderful treasures- each with a story of its own.
- CASTLE TALES WITH LADY CAROLINE or DOZENS OF DRAGONS - Carol is dressed in a fairytale medieval
gown tellS stories of castles, kings and queens, and adventures with dragons.
- HANG LOOSE WITH MOTHER GOOSE - This puppet show especially for young preschoolers features fun-loving zany puppet Ms. Goose, fast-moving rhymes, songs, and story dramatizations.
- MADAME CAROLEENA, GYPSY STORYTELLER loves slightly mysterious tales
with surprises, suspense, and just a bit of a scare. She's a great visitor
to your family Halloween event.
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