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Kermit the Frog!!!!
In 1955, Jim Henson produced and starred in an afternoon TV show on WRC-TV in Washington, D.C. The show was "Sam and Friends," which featured muppets lip-synching to popular songs. One of the muppets on that show was Kermit, a turquoise lizard-like creature.
Shortly before "Sesame Street" began airing in November 1969, Kermit was turned into a frog. A collar was added to make him seem more frog-like.
There is a lot of dispute over where he got his name. Many articles have said that the name came from Jim Henson's childhood friend, Kermit Scott. The Jim Henson Foundation denies this. Others say that Henson got the name from Kermit Kalman Cohen, a sound engineer at WBAL-TV in Baltimore (which carried "Sam and Friends"). Allegedly, after Henson was introduced to Cohen during a studio tour, he decided to name the puppet Kermit.
On display at the Smithsonian Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.
Water puppets are like marionettes. They are controlled by people behind the screen, wading in the water. The puppets appear from the water or from behind the screen, so it appears that no one is operating them. This is an ancient Vietnamese tradition.
Sorry for the blurry picture!
Puppet Stage. 40" x 30". Chipboard, wood braces, decorative paper, fabric, paper mache mask, flags. See video at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mk4wOXSWsyU&feature=share&...
Part of an exhibit of puppets from China, Japan and Thailand on display at the Reading Public Museum.
PuppetConf 2014 is an annual information technology (IT) conference held at the San Francisco Marriott Marquis on September 22-24, 2014. (© 2014 Photo by Jakub Mosur)
I made finger puppets with a first grade class in Esslingen Zell and this set of photos shows the steps to make such a puppet! The kids also made a glittering felted stone which could be stored in the tummy of the mouse. The story has the magical stones in it, so we made them too! I spoke lots of Engilsh with the kids and they had fun trying to speak too!
German Description: Wir filzen: Mats die Maus und der Wunderstein
Ein kreativer Nachmittag auf English und Deutsch
Für Kinder ab 5 Jahre mit Eltern / oder ab 8 Jahre ohne Begleitung
In Marcus Pfisters bekanntem Kinderbuch wird erzählt, wie Mats die Maus sich freut, einen ungewöhnlichen goldglänzend warmen Stein unter den üblichen kalten grauen Steinen seiner Insel zu finden. Als die anderen Mäuse seinen Schatz entdecken, werden wir sehen und heraus spielen was Spannendes passiert. Mit der Hilfe von Filzfiguren, schlüpfen wir in die verschiedenen Rollen um die zweiteilige Ende zu erleben. Danach nehmen wir unsere mit gebrachten faustgroßen Steinen und zaubern daraus etwas ganz Besonderes mit bunter Wolle, warmen Wasser, Seifenlaugen und Metall-Garn. Natürlich filzen wir auch eine Maus und bringen sorgfältig unsere Wollknäuel mit einer langen Filznadel in die perfekte Form.
In diesem Workshop spricht Julie amerikanisch und deutsch und möchte den Kindern mit ihren ,, playful puppet activities’’ Spaß und Freude in einer anderen Sprache vermitteln.
Bitte mitbringen: Vesper und Getränk für die Pause ,,A healthy snack and drink''
We went to see this kids puppet show at The Grove shopping center. It was beautifully done. There were about 8 different characters and each string puppet had been hand made by the puppeteer. Their movements were quite magical and it seemed so sad that it's such a dying art.
I was amazed when the puppeteer asked for some volunteers from the audience, Aya confidently raised her hand and marched up to the stage without a glance at me! She sat with two other children in front of a relatively big crowd while the puppeteer went to bring out the next character. As soon as this farmer/clown character came on stage (he had been preceded by a cute fluffy ice-scating penguin!) Aya and the other girl with dark hair were completely horrified!! The other girl sped to the other side of the stage within seconds, whereas Aya just froze and had this awful petrified look on her face, not taking her eyes of the puppet for a second! Then she started to edge her way across the stage on her bottom, to join the other girl. Meanwhile of course the puppeteer played on the girls fear and the audience were laughing and laughing and I sat wondering what I should do! I felt I should rescue her, but I couldn't get through the crowd in time. I can remember how scary things like that can be as a child and thought she might come home with endless nightmares.
In the end she was pretty laid back about the whole experience!
His owner, promises me that the little guy will get a change of clothes for Christmas. He has had a busy year and is looking the worse for wear at the moment.
Mrs Marion Wade has generously donated a hand-made puppet named ‘Joey the Clown’ to the Museum. Joey will be on display for the month of August 2011. He is from a collection of puppets made by local school teacher Miss Vera Beale and her friend Miss Cecilia Wheeler. Their hobby led to the creation of Pandora’s Puppets. They put on shows locally, bringing entertainment and joy to children in the 1940s.
Come along to the Museum to view this playful treasure and visit the shop where we have a range of glove puppets for sale.
(From the August 2001 newsletter).
To find out more about the Museum go to www.walthamforest.gov.uk/vestry-house/