Storytelling Using Puppets With 3 - 7 Year Olds!

[Guest]

Does anyone have a good story or idea for making up a story to do to a small group of children age 3-5 years old at a party! I have all the large puppets and use them regulary at school with the children but it is on schoo,lbased ideas - Does anyone have any general ideas on entertaining children. I have been dropped in this at the very last minute and have one day to pull something together!!!!!!!!! I would be very grateful of any help? Many Thanks

[Rea]

A story about how they chose the gift or made the card, (assuming they are taking both to the party) Sorry, not much help, I shouldnt really be up at this silly hour

[Guest]

Name all or some of the puppets you are using after some of the children in the group, this delights children and really helps them to 'follow' the story.

Have a sketch script but adlib if you feel confident enough. I'm thinking if it's entertainment, children do enjoy slapstick, maybe the story could be about a puppet who wants to do the 'normal' party games and another wants to invent new games, such as Toss the jelly ( instead of welly). Audience participation for part game ideas could come from the older children. The end message of the story could be old and faithful games are good ( because they are familiar and everyone is included because they know them) but also making changes and inventing / sharing new ideas is fun too.

 

just thought all of this off the top of my head, difficult with such a broad age range, hope it all works out, just have fun.

 

Peggy

[Marion]

Does the party have a theme? Could the story be linked to this or if the birthday child has a special interest?