One of my kids favorite games to play is “Showtime”. They take some of their toys and take time to come up with a play or “show”. They put it all together and put on a show for us. This is what inspired me to create the puppet theater.
This wasn’t something that I came up with. My daughters started this with their major fashion show, they made tickets for everyone, made a runway, even had costume changes. They took a couple of hours to plan it, and set it up. My son is a bit more spontaneous and of course only 4 years old. So 20 minutes putting it all together tops, but the girls helped him make tickets and so on.
My son just went with my husband to a Monster Truck Rally, so we have seen quite a few monster truck shows lately. My daughters have done fashion shows with their Barbie dolls, with an elimination segment at the end like “American Idol”. The planning and theme is totally theirs to create, and they have a bit of independent time in doing this. This is something that really gets everyone involved at the end and a great time for everyone.
This is an activity that could be done either indoors or outdoors, and is always a sure hit to get kids to use their imagination. Have fun and let them do as much as possible so they can have a wonderful since of pride and accomplishment in their masterpiece. Have a fun!
