Zaidee: The idea for the Puppet Playdate was sparked when the folks at Fairyland wondered how they could best help children in preschool and early elementary school after the pandemic? They invited ...

HE’S KIND OF HILARIOUS. HE HAS A SLINKY FOR A NECK, A SLINKY. IT’S AN ACTUAL SLINKY. THESE MASKS AND PUPPETS HAVE BROUGHT THE PRIDE LANDS TO LIFE IN THEATERS AROUND THE WORLD FOR DECADES.

According to the puppeteers, Sesame Street has three types of puppets with different mechanics: hand-and-rod, live hand, and full-body. Hand-and-rod puppets, like Elmo and Abby Cadabby ...

to “this kind of evil flash mob.” Next came the task of building the nearly 20-foot-long dragon puppet, Haku. First, members of Olié and Beattie’s team constructed a canvas core that runs ...