As depopulation deepens around the world, a small village in Japan turns to puppets to stitch their community back together. Ichinono is only one of several “doll villages” in Japan where life ...

Explore Jim Henson's puppets and Muppets in the Smithsonian's collections along with related collection items. Learn their backstories, their missions, and the inspiration for each of them. National ...

Nika Gvaramia is the leader of the Coalition for Change, Georgia’s largest opposition party. He spent over 400 days in jail as a political prisoner. On Oct. 26, more than 2 million Georgians cast ...

Famous toy factory Pelham Puppets is being remembered by fans to mark 75 years since it first opened. Founded by Bob Pelham in 1947, it became one of Marlborough's biggest employers. The company ...

Playing with a homemade sock puppet is lots of fun and can also develop your little one's speaking and social skills. Making up fun characters can help you to be expressive as you tell stories and ...

Decide what your puppet show is about. Choose a simple story and get your friends and family to join in. Think about your puppet voice. What does your puppet sound like? Put your puppet centre ...

The puppet-maker’s workshop is perhaps the most compelling of all — a place of fairytales and craftsmanship where carved wood, scraps of fabric, and cotton strings become characters that come ...

A village in Japan has become so quiet that the people there make puppets to give the facade of a lively and youthful community. Ichinono, in southern Japan, has a population of just 60 people ...

Do you want to play a game? Dressed as a freaky puppet? You can do exactly that later today when Billy the Puppet lands in Fortnite. Here's when the skin releases in the Item Shop and how much it ...