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 ...

Mini conversations and homemade puppets - encouraging back and forth chat with your child Even if they aren't yet talking, your child is starting to learn the back and forth patterns of conversations.

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 ...

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 ...

What’s wonderful about puppets is that knowing how they are made and operated only makes them more magical. This magic is evident in The Curious Art of Puppetry, a charming exhibition of Lyndie ...

Get creative with your kids this Turkey Day by making these cute Thanksgiving crafts! Find ideas for paper turkeys, wreaths, ...

I am always looking for creative ways to get my kids off technology. Instead of screen time I’ve compiled a list of things to ...

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 ...

The Sugar Hole puppets are an odd bunch. Since May they have appeared every Saturday and Sunday and offered passersby cones of ice cream. When the weather turned, they began serving soup ...

The Pentagon said it would not impose new limits on Ukraine’s use of U.S.-supplied weapons if Pyongyang joins the fight.