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some recent work:

PLAYING TRAINS

All Reception pupils play ‘train’ artgames:

Creating ‘ticket-pictures’...

‘GO Signal’ puppets...

Drinks-carton carriages...

and ‘train-track pictures’:

4 days at Sladefield Infant School

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MATHEMAGICIANS

Nursery pupils create patterns with shape-stencils and metallic crayons...

Pupils and parents/carers working together in INSPIRE workshops

Princethorpe Infants & Nursery

contact Jim to explore

“ maths/geometric shapes in the world around us ”

in your Nursery

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INTO AFRICA

4 Reception classes explore some of the sights, sounds and smells of Africa

and

make African Animal puppets from paper bags

2 days at Ward End Primary

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for how to make the

ANIMAL PUPPETS

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MAKING DECCIES

Nursery, Reception, Year One and Year Two pupils

and their families

make personalised Christmas decorations

3 days of ‘Inspire’ workshops at Princethorpe Infants School

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ALL CYLINDERS!

Youngsters at Brownhills Children’s Centre use lots of ‘Poundland’ card cylinders

to make puppets...

...with their parents and carers

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Puppets Plus... ALL ABOUT ME

Reception pupils make double-faced Lucky Bag puppets

as part of ongoing PSED project

❝ We really enjoyed having you here and your input has had a noticeable effect on the art work of the children in my class.

An excellent experience for them and we will look forward to you coming back next year with the new intake. ❞

Heath Mount School

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for how to make the

LUCKY BAG PUPPET

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RECEPTION PUPPETS

Three Reception classes make Lucky Bag puppets

Ward End Primary School

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for how to make the

LUCKY BAG PUPPET

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HAND IT ON

Reception & Nursery pupils and parents

make their choice of 6 different puppets to take home

St Benedict’s Infant School

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for how to make the

CYLINDER HEAD PUPPET

·

click here

for how to make the

TWO-FACE PUPPET

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click here

for how to make the

LUCKY BAG PUPPET

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click here

for how to make the

ENVELOPE PEOPLE PUPPET

·

click here

for how to make the

PAPER PLATE PARROT PUPPET

plus

(view on YouTube)

·

click here

for how to make the

FISH FINGER PUPPET

“ Hello, I came to one of your puppet making sessions yesterday and my daughter has been playing non stop with her fish!

I checked out the website on the instructions and really love it.”

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PLATE-MATE PUPPETS

making paper-plate puppets with Stay and Play families

and Nursery pupils

Brownhills West Primary School & Brownhills Children’s Centre

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NATURE PLATES

making paper-plate creatures with Playgroup & Stay and Play families

Brownhills Children’s Centre

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DADS’ SPACE HOPPERS

puppet-making with Dads and Toddlers group

Brownhills Children’s Centre

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for how to make the Space Hoppers

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PRINCETHORPE PARTY ANIMALS

Nursery, Reception, Year One and Year Two pupils

make Party-Puppets with their families

a 3-day Inspire project at

Princethorpe Infants School

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for how to make the

PAPER CUP PUPPETS

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click here

for how to make the

PAPER PLATE PUPPETS

plus

(view on YouTube)

·

click here

for how to make the

CAKE-BOX CREATURES

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click here

to see some of the puppets

on YouTube

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PARTY ANIMALS

Youngsters, their families and child-minders use paper cups and paper plates

to make new puppet-friends

Brownhills Children’s Centre / Ogley Hay Nursery

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for how to make the

PAPER CUP PUPPETS

·

click here

for how to make the

PAPER PLATE PUPPETS

plus

(view on YouTube)

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click here

to see the Party Animals

on YouTube

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LUCKY BAGS and FIREFIGHTERS

family puppet-making workshops - with Playgroup and Toddler Group

Brownhills Children’s Centre

click here

for how to make the

LUCKY BAG PUPPETS

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GOOD NEWS... for DADS

Envelope puppet-making with Dad’s Group

Brownhills Children’s Centre

click here

for how to make the

ENVELOPE PEOPLE PUPPETS

click here

for how to make the

ENVELOPE ANIMAL PUPPETS

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LUCKY LUCKY LUCKY BAGS

Paper bag puppet-making with families at Stay and Play session

Brownhills West Primary School

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for how to make the

LUCKY BAG PUPPETS

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WORK IN SCHOOLS

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PUPPET-MAKING PLUS...

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WORK IN MUSEUMS & ART GALLERIES

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ARTS & HEALTH WORK

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WORK WITH PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

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e-mail: jim@artgames.co.uk

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