| Program Type | Workshop |
| Art Form | Theatre |
| Curriculum Connections | Character Education | Social and Emotional Learning |
| Target Grades | Pre-K | K | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Higher Education | Family |
View Artist & Programs
Testimonial
"This is awesome" - K student
"I love your bear puppet" - 1st grade student
"I'm going to make a puppet show when I go home" - 1st grade student
"Cooooool!!!!" - K student
"I love your bear puppet" - 1st grade student
"I'm going to make a puppet show when I go home" - 1st grade student
"Cooooool!!!!" - K student
Description
OompaPossum Workshops offer the chance for participants to create hand, rod or shadow puppets. Workshops have also included instruction in story boarding, character development and puppet manipulation. With a back ground in Occupational Therapy, OompaPossum Puppets is able to provide adaptive workshops for participants with special needs.
Objectives
Participants will:
-develop fine motor, sensorimotor, visual perceptual and organizational skills
-improve social-emotional skills
-increase self expression
-offer the opportunity to be creative, inventive and explore materials and movement
-develop fine motor, sensorimotor, visual perceptual and organizational skills
-improve social-emotional skills
-increase self expression
-offer the opportunity to be creative, inventive and explore materials and movement
Pricing Information
$515
$215 for additional workshops
$215 for additional workshops
Program Length
45 Minutes
Participants
Up to 30
Technical Specifications
• Program Space: Access to tables and participant seating.