{"id":1263,"date":"2017-12-20T09:50:43","date_gmt":"2017-12-20T09:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/val\/?p=760"},"modified":"2017-10-11T02:27:17","modified_gmt":"2017-10-11T02:27:17","slug":"puppets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/val\/2017\/12\/20\/puppets\/","title":{"rendered":"Puppets!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-759\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/val\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2013\/12\/Puppet-Jodimichelle-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Puppet - Jodimichelle\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/val\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2013\/12\/Puppet-Jodimichelle-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/val\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2013\/12\/Puppet-Jodimichelle.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Puppets are a wonderful way to enjoy art and drama and to develop language skills. They can be used with all ages of children. The youngest children can watch you perform and talk to the puppet. Starting at about age 3 the children can help make the puppets and put on simple \u2018shows.\u2019 You can make a puppet from almost anything\u2026socks, paper bags, Popsicle sticks, magazines\u2026use your imagination.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><span style=\"color: #888888\">Photo: Jodimichelle<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Puppets are a wonderful way to enjoy art and drama and to develop language skills. They can be used with all ages of children. The youngest children can watch you perform and talk to the puppet. 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