"I think the puppets have much to offer education, because we forget that its only use is not

the show." Mariano Dolci (Italian puppeteer and educator )

 All children like Puppets.

They are a means of expression and

creation. The child, from infant fails to pay attention to a fascinating variety of characters that can be presented to them, and passing them traveling with endless stories , meeting places , times and new characters .

Develop their creativity or imagination.

Download tension and emotions.

Puppets allow the child to:

Express their personality.

Establish a dialogue as equals.

Communicat e feelings.

The puppets can be used to teach prevention and pampering.

They are easy to create or acquire.

Allows children to better understand the pre- school issues .

For increasing the passive vocabulary of the child.

Stimulate the logical thinking of children.

Because stimulate concentration and attention span of the child.

Why to use puppets in Education?

Because the invitation to "travel " with imagination

 Puppet : is manipulated from above ,

moving the wire which in turn move parts of the doll.

 Guignol : is manipulated from below,

introducing the hand into the puppet. It has a static head, and you can move your arms.

 Puppet Up : It consists of making a

drawing on paper or cardboard , trim silhouette and stick a rod.

 Puppet stand : the puppets are simple

pedestal subject inside a rod endured at the bottom to a support of wood or cardboard conical base call .

 Finger Puppet : They are also used in the early

ages because they are easy to perform