S’OK? S’OK, S’Alright, S’Alright Señor Wences was the creator of a catchphrase that millennials who don’t even know who he is, use. Born April 17, 1896 in Salamanca, Castilla y León, Spain Died April 20, 1999 (Yes, the math is correct, that is 103) in New York City, New York, USA Born Wenceslao Moreno in Peñaranda de Bracamonte, Salamanca (Spain), Wences began performing ventriloquism as a child An early career in bullfighting proved unsuccessful so he took up ventriloquism a

Puppets on The Mission Field We have discussed puppets in the classroom and puppets in medical care facilities, but I would be highly remiss if I didn’t mention the missions field. Now don’t push political correctness on me, I am not selling a particular religion in this post. Whatever you religion, part of it is to win converts, teach about your religion and educate on the fundamentals of your religion, whether to adults or children. Puppets are a great way to do that. Now,

Therapeutic Puppetry Puppets aren’t limited to entertainment and education. They can also be used in hospitals and clinics to assist in calming fears and helping distract while a procedure is happening. I remember a time in Moscow Russia, going to a children’s hospital there. It still tears me up thinking about it. I saw a young girl, maybe 7 or 8, sitting alone. She seemed to enjoy the puppet performance that our group did, but didn’t interact with the puppets the same way.t

Puppetry often gets pigeon holed, but it can be used in so many facets; not just entertainment, but education as well. From actually using puppets to teach all the way to having the students write plays, the whole concept of puppetry is made for education. Average classrooms nowadays generally run 20 to 30 students, so it may seem like a big task to use puppetry in this environment, but it really isn’t. One Bite at a Time Break it down into 20 minute segments each day, then