Puppet Play
Thankfulness Puppet Play © Jenny Jenkins 2015 https://sites.google.com/site/valueslessons Each puppet play on this website uses the same 3 puppets. Use 'Muppet' TM type puppets with mouths you can open from inside, 1 larger headed mother, and 2 boys, one good and one naughty. Rename them, perhaps for their colour.
Or make Sock Puppets See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-mfUBQE3_s or Paper-bag Puppets -See: https://youtu.be/R-NmTMum-6I
For a simple Puppet theatre drape a piece of fabric or a sheet over a tight piece of string between 2 chairs or in an open doorway, or duck down behind a long sofa or couch.
(Blue, Yellow and Mum pop up.)
Yellow Dinner smells good Mum.
Blue What’s for dinner?
Mum Silverbeet, cabbage, broccoli, carrots…and
Blue Yuk! Rabbit food
Yellow Need a hand, Mum?
Mum Yes thanks, Yellow. You could help me dish up.
Yellow Sure. (Both disappear)
Blue I’m gonna play on my playstation. (Faces an imaginary screen in the corner)
Mum (from below) Could you please set the table, Blue?
Blue I’m busy
Mum Are you doing your homework?
Blue Mmmm.
Mum Good boy.
Yellow I’ll set the table Mum.
Mum Thanks Yellow. I sure appreciate your help.
Blue (mimicking) Thanks Yellow. I sure appreciate your help.
Mum (Pops up) Playstation? Blue! You said you were doing your homework! It's dinner time!
Blue Coming.
(Mum disappears. Blue stays in the corner. Pause.)
Narrator (Voice from below) 20 minutes later.
(Yellow and Mum pop up.)
Yellow That was a delicious meal Mum. I really loved the sausages.
Mum Thanks Yellow.
Blue Sausages! I didn’t know we were having sausages! Where’s my dinner?
Mum I didn’t think you wanted it so I just gave your sausages to the dog. You can go and eat your veggies though.
Blue You did what? To the dog? Noooo!
Mum And when you’ve finished eating all your veggies, you can do the dishes!
Blue Uh oh!
Yellow Thanks Blue. We sure appreciate your help. (All disappear.)
Discussion Questions
1. What was Blue's attitude towards his veggies?
2. What was Yellow's attitude towards his meal?
3. Why do you think Blue mocked his Mum when she said she appreciated Yellow's help?