POTATO PUPPET PREVENTION PROGRAM
Children confide in puppets, knowing that every secret is safe, nothing is judged and they only speak when spoken to.
Children listen to puppets when they may tune out an adult who is trying to convey a message. Puppets give an opportunity to role play and work out inner feelings that young boys and girls may be unable to verbalize.
They absorb every word puppets say to them and learn from the stories in these twenty scripts for puppet shows that address very real and important social and personal issues.
Our Potato Puppets are soft-scuplted and lifelike for
helping children identify and talk about their feelings without fears
of being ridiculed, teased or judged. As a 7-year old boy said, "These look
like real people. Animals don't talk!"
Potato Puppets are 18" tall in assorted styles with glasses,
hair, hats, and/or moustaches.
Our Potato Puppet family has sprouted little ones! Adorable new
Spud Puppets are 4" tall and miniatures of their folks. These are
perfect little people for little hands.
TOPICS
ADOPTION
- Are You My Real Mom?
Two boys talk about being adopted.
ALCOHOLISM
- Please Don't Drink Any More!
A girl asks her father to stop
drinking.
ALZHEIMER'S
DISEASE - What's The Matter With Grandma?
Mother and daughter talk about
Grandma's Alzheimer's Disease.
ANGER
- Angry Andrew
A boy decides his life isn't
so bad after all.
CHEATING
IN SCHOOL - What's The Answer?
Girl learns a lesson about not
cheating.
CHILD
ABUSE- Don't Touch Me!
A girl confides in her mother
about her abusive uncle.
DEATH
- Why Did He Have To Die?
Mother and daughter comfort
each other after father's death.
DISABILITIES
- What's a Handicap?
Boy learns that nobody is perfect.
DIVORCE
- But, Who Will I Live With?
Boy and his father talk about
parents' divorce.
EARTHQUAKES
- What's Happening? I'm Scared!
Children learn that natural
disasters happen all over the world.
FEAR OF
THE DARK - Leave The Light On!
Little girl learns the meaning
of nighttime.
JEALOUSY
- I Want That!
Envy almost breaks up friendship
of two girls.
LYING
- Don't Cry Wolf!
The ageless and very effective
story of the boy who cried wolf.
MAKING
DECISIONS - I'll Have Strawberry
Children learn the importance
of making a decision.
RACIAL
PREJUDICE - Meet My New Friend
Boy takes friend to meet grandmother,
who dislikes people who are "different."
SELF-ESTEEM
- I Don't Like Me!
Boy realizes that he's ok after
all.
SIBLING
RIVALRY - The Battling Brothers
Two brothers learn to settle
differences.
SUBSTANCE
ABUSE - No, Thanks!
Boy talks to new friend about
drugs.
TALKING
ABOUT PROBLEMS - Can We Talk?
Children learn the importance
of talking with someone about problems.
TRIP TO
THE HOSPITAL -Will It Hurt?
Child is told what to expect
in the hospital when he has his tonsils out.
The scripts are written for two characters. A
mother, father, two boys and two girls allows for every combination of
characters required to perform all twenty plays. 