Puppet theatre
One of the most fulfilling things I enjoy doing - is creating something of meaning and value!
And if the same can be used to bless others, then more excitement!!!
Well, we bought a pack of Boost Refill the other day and as I was throwing it into the waste-bag, my son Kevin asked me, “What is it daddy?”. Well, I said, “It is an empty pack and I am throwing it away – it is waste!” He said, “Oh!” in his really understanding way and walked away. But I stood near the basket, wondering if I have taught him anything! (Oh! well, other than the fact that waste needs to be thrown into the waste-bin). That is when God gave me this idea – why not make a Puppet theatre!
So began a journey!
I told Kevin about what we can do and involved him in stapling, gluing and coloring. (and I did the cutting 
) Then after a ‘hard’ labor with lots of fun and ‘fatherly advices’ and ‘children’s never-ending questions’, we manged to put a Puppet theater together. We call it Kevin’s Puppet Theatre.
Then we began to create characters – Kevin named the ones he wanted and I did the sketching and cutting. The final touch was added by making it ready for play with straw stuck behind the characters. So we had this exclusive ‘Father-son’ time!
Audio-visual? Of course! This is using no-technology to tell stories.
Now you can do this with your children, at school , Sunday school and VBS. (Even with youth and adults – I tried something similar – Xmas Story card at our church KMC Home away from Home retreat and each one of the participants became one excited lot, unleashing their creativity and sharing talents and working together as teams to achieve)
Now this hard work – need not remain as a no-tech project. You can actually upgrade it to hi-tech using PowerPoint, Flash or Video. You also need to know photography basics. (Now, I let my son Kevin take these photos with some aid!). And for tips on how-to make the puppet theater and puppets & for conducting a puppet show – Do check the presentation below.
But the core message is this:
Can you share a story that will add value in the life of others?
Nice creativity
Hope you post many more and in detail so that others can do 