Characters: Roger Rock, Benny Boulder, Wilma Wind, Rory River, Tiny Boulder, Tiny Rock
Props: water spray bottle, cookie sheet for thunder noise.
Roger Rock Howdy, Benny Boulder.
Benny Boulder Hi, Roger Rock. Continue reading Erosion – Puppet Show
Characters: Girl, Rock Hound, Granny Granite, Sandy Sandstone, Nora Gneiss.
Props: Sign with the word “GNEISS”; sunglasses attached to back side of rock puppets
Girl Out you go, Howie, but remember, no digging for bones in the yard! (exits)
Rock Hound Bones? I’m not digging for bones. I’m a Rock Hound and I’m digging for rocks! (sniffs) I think there’s one here – I’ll just dig a tiny little hole… (Granite appears) And here’s a rock with nice speckles – gray, black, white… Continue reading Rocks and Minerals – Puppet Show
Characters: Freddy Frog, Teddy Toad, Wilma Worm, Frieda Fish, Water Lily, Davy Dragonfly
Props: Two tea cups attached to stage, one on stick so it can tip.
Freddy Frog Look, Teddy Toad. My cup is half full.
Teddy Toad My cup is half empty. I always get less. Continue reading Blanket of Air – Puppet Show
Characters: Harry Hare, Chelsea Chickadee, Woodrow Woodpecker, Jenny Jay, Oliver Owl.
Props: cup of water and a straw; signs for audience participation: “chick-a-dee, dee, dee,” “whshhhhh,” “jay-jay-jay.”
Directions: Ahead of time, assign people in the audience a sound to make when their sign appears. It may be helpful to have one person to do sound effects and hold up the signs for audience participation.
Harry Hare Gee, it’s almost morning and I’m still hungry. I’d like to go across the field to get to the bramble patch, but it might be dangerous. I’d better listen with my ears to be sure it’s safe. Continue reading Nature of Sound – Puppet Show
Characters: Wilma Water Drop, Willy Water Drop, Melvin Mallard, Slinky Mink, Molly Mole
Props: Tree, water sprayer
(puppets sway back and forth)
Wilma Water Drop Hi, Willy Water Drop. Gee, the waves are huge today here in the ocean. It’s like surfing! Weeee! This is fun! Continue reading Water – Puppet Show
Characters: Benjy Bear, Wilma Wind, Chippy Chipmunk, Gus Cumulus, Stanley Stratus, Siri Cirrus
Props: Cumulonimbus, water spray bottle
Benjy Bear Brr! It’s windy and cold today. I thought spring was here, but it feels like winter’s back. Hey, Wilma Wind, why are you so cold today?
Wilma Wind Because I’m blowing from the north where it’s still freezing. I thought I’d bring you a refreshing blast of polar air. Continue reading Wind and Clouds Aloft – Puppet Show
Characters: Benjy Bear, Delia Digger Wasp, Sally Salmon, Vinny Vireo
Props: rock, pinecone, sign saying: “Next Morning”
(rock and pinecone on or in front of stage)
Vinny Vireo (singing) Tweedle dee, tweedle doo, tweedle dee, tweedle doo.
Benjy Bear Oh, fiddleheads!
Vireo Sorry, Benjy. Am I singing too loud?
Bear Hi, Vinny Vireo. No, it’s not you. I’m just tired of eating grasses and fiddleheads, but it’s too early in spring for berries to be ripe. Continue reading Get Your Bearings – Puppet Show
Characters: Woody Woodchuck, Jumping Spider, Winifred Wolf Spider, Crab Spider, Olivia Orb-weaver
Props: goldenrod flower
Jumping Spider One, two, three…(jumps) One, two, three…(jumps again) Better!
Woody Woodchuck Hello there, spider! What’s with all the jumping?
Jumping Spider Hi, Woody Woodchuck. Today’s the day of the Spider Olympics. Bet you’ve never seen so many eight-legged athletes in one place! Continue reading Spiders: Web-Builders and Wanderers – Puppet Show
Characters: Maple Tree, Charlie Chipmunk, Sarah Sapsucker, Sammy Squirrel, Tiny Fir Tree
Maple Tree (tapping noise) Who’s that nibbling on my toes?
Chipmunk That was me, Maple Tree, chewing on these little roots down here.
Tree Listen, Charlie Chipmunk, I need those roots. Look how big my trunk is, and all these branches. I couldn’t stand up without strong roots to anchor me.
Chipmunk I’ll say they’re strong. They get into cracks in the rock, and start to grow thicker. Pretty soon the rock splits in two! Continue reading Tremendous Trees – Puppet Show
Characters: Benjy Bear, Foxtail Grass, Crab Grass, Panic Grass
Props: hunt card; 1/4-1/2 teaspoon of flour on stiff piece of paper.
Benjy Bear (holding up hunt card) Oh boy, I love these nature scavenger hunts, but sometimes they can be quite challenging! Hmm. It says, “Find a grass plant.” (Foxtail Grass appears) Oh, hello, are you a grass plant?
Foxtail Grass You bet.
Bear That was easy. Now let’s see. It says, “Look at the stem and find the nose.” The nose?! I don’t see any nose! Wait a minute, that’s silly! Plants don’t have noses! Even I know that! Continue reading Grasses and Grains – Puppet Show