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Dates for
Winter Shows
February 4
Performance at Congregational Church at 10:30.
Doors open at 10 for muffins and treats. Fundraiser
for Community Nursery School, Ithaca, NY
February 6
Performance at Horseheads Library at 3:30
Horseheads, NY
February 6
Performance at West Elmira Library at 6:15
West Elmira, NY
February 25
Performance at Southworth Library at 1pm
Dryden NY
March 24
Performance at Carl E. Adams Elementary in Whitney Point. NY
Morning time to be announced.
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Butterflies,
Falling Leaves,
Bright Night
Skies!
It's butterfly
season, and the
monarchs are
landing on the
purple
loosestrife,
goldenrod, hot
pink, salmon,
and lavender
flocks, zinnias,
and dahlias
galore. They are
getting ready to
fly southwest
after the
sunniest summer
we can remember!
In the studio,
my new
accomplice was
created:
Monkey!! Monkey
is learning to
speak English.
He traveled
with me to
Syracuse in
July, where
inspired by
the refugees
from the far
east and
Pre-K
classes, a
song
emerged. We
hope to see
you this
year at your
school or
family night
gala where
you can meet
Monkey and
find out
about his
second home
in the Cloud
Forest of
Costa Rica.
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Hi -My Name is
Monkeeeeey
If you don't
speak
Monkey's
language
(Spanish)
find a
friend who
does and ask
them to help
you.
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Mrs Mc.Puppet Goes
HiTech
It's wonderful to share
Mrs. McPuppet's music in
concert and to see the
puppets talk, the
characters dance, the
vibrant music, the
shadow puppets, but
almost as nice is
bringing Mrs. McPuppet's
music home with you. If
you didn't pick up a CD
at the concert or store,
you can now download it
and hear it instantly on
your Mp3 player.
 AND
you can even purchase
your favorite song..
We're proud to join CD
Baby (Baby Hippo LOVES
the name) and offer Mrs.
McPuppet's music for
your instant downloads.
We're excited to start
with Blue Sky Sparklin'
Day, (Monkeey's favorite
album).
You can listen to
previews of each song,
buy a CD, download Mp3s
song by song or the
entire album.
Stay tuned as we add
more of Mrs. McPuppets'
music to CD Baby.
Click
here to visit
CD Baby and Mrs.
McPuppet's music.
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1.
To make a monarch butterfly
puppet, print this pattern
and color it in with bright
orange. The male monarch has
thinner black veins and a
dot on the hind back wing
vein (this one is male),
females have thicker wing
veins. Hold it up to the
window and color in the
other side or print two and
glue them together. Fold the
butterfly in half and fold
along the wing line. This is
where you place your fingers
to hold the butterfly. Move
it up and down and voila, it
flies!
2. Trace the butterfly
pattern on another piece of
paper and make up your own
design for the wings. Listen
to the song "Butterfly" on
Waltzing with Fireflies and
learn about the different
stages of the life cycle and
the magic of the
metamorphosis.
 3.
To make the caterpillar, cut
a strip of paper 6-8" or so
long. Color in the stripes
for the monarch, black
,yellow, and white. Draw the
eyes and round off the front
and back. Move the
caterpillar along by
bringing the tale end up to
the front end. It can walk
all over looking for a tasty
milkweed leaf to eat. Give
your caterpillar a name and
find a spot where it can
spend the night before it is
ready to change into a
chrysalis. A paper cup might
work just fine for that.
4. Click on the image of the
butterfly above to open
a printable pattern of the
Monarch butterfly.
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Around the World with
Mrs. McPuppet and
Friends
 
Mrs. McPuppet and
her friends just got
back from the New
York State Fair and
having had so much
fun they have
decided to take a
trip to China and
Thailand.
Of course, it takes
more than a picnic
basket so Mrs.
McPuppet and friends
will be packing and
getting ready over
the next month....
trunks .. peanuts
for Monkeey, Baby
Hippo's Baba, a
notebook for
journalling and a
camera to bring the
world home with
them.
Stay tuned for
"Travels with the
McPuppet Menagerie"
coming to a
newsletter near you
this Fall.
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Make
FUN!
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Print the coupon for
ONE rainy day.. A make
it yourself sunny day
when the Fall rains are
on us. Click
here to go to Mrs.
McPuppet's web site
library of things to do
and print and construct
a paper puppet party,
make a sing and dance
along wiht Mrs. McPuppet
music, put on a puppet
show and next thing... a
sunny day indoors ..
Guaranteed!
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Offer Expires: The Second
Rainy Day of Fall |
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Sing &Celebrate
Fall
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Apple Pie Time:
This song is a tribute
to the making of an
apple pie.Just as the
last peaches are being
eaten, the apples start
to ripen.
How lucky is that!
Purchase a ready made
pie crust or make one
from scratch. There are
so many varieties of
apples to choose from
and here in Upstate New
York we have Cortland,
Mackintosh, Northern
Spy, Matsu, Honey Crisp,
Jonagold and more. It is
fun to sample a variety
and then choose a
combination for your
pie.
If you live near an
orchard, hand pick your
apples. Whatever works,
it is pretty exciting to
make a pie, smell it
baking, and share it
with family and friends.
I really did not make my
first pie until I was a
Mom and had learned by
making a pie with a
friend. So, ask a
veteran pie maker to
join forces with you or
have fun making one with
your children or
classroom.
Stone Soup:
This song is inspired by
the folktale " Stone
Soup" which I love
because the main
character is able to win
the town folks over by
his creative and clever
approach to soup making.
He gets everyone
involved in the process.
My version emphasizes
the giving and sharing
theme and suits the fall
season and Thanksgiving
time. Make your own
stone soup with local
vegetables and have a
soup party. Listen to
the song and compare it
to the different written
versions.
Magic Parade:
Harry Potter and
Halloween come to mind
when you listen to this
lively swing dance song.
See what kind of motions
you can create for the
chorus.
"Let?s do the razzle
dazzle
add a wiggle and a
waggle
slither like a
snake skin
abracadabra bippity
boo."
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