Puppet Say
Page Summary
This activity allows children/young people who don't usually express an opinion have a voice through their puppet.
Good For...
- Hearing what children/young people think.
- Allowing children/young people who don't usually express an opinion have a voice through their puppet.
You Will Require
- Materials to make sock puppets (enough for every child)
- Some prepared questions
Preparation
What To Do
This could be held over two sessions - one for making the puppets, and the second for the discussion.
- Make puppets together.
- Go round and ask the participants to introduce their puppet.
- Introduce the theme/discussion along these lines, 'If your fine collection of puppets were to come to (theme/activity/church) I wonder what they would have to say about it? Let's ask them.'
- Ask your questions (there are suggestions below) of the puppets rather than their owners.
- You (or another puppet) can ask further questions to clarify answers.
- Have someone outside the circle make notes of what is said.
- Reflect - what have you learned? How might that feed in to what you (or your church/group) do? Who can help things to change?
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