Six years ago I created the puppets for the Nativity story that are featured in the post below. It has been one of the most visited posts of the Past Times website since its existence.
Bible stories
How to Host a DIY Nativity Shadow Puppetry Show
Hi all! My name is Sara, and I’m the daughter of Helene, the creator of Past Times. My mom has spent years of her life pouring love and creativity into shadow puppetry, a story-telling medium
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Dutch heritage
How to Make Wooden Shoes out of Paper
What you need yellow poster board from your local craft store (for size of an 8 year old at least 24″x 13″ or 65x35cm) scotch tape stapler two pieces of thin elastic How to make
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Dutch heritage
How to Make a Dutch Hat out of Paper
In 2001, when I had to dress up my eight-year-old daughter Sara in Dutch costume for a third grade event, I found instructions for a Dutch hat on an origami listserv. The lady who
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Dutch heritage
How to Make a Dutch Costume out of Paper
This is my daughter Sara at a 3rd grade class presentation about holidays around the world. The children were asked to tell something about the country their ancestors came from, and to include something
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Dutch heritage
How to Make a Dutch Boy’s Cap out of Paper
What you need two sheets black A4 or letter sized poster board (8 1/2 x 11 inch). scotch (= non-shiny) tape The patterns Print out the patterns and check if they measure as indicated. If