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  • Joseph, Mary, and donkey on their way to Bethlehem

    Bible stories

    The Nativity Story

    December 20, 2024December 25, 2024

    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.

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  • The Henry Brown's box is being thrown down a small hill during transportation

    Black history

    The story of Henry “Box” Brown

    February 28, 2020February 27, 2024

    An earlier version was published on March 23, 2019 On March 23, 1849, months after his wife and children were sold to a new owner, Henry Brown escaped slavery in Richmond, Virginia in a wooden

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  • Greek mythology

    Using an Overhead Projector for Shadow Puppetry

    December 2, 2018May 24, 2021

    If you are doing a shadow puppetry performance for larger audiences, using an overhead projector as the light source has several advantages. The light is stronger than traditional lamps and is distributed more evenly over

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  • How to

    Using a Big Screen

    November 11, 2018December 7, 2023

    If you want to do shadow puppetry as a class project or for a performance, you need a larger screen and puppets that are big enough to be seen well by the audience (12″-15″). The

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