Posted
on September 24, 2014
Today
is the birthday of the beloved puppeteer, director, and producer Jim
Henson, who tragically died from a bacterial infection when he was
just 54 years old.
Henson,
born on this date in 1936, had become interested in puppets during
the early years of TV, and when he was still in high school, he was
already creating puppets for a TV show! He got a BS (college degree)
in home economics at a university, studying how craft and textiles
can be used in puppetry.
All
of these things helped Henson reach most important goal: to create
puppets that could express “life and sensitivity” and a wide
variety of emotions.
- Here are some free printable muppet activity sheets.
- Here is a Pinterest board full of Muppet activities, costumes, crafts, and party foods.
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