Workshops

Puppetry is one of the oldest art forms in the world. In Kay's workshops, it's also one of the most joyful.

Pupperoos offers hands-on puppetry making and performance workshops for children and adults, tailored to your group, your space, and your goals. Whether you're a school looking for a creative incursion, a library running school holiday programs, a festival wanting interactive activities, or a group of teachers wanting to bring puppetry into the classroom — there's a workshop for you.

With over 20 years of experience facilitating workshops across Sydney and beyond, Kay brings warmth, expertise, and a suitcase full of puppets to every session.

Workshop Types

Puppet Making

  • Sock puppet making

  • Shadow puppet making

  • Rod puppetry

  • Peek-a-boo puppets

  • Parade Puppets

Collection of colorful sock puppets with googly eyes, feathers, pipe cleaners, and pom-poms arranged on a dark carpeted surface.
Hand holding a light-up puppet resembling a cartoonish alien with six eyeballs on flexible stalks and a white body with black circles, set against a dark background.
Silhouette of a person looking at a large cartoonish black and white mural of a distorted face with exaggerated features.
A crafting table covered with a red tablecloth, filled with various supplies like buttons, pom-poms, felt, scissors, markers, and decorative items for arts and crafts.
A child with blonde hair and a maroon shirt touching a colorful owl-shaped lantern decoration made of paper, with hanging lanterns and decorative elements in the background.
Collection of handmade puppets and puppetry improvisation tools against a blue background.
Two woven wicker animal sculptures on a dark blue surface, one resembling a rabbit and the other a bird.

Performance & Storytelling

  • Puppetry performance and storytelling

  • ‘Puppet Yum Cha/Dim Sum’: A ‘Taster’ into the World of Puppetry (Introduction to puppetry)

  • Shadow Puppetry Workshops — watch the playlist

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For Educators

  • Professional development workshops for teachers

  • Puppetry as a teaching tool — practical strategies for the classroom

  • Puppetry for EAL/D (English as an Additional Language/Dialect) learning

Group of people in a classroom holding puppets and puppetry supplies, with puppets on the table.
People creating and assembling animal-shaped wire sculptures for an art project or workshop.

Who Are Workshops For?

  • Primary and secondary schools

  • Libraries and community centres

  • Festivals and public events

  • Teacher professional development days

  • Community and church groups

  • Youth theatre groups

  • Corporate team building

Two children playing with marionette puppets indoors, with a brick wall in the background. One child is wearing a red t-shirt and jeans, the other a gray sweatshirt with a blue vest and gray sweatpants.
Group of people and a dog arranged around a large decorative tree with colorful owl and bird ornaments in an outdoor yard.
“Thank you so much for such an interesting, informative and inspiring workshop. Your skill, humour and passion made it such a practical and fun experience – I only wish we had more time! I think puppetry truly makes the world a better place and people of any age and background will love your work and workshops.”
— Cate S, Masters of Teaching (Primary) Student at the University of Sydney

What People Say

Two young men in white shirts and dark pants play hockey with wooden sticks and a ball in a room with yellow walls. Two children sit on the floor in the background, observing.
“Thank you again for [the workshop]. It was great. All the teachers were very impressed and the kids absolutely loved it. My kids are still talking about how much fun it was.”
— Bianca M, Classroom Teacher at Fowler Road School, Sydney
Multiple hands reaching upward in a black-and-white photo.
“I adored how we covered the basics of each type of puppet, from shadow, rod and marionette, and how we were each given the chance to input our ideas into the creative process of building a dramatic piece. I looked forward to every class – just to have a moment to craft the imagination and bring it to life.”
— Juliana P, Drama Student from Wesley Institute Puppetry Secondment Project, Sydney
Two children are engaged in a craft activity, with one girl holding a paper cut-out and the other girl reaching towards it, in a room with a large screen projecting silhouettes of a cat and a mouse.

Book a Workshop

Workshops are available across Greater Sydney and can be tailored to suit your group size, age range, budget, and timeframe. Travel to regional NSW and interstate is available on request.

Get in touch at info@pupperoos.com to discuss a workshop for your group or event — no enquiry is too small.

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